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Daox · 03-30-2013, 10:54 AM

Good point reddevil. Do you have any battery warming setup? Voltage sag under load is MUCH more pronounced when batteries are cold, thus you need more current for the same acceleration which is harder on the batteries, etc. etc.

03-30-2013, 10:54 AM	#237 (permalink)
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