Airsoft Canada - View Single Post - Would 8.4V 3600mAh or 4200mAh battery be considered "pushing it" for a stock gun?

CDN_Stalker · December 10th, 2007, 17:35

Actually one can't use the gas tank analogy. If the motor draws current to do it's work, a mini battery (say 600mAh) will be able to supply X amount of current, giving it a headroom (limit) of a certain amount. If you have a higher amount of current able to be drawn, the motor will draw more up to a certain point, causing it to work faster. Hard to explain properly, but there was very noticable difference in my MP5 with a 110 spring in it when I went from my 8.4V 1400mAh battery and hooked up my 8.4V 3300mAh battery from my MP5SD. More current was available from the larger battery, and my motor took full advantage of that fact.

It IS true though that your battery will last longer, that's just common sense, because it's known as current capacity. I can easily go two to three games without charging my 3300mAh battery. That's about the only way the gas tank analogy works.

December 10th, 2007, 17:35	#7
CDN_Stalker Official ASC Bladesmith Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ottawa, Ont.	Actually one can't use the gas tank analogy. If the motor draws current to do it's work, a mini battery (say 600mAh) will be able to supply X amount of current, giving it a headroom (limit) of a certain amount. If you have a higher amount of current able to be drawn, the motor will draw more up to a certain point, causing it to work faster. Hard to explain properly, but there was very noticable difference in my MP5 with a 110 spring in it when I went from my 8.4V 1400mAh battery and hooked up my 8.4V 3300mAh battery from my MP5SD. More current was available from the larger battery, and my motor took full advantage of that fact. It IS true though that your battery will last longer, that's just common sense, because it's known as current capacity. I can easily go two to three games without charging my 3300mAh battery. That's about the only way the gas tank analogy works. __________________ STKR Knives http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/STK...17036668380871 Last edited by CDN_Stalker; December 10th, 2007 at 17:38..