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Hello everyone,

As part of a school project I have been fixing up this quadcopter that someone else at my school had assembled 2 years ago. So far I've found out that it is called a 3DR Quad-C DIY and I've found a couple of manuals online.

http://3drobotics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Quad-C-DIY-Assembly-Instructions-WEB.pdf

http://stuff.storediydrones.com/ArduCopter3DRAssemblyInstructions

But I couldn't find a single thing about batteries, but fortunately I did find 2 old batteries in an old box full of quad parts.

http://www.all-battery.com/11.1V2200mAh25CLi-PolyBatteryPackWithDeansConnector.aspx?utm_source=GoogleShopping&utm_medium=GDF&gdftrk=gdfV26767_a_7c354_a_7c922_a_7c31280&gclid=CNC0jZfOsccCFYU5aQodptQGRA

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA62H2KZ3269&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC-_-pla-_-RC+Vehicles%2c+Robots+%26+Toys-_-9SIA62H2KZ3269&gclid=CNX4id_OsccCFQkFaQodHFEFPw&gclsrc=aw.ds

the battery connector on the quad is a deans connector, but if need be I can solder an XT60 onto it.

~So my question is what kind of battery should I get, the ones I found are old and have expanded.

~Can I get any battery as long as its 11.1V?

~Is that the only constant that must be true?

~Can I get a higher mAh rating or a higher C?

~Could someone explain how the quad will be affected by altering these parameters.

Thanks in advance!