Protected batteries have a 5.2 amp max discharge. Evolve recommends at least a 6 amp I believe. I am guessing it will work but won't work full wattage with lower ohm stuff. Although what I don't understand is according to ohms law 1 ohm at 12 watts is only 3.46 amps so why evolve recommends 6 I am not sure.
I remember reading somewhere that the electronics use quite a bit more amperage than ohms law suggests due to the lower loaded voltage, and as the batteries get more discharged it goes up from there to make up for the voltage droop.
Something like 6 amps of current draw at 14w with 1 ohm load on a half dead (3.6v unloaded) battery. Then take that to a battery at 3.2v unloaded, it would need like 9 amps from the battery to supply 14w at 1 ohm.
All this is off the top of my head, but I do remember it being 9 amps on more discharged batteries. Most likely a safety feature to prevent lower quality batteries from attempting to supply that much amperage that may result in battery failure.


