surjer
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Post by surjer on Sept 24, 2007 16:58:29 GMT 1
Hey guys - I am curious whoever is running LIPO's how many flights have you logged with the lipo's?
I am hearing a couple different stories and that is
1.) LIPO's will not harm the stock RX/ESC/MOTOR but will probably knock a little life off of your MOTOR due to being harder on it.
2.) LIPO's will harm your setup if you run at WOT for more than just a burst. You have to be very carefull when running a lipo setup because they WILL burn up your RX etc...
Thoughts?
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zeta30
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Post by zeta30 on Sept 25, 2007 1:25:10 GMT 1
Hey surjer,
I've ran about 7-10 LiPo battery packs through mine and have suffered no ill effects.
I fly fairly aggressive, with full throttle almost all the time with the stock motor and electronics.
2100mAh Thunderpower 11.1v 15C discharge.
You just need to make sure you remove the little jumper that is on the receiver, failure to do that may harm your electronics and/or battery.
I haven't heard of anyone on this board or the SC thread on RCUniverse who have burned anything up using LiPos that wasn't user error. But then as you can see by my number of posts I'm pretty new so take my word as spoken from a newbie...
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Post by davemac2 on Sept 25, 2007 18:29:03 GMT 1
If you are going to run full throttle most of the time, I think it is a given that you will fry the stock motor eventually. When that happens probably varies quite a bit.
There is also a chance that you can overheat the stock RX/ESC if you run it full out most of the time as well. Some reports of that are starting to show up at RCgroups.com, but it is not conclusive. Lipo usage with the stock setup is only starting to be used in the last 4 months. It could be the integrated BEC regulator is burning out or it could me the motor FET that burns up. I have not seen any post burnout photos to validate causes.
As I said in that forum, if you want to run full throttle with the lipos with the stock setup, then it is prudent to at least improve the air circulation in the fuse near the RX and possibly drill a few holes in the front and back of the plastic RX shell to give it more cooling.
dave mc
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