what lipo for ofna truggy starter box?
02-22-2011, 06:40 PM
#32
seeing as our motor's in our boxes are rated up to 18volts, I would guess your box will be a bit more powerful and might have a slightly shorter life span for the fact a 5S is a Hair over 18volts. But like anything electrical If you take care of it and Dont try and Force start a motor that's Locked at TDC or Bottoming out on the chassis you should be good to go for years to come.
02-23-2011, 06:09 AM
#33
Tech Rookie
i would think it's max by amps and voltage. Like a 12v 30AMP relay or a 1v .5Amp relay. I believe a relay is just some bjt, Darlington pairs, or some kink of high amp transistors. Therefore, specs are important.
and there's SPDT (single pole double throw) and SPST (single pole single throw)...
and there's SPDT (single pole double throw) and SPST (single pole single throw)...
A relay is a simple electromechanical device, there is no bjt, Darlington pairs, or some kink of high amp transistors in there.
To save the "life" of the relay contact I use a capacitor of 40V/3000uF in parallel to the coil, this way you avoid the short-cycles that would eventually kill the contact .
02-23-2011, 06:23 AM
#34
Wiring diagram anyone?
02-23-2011, 07:38 AM
#35
I'm using a 12V/40A SPST, you could use a SPST or SPDT as long as you use the normally open contact
A relay is a simple electromechanical device, there is no bjt, Darlington pairs, or some kink of high amp transistors in there.
To save the "life" of the relay contact I use a capacitor of 40V/3000uF in parallel to the coil, this way you avoid the short-cycles that would eventually kill the contact .
A relay is a simple electromechanical device, there is no bjt, Darlington pairs, or some kink of high amp transistors in there.
To save the "life" of the relay contact I use a capacitor of 40V/3000uF in parallel to the coil, this way you avoid the short-cycles that would eventually kill the contact .
02-23-2011, 10:02 AM
#39
in regards of hooking it up...
pin 85 --------> lipo gnd
lipo pos --------> starter box switch ____/ ____ ---------> pin 86
lipo pos ---------> pin 30
pin 87 ----------> + on Motor
lipo gnd -----------> gnd of motor
is this correct?
pin 85 --------> lipo gnd
lipo pos --------> starter box switch ____/ ____ ---------> pin 86
lipo pos ---------> pin 30
pin 87 ----------> + on Motor
lipo gnd -----------> gnd of motor
is this correct?
02-23-2011, 01:43 PM
#41
Tech Rookie
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About short-cycle, if you press the car in the box and for an instant you let the switch go off and them press the car again, your are wearing the relay contact, if you look at the graph you will see that the switch was let of in the instants t1, t2 and t3, but the motor keeps spinning avoiding the relay to open and close for 3 times. Is it clear?
02-23-2011, 02:29 PM
#42
I'm going to post here the link for the circuit and a photo of my installation, post them here if you wish:
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About short-cycle, if you press the car in the box and for an instant you let the switch go off and them press the car again, your are wearing the relay contact, if you look at the graph you will see that the switch was let of in the instants t1, t2 and t3, but the motor keeps spinning avoiding the relay to open and close for 3 times. Is it clear?
h ttp://img64.imageshack.us/img64/7646/circuitocaixaus.jpg
h ttp://img27.imageshack.us/img27/8859/caixa1.jpg
About short-cycle, if you press the car in the box and for an instant you let the switch go off and them press the car again, your are wearing the relay contact, if you look at the graph you will see that the switch was let of in the instants t1, t2 and t3, but the motor keeps spinning avoiding the relay to open and close for 3 times. Is it clear?
02-23-2011, 09:08 PM
#43
I hooked up the relay with the cap. I only found a 4700 micro F. I think that was go big. It's a 1.5sec delay in the spin. Hope it won't be a big deal for starting. This mod is a good idea! Esp the cap part. Thanks all for the info. Sharing is caring, is what my 3 year old daughter always tell me! 
02-23-2011, 11:39 PM
#44
Can someone point out how do you wire the relay and the capacitor with a wiring diagram like this? Thanks in advance!
Just noticed these two wiring diagram are a bit different, any pointers?
Just noticed these two wiring diagram are a bit different, any pointers?
Last edited by ganymede; 02-23-2011 at 11:53 PM.
02-24-2011, 06:01 AM
#45
seeing as our motor's in our boxes are rated up to 18volts, I would guess your box will be a bit more powerful and might have a slightly shorter life span for the fact a 5S is a Hair over 18volts. But like anything electrical If you take care of it and Dont try and Force start a motor that's Locked at TDC or Bottoming out on the chassis you should be good to go for years to come.
The motor certainly spins harder on 5S....I was thinking about doing a GMK Supply 12V relay upgrade kit for boxes for a year now...this thread may finally get me off my ass to do it!
