Novak GTX Lipo batteries
12-07-2019, 03:06 PM
#1
Novak GTX Lipo batteries
I have an Novak GTX esc, with a 19turn trinity motor, can I run Lipo batteries with it? I have 5000 mah 2S 7.4 batteries. would i be able to run these batteries in this older esc?
12-07-2019, 05:26 PM
#2
You can......DC voltage is DC voltage no matter what chemistry the battery is..... but if I remember the GTX was a Pre-lipo esc. What that means is there is no lipo cut off. And you run the risk of running the battery below 6v in turn, ruining the lipo, and this could potentially get dangerous. When we first started using lipo batteries, the trick was to drive until the vehicle started slowing down a little, then immediately stop driving and charge the battery. I don’t condone this, in that LIPO batteries are the most dangerous part of our hobby, and you’d be better off getting a new ESC, the price of a new ESC is far less than burning your car up or burning your house down.
12-07-2019, 07:59 PM
#3
You can......DC voltage is DC voltage no matter what chemistry the battery is..... but if I remember the GTX was a Pre-lipo esc. What that means is there is no lipo cut off. And you run the risk of running the battery below 6v in turn, ruining the lipo, and this could potentially get dangerous. When we first started using lipo batteries, the trick was to drive until the vehicle started slowing down a little, then immediately stop driving and charge the battery. I don’t condone this, in that LIPO batteries are the most dangerous part of our hobby, and you’d be better off getting a new ESC, the price of a new ESC is far less than burning your car up or burning your house down.
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