brushed speed control
08-02-2009 | 09:33 PM
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They can all pretty much handle 2S 7.4v LiPos... few have a LiPo voltage cutoff... and thats the only problem. Some of the newer RTR speed controls have a cutoff.. but none of the older top of the line brushed ESCs have them.. I run LiPos still with my Novak GTX brushed stock motor 2wd.. no problems.. I just never run the battery that far down. If I practice, I only run about the same time as a race...
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08-05-2009 | 02:33 PM
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08-05-2009 | 02:53 PM
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i have lipo cutoff on all mine, and i have yet to run it down to its limits. just know what your limit is, and dont go past it.
i have 5000 packs, and run on the track for a good 10-15 minutes with a 10.5 brushless-great speeds too.
and i never activated the cutoff. so know what your battery can do, and dont push it's limits.
after 10-15, i recharge and the voltage is at 7.3 volts give or take a few tenths of a volt.
so the 5000 packs are worth the money.
makes me remember ni-cd packs when i was a kid, and using the 15 minute quick charger.
15 mins to charge, and about 2 mins of solid fast speeds, and 3 minutes of dying speeds, then the battery was dead, and hot.
anyone remember the first style deans plug??
with the 4 pins. and you had to solder the wire on 2 of the pins and the other wire on the other 2 pins, what a pain that was.
does anyone know what the other fancy battery connect was called??? it was orange, with 2 pins on the back, and the connection was like a large prong with the metal on either side. this was back in the very early 90's
i have 5000 packs, and run on the track for a good 10-15 minutes with a 10.5 brushless-great speeds too.
and i never activated the cutoff. so know what your battery can do, and dont push it's limits.
after 10-15, i recharge and the voltage is at 7.3 volts give or take a few tenths of a volt.
so the 5000 packs are worth the money.
makes me remember ni-cd packs when i was a kid, and using the 15 minute quick charger.
15 mins to charge, and about 2 mins of solid fast speeds, and 3 minutes of dying speeds, then the battery was dead, and hot.
anyone remember the first style deans plug??
with the 4 pins. and you had to solder the wire on 2 of the pins and the other wire on the other 2 pins, what a pain that was.
does anyone know what the other fancy battery connect was called??? it was orange, with 2 pins on the back, and the connection was like a large prong with the metal on either side. this was back in the very early 90's
08-05-2009 | 10:48 PM
#7
Hell... I still use the 4-Pin Deans plugs! Actually.. I find them much easier to solder than the Ultra Plug.. then again, maybe it's because I've been using them for nearly 2 decades!
The orange plugs if I remember them right were the Race Prep connectors.
Jerome
The orange plugs if I remember them right were the Race Prep connectors.
Jerome
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