Originally Posted by
Rsickles
A Rx LiPo Cutoff is a great way to send a car tearing off into the woods. At that point you're reliant merely on the throttle return spring, which is supposed to be a worst-case-scenario option, not something to rely upon. Never mind brakes.
If you're worried about over-draining your LiPo, you're not charging it enough, or running some puny undersized capacity LiPo. It's just that simple. Charge it more. Or if you want to physically run the battery to its limit, that's just dangerous and reckless.
I'll gladly take accidentally over-draining a $20 LiPo over destroying a $400 engine and potentially hurting someone.
I run the robotronic 1500 and yeah racing 1800. This is for HB D8 hara and D* Truggy. Last year I was running the 1700mah HPI nimh and yea I had one drain until I lost power and could not finish the main. Don't want that problem this year and if the new 1700 nimh drained during a main, I could see that happening with a 1800mah lipo and POOF. Mind you I am running Savox HV servos.