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05-01-2017 | 02:37 PM

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cg5000

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LIPOS, Brushless Motors - Getting Started Thread

Hi all!

Hoping that this thread can become the 101 for getting started with LIPO batteries, brushless motors and gearing. I've been out of the loop on RC tech now for a few years and all of this stuff seems to be kind of confusing! Hoping here we can post some use full tips on getting going with these items. Thanks in advance for any useful guidance you can provide!

For me personally, some of my questions/challenges include:

Right gearing setup
Right charging time for my LIPOS
Right setup for charging my batteries?
Not allowing LIPOS to drop below X voltage?
What is the KV rating on a brushless motor all about?
Issues with overheating - (ESC goes into thermal protection after about 15 minutes of hard driving)
Go with a 7.4 battery or a 11.1 battery?
How to determine your gear ratio?

My setup is:

Vehiclel

Team LOSI 22 2.0 Buggy Electric

Motor/Speed Control

Castle Creations 1/10 SV3 Sidewinder 3 WaterProof 5700kV Motor ESC

Battery:

Floureon 7.4V 40C 6200mAh (4 cell? - looks like it has 4 pads inside) battery

Gearing:

Pinion 25
Spur 78

Charger:

Hitec x4 a-plus

Last edited by cg5000; 05-02-2017 at 08:18 AM.

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