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Old 11-17-2009 | 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by kriiiss
guys how would I know when lipo-cutoff is kicking in ?

I have a trakpower 5400 gold lipo battery and a trakpower 5000 dark series lipo which is brand new

I feel a power loss after 20 minutes or more of running then I STOP but then what if I kept going after that power loss. by power loss I mean im drifting and then the motor just slows down and I know its lipo cut off
If you are running for that long and experiencing power drop off towards the end of your run, that is just the battery dyeing. Li-Po cut off stops the car completely and doesn't allow any power to your ESC/Motor. Hence, your car will stop, dead.

If your ESC is not cutting off like this before the battery is dyeing, you should probably think about increasing the Value of the Li-Po Cutoff on your ESC. The battery should only have a slightly noticeable drop in performance until the Li-Po cutoff kicks in. I run 2.8v Per Cell on the GT 2.0 Pro.

Hope this helps,

Ryan.
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