Originally Posted by
MOmo
So I was given a HW 80a ESC Motor combo which I put in my RC8TE. I know that the ESC works best on 4s (2x 2S) but is there a way to trick the ESC?
I purchased a 3s 11.1v 5k lipo. and I wondered if it was possible to use the following adapter to make the ESC run 1 single Lipo rather than 2 2s lipo packs. Someone I know tried cutting the leads to make one, and had problems. I just wonder if the following adapter would allow me to use 1 lipo.
MOmo
Sure it can work. An easier way is to plug your 3-S pack into one of the ESC plugs, and make a jumper out of a deans-plug (solder a short wire from one leg to the other), and plug that into the other ESC plug. I had my ESC set-up for two 2S packs when I first started running 1/8 brushless. Decided to try it on 3S, and did it that way.
And if your friend cut and soldered the leads and the ESC "didn't like it", he did it wrong. The ESC can't tell what wires are out there, only where the positive and negative are supposed to be.