09-01-2011, 09:05 PM
(09-01-2011, 10:15 AM)brotherblonde Wrote: ... a 4S which gave it "spirited" performance. Unfortunately the ESC (80amp) didn't want to play. I have just bought a new one & ground tests are fine.
Glad to hear the ground tests are positive Andrew, I was thinking later that it couldn't be the batteries which were directly causing the cut-outs because there isn't any in-built intelligence there to do it. If the batteries are overloaded, they'll continue until they burn but the ESC has the over-current protection capability to cause a shut-down. Having said that, please be aware that those batteries aren't the highest quality, nor are they new - so flog 'em to death to prove that a 4S option is a good one for your plane, and them bin them as you get some new ones!
Tally-ho chaps
Steve Murray