06-11-2012, 06:00 AM
Welcome to the club Steve & was my pleasure for what little I did.
The dead motor on my HK Pitts special looked similar to your motor & was 700kv but I was running it on 3S, cant imagine your old motor to be much different but might be wrong. 1650 kv seems a little high by comparison. The diameter of that motor is also much smaller and am not sure if that makes a difference.
That power requirements calculator you posted has an inconsistency in it. It mentioned "The average voltage of a 3 cell Li-Po pack is approximately 9.9 volts". That equates to 3.3v per cell. I believe you should not run the voltage per cell below 3.7 v although I aim to not go below 3.8v.
You will find this a useful tool http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store...duct=20544 . I use it to test my battery before every flight & when testing a new prop on a plane.
Gazz has mentioned a site that may be of better assistance.
Might be a good idea to post a query on the Q & A thread.
Cheers for now.
The dead motor on my HK Pitts special looked similar to your motor & was 700kv but I was running it on 3S, cant imagine your old motor to be much different but might be wrong. 1650 kv seems a little high by comparison. The diameter of that motor is also much smaller and am not sure if that makes a difference.
That power requirements calculator you posted has an inconsistency in it. It mentioned "The average voltage of a 3 cell Li-Po pack is approximately 9.9 volts". That equates to 3.3v per cell. I believe you should not run the voltage per cell below 3.7 v although I aim to not go below 3.8v.
You will find this a useful tool http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store...duct=20544 . I use it to test my battery before every flight & when testing a new prop on a plane.
Gazz has mentioned a site that may be of better assistance.
Might be a good idea to post a query on the Q & A thread.
Cheers for now.