Castle Creations Edge 80HV Lite vs the non-lite version
08-17-2015, 08:30 AM
#1
Thread Starter
Castle Creations Edge 80HV Lite vs the non-lite version
I'm guessing the lite version has the outer aluminum heat sink removed? I'm afraid that could lead to higher operating temps during flight and a lot longer wait times in between flights for the ESC to cool off on the hottest days. Can anyone with experience with the Lite version care to comment, especially if you have experience operating both versions.
08-17-2015, 10:39 AM
#2
Dave L probably has the most experience and knowledge about them. As far as I know he runs them without issues as long as you get enough cooling air over them. I have one that I was planning to mount on my next pattern build. Found a new one at a good price on Ebay.
Before you burned up your prior controller were you having any other issues? Down on power up on battery consumption and amps? Knock on wood I have yet to burn up a Castle HV controller but I have had some motor issues leading to increased current use, and battery depletion (and lower power) that leads to increased temps all around.
Stuart
Before you burned up your prior controller were you having any other issues? Down on power up on battery consumption and amps? Knock on wood I have yet to burn up a Castle HV controller but I have had some motor issues leading to increased current use, and battery depletion (and lower power) that leads to increased temps all around.
Stuart
08-17-2015, 01:18 PM
#3
Thread Starter
Stuart,
I didn't knowingly have an issue. I know it was a 5000 mah pack that was 97% charged before flight. I typically use about 3500 mah of the pack flying. It was at the end of the flight and I didn't notice anything bad up to that point. The ESC burnout took the pack out with it so no forensics possible there now.
I didn't knowingly have an issue. I know it was a 5000 mah pack that was 97% charged before flight. I typically use about 3500 mah of the pack flying. It was at the end of the flight and I didn't notice anything bad up to that point. The ESC burnout took the pack out with it so no forensics possible there now.
08-18-2015, 06:21 AM
#4
Probably not a motor issue unless you have problems after replacing the ESC. I usually have noticed increase battery use and loss of power over several weeks without failure of a component.
08-19-2015, 09:48 AM
#6
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I am curious if a pack's overall resistance gets too high (and what is too high anyway...) how that would affect the ESC and motor with respect to leading to some kind of failure on either of the latter's part.
Last edited by luckymacy; 08-19-2015 at 10:40 AM.
08-19-2015, 01:52 PM
#7
If the motor armature demagnetizes (which I understand it does from overheating) It will take a higher current to produce the same power, ie higher throttle positions, more heat produced in the ESC and motor and higher battery use (also gets hotter)
At some point something might fail.
At some point something might fail.
