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Old 06-09-2007, 06:54 AM
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Hey Guys my, Spin 99, decided to die again. I called hobby lobby, and they were awesome with customer service. They are sending me a Spin 77 tu run with my Axi 5330/F3A. Would you guys feel comfortable running a Spin 77 with the AXI 5330/F3A. Right now I am pulling 72 max amps. So I am thinking that the 77 would work; any thoughts?



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Old 06-09-2007, 08:48 AM
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Hey Guys my, Spin 99, decided to die again. I called hobby lobby, and they were awesome with customer service. They are sending me a Spin 77 tu run with my Axi 5330/F3A. Would you guys feel comfortable running a Spin 77 with the AXI 5330/F3A. Right now I am pulling 72 max amps. So I am thinking that the 77 would work; any thoughts?



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I ran a Spin 75 with my AXI and have run a Jeti 77 for quite some time. My Jeti 77 has an additional heat sink on it but the Spin 75 did not tho I did not fly it in any high ambient temperatures. Both worked fine for me.

On the Spin controllers, you can set the temperature cutoff limits so you could use that as a level of protection for first few flights....

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If you are killing spin99s, why would you want to step down to a 77 ??
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I don't think I am killing the spin 99. They have been having prblems with that esc all over the county. The first one that I put in the airplane did not work and the second one pooped after two months, with no sign of damadge.
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What's a good temp Woodie?
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What's a good temp Woodie?

My controllers never get over about 30 degrees above ambient and I know that is well below the default cutoff. I would start at about 160-170 F (I think you set the Spin in C so you will have to do the conversion yourself) that should give you some buffer yet provide a safety limit in case of heat problems.

JimO, what temps have you been seeing on your Spins?

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What's a good temp Woodie?

My controllers never get over about 30 degrees above ambient and I know that is well below the default cutoff. I would start at about 160-170 F (I think you set the Spin in C so you will have to do the conversion yourself) that should give you some buffer yet provide a safety limit in case of heat problems.

JimO, what temps have you been seeing on your Spins?

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I've been seeing temps from 50 to 58 C (122 to 136F). The temperature is measured internal to the ESC so is probably higher than you would measure on the surface of a heat sink. I am flying at about 75F ambient so that rise is about 60F. I'll try to get a surface reading next time out for a point of reference.

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So woodie, you think the 77 should be alright? I ran a Jeti 90 this weekend that a fellow flier lent me, and no hick-ups what so ever. I want to stick with the same equipment, because, I don't want my controller to die on me again. Would you rather go with the Spin 77 or the Jeti 90. Again keep in mind that I am pulling 72 Amps max



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What's a good temp Woodie?

My controllers never get over about 30 degrees above ambient and I know that is well below the default cutoff. I would start at about 160-170 F (I think you set the Spin in C so you will have to do the conversion yourself) that should give you some buffer yet provide a safety limit in case of heat problems.

JimO, what temps have you been seeing on your Spins?

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I measured the ESC temp after landing today and measured 85F. At this point the Spin was indicating 29C (84.2F) so there is good correlation. The message is that the contoller cools off from its peak in flight temp during the landing sequence so you need to set the over temp cutoff well above what you measure on the ground after a flight. Your 160-170F sounds like a minimum. I might go 190F.

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