Exactly what scooterinvegas says! That is the perfect way to set up a robust system you know isn't going to be prone to failure.

How it works is this: the prop is the load for the motor, the motor is a load to the ESC, the esc the load to the battery, which is your power source.


One other thing to watch out for are these two terms... Continuous and Burst or Peak ratings...
Always base you setup on the continuous ratings of the particular component is the safest way to size you components. While the peak or burst ratings is useful information for what type of short term abuse the system can tolerate, it not something you want to run any electrical setup at for more than a few seconds or risk letting the smoke out.