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Old 02-28-2014 | 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by hmedic
I had a guy I employee give me a couple traxxas stampede home made build ups...they have basically no name brushed motors and comparable escs....they ran a test with 1800 mih nimh batteries on the bench. Once at home I attempted to hook up a new turnigy 2c 7.4 5000 mih lipo and things got HOT quick! Why is this? I got these batteries for my brushless boats I am building and bought enough for both the boats and cars but am now seeing this may not work..but would like to know why. .

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Hi Craig,

When you say things got Hot, do you mean the Battery got hot or the Motor and ESC?

Any chance of a photo of the Motor / ESC with specifications visible if possible.

What voltage were the nimh batteries? A 7.4 Volt Lipo when fully charged is closer to 8.4 volts.

Are you sure they are 2C or perhaps 20C Batteries?

With a little more info we should be able to find the problem.
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