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Old 02-23-2017, 08:49 AM
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The issue is that the glow plug cannot take more than 10 volts so a freshly charged ECU battery needs to be motored a bit so the voltage comes down under 10 volts. A 2S LiPo doesn't have enough "umph" for reliable starts and a 3S LiPo is way too much.