Originally Posted by
George out the box
Hay. So I have a few questions. (Not sure if I am posting this right so bear with please)
questions,
1: what does each wire control on a 5 wire esc that goes to the steering servo. And what wire does what on the 5 wire servo?
1b: is it possible to wire a 2 wire servo into a 5 wire esc?
2: If I use a 60a esc on a toy grade rc car will it blow any thing up? ( I think I know the answer, but just curious if anyone has theories,) I had to use two remotes for it to work which is the reason for the 1b question.
I had to use two remotes cause the esc has a 5 wire servo connection. So I had to use the 60a esc to power the motor and the other remote to turn it. Weird but it works. Hence Frankenstein's rc. Lol.
3: last question..I have a 60a esc in my Hosim 9125 dual brushed motor with oil shocks. Fairly stock. Any suggestions on a possibly larger 2s lipo to run other than stock, (7.4v 1600mah 25c) can I use a 3s?
1a) A 5-wire servo has two power leads for the motor, and three feedback leads which come from a potentiometer. The actual smarts of the servo are on the main board. This tells me you have a toy-grade system.
1b) Not without a major engineering undertaking. You would be better off completely eliminating the toy control system and replace it with a hobby-grade system.
2) No. The ESC can deliver UP TO 60A. The motor will only draw as much as its internal resistance allows it to draw. Being a toy-grade product, you won't gain anything from putting in a 60A ESC other than some weight on the chassis.
3) I strongly suspect that 3S will let the smoke out of everything.
I apologize for the Grinch's earlier reply. If you look around you'll see he's just as welcoming in every thread these days.
Andy