RE: ESC up in FLAMES!
Do you mean 75 AMPS?
It's no wonder the ESC fried. I can't even imagine how many Amps you were drawing with a 10S pack at full throttle... Scary.
There are only two ways to adjust the current draw of the motor:
1. Adjust the prop size. Smaller for fewer Amps, bigger for more.
2. Adjust the battery pack voltage. Fewer cells for fewer Amps, more cells for more.
There's nothing you can do to the motor or ESC to "limit" the current. Electricity has some of the same properties as water, but there are many major differences too.
Simply put, you're running WAY too large a prop or WAY too many cells on that motor. It works with the much larger heli rotor because it's heavily geared. What's a typical heli gear ratio? 10:1?
May I ask how you came to determine that a 17x10 was the "right" prop for this combination?