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Old 09-23-2004 | 09:43 PM
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I have the tribute 3d with a 12 x 6 prop, eflite 370, 4100kv brushless motor, castle creations phoenix 10 and a thunder power 1320 mah, 3s lipo pack. Will I burn up the speed controller with this setup?
Old 09-24-2004 | 09:15 AM
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You should be fine, but check the amps regardless. If you dont have a wattmeter, it is a must investment for E-flight. You can check with a good fluke meter as well.
Is it the stock Gearbox? 6.6:1 on a 4100kv and 12X6, you will probably be around ~10 amps. The P-10 can handle 10a constant and 15 amp bursts, so you are fine there.

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They recommend 25Amp so I would be careful I have the same setup only Castle Creations 25. If I want I can try and measure the amperage tonight On mine. The tribute Flys AWSOME, but I flew the Ultimate yesterday for the first time and the tribute went in the corner. Ultimate is so much better.
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Motocalc is telling me about 13 amps Peak. It will be interesting to see realworld results if you get a chance Kighthawk

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I used the Park 370 4100, stock gearing and a 12x6 prop. Current draw was around 12-14 amps max depending on the pack used. As a note - these were all Gen 2 10-12C packs I used.
This was taken from another flyer of the 4100
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I switched down to an APC 11x4.7 Slow Fly Prop and I get 11amps at 10volts. This equates to 110watts the max limit of the MOTOR. I think the 12x6 is pushing a bit too hard. I have unlimited vertical and retain hover power right to the end of battery capacity.

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