Bob:

That makes sense now. It seems tail motors are failing early due to increased voltage (from what I have read) I wonder if it would be practical to add a resistor to drop the voltage a bit?

Should I consider reducing my collective pitch/throttle ratio? at what stick setting should I expect to "lift off"? I am somewhat lighter than stock with my Li-Pos.

Thanks!

Kevin





The "upgrade" motor is not beefier, it is the same motor but with a different pinion gear. The reason is that with the higher voltage Lipo battery, you need to reduce the load to limit the current. The stock motor will fail quicker if running on Lipos.

I think the improved stability is due to a higher rotor speed.

Bob R.

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