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Old 09-15-2009, 11:01 AM
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Default RE: Hot battery/esc

Current wants to go up squared with voltage (keeping everything else the same). So, going from 2 to 3 cells will give an increase in current by factor 2.2! 120% more.


And for a rainy day ...

* Get a current/Watt-meter, it will save you money and will more than pay for itself!
3$ diy Watt-meter:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=949923

* Presentation: de-mystifying Electric Flight
http://www.rcaircrafters.org/The%20Electric%20Show.pdf

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* http://www.ampaviators.com
-> Beginner Guide

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* E-book: Everything You Wanted To Know About Electric Powered Flight
http://homepage.mac.com/kmyersefo/ev...ng-e-power.pdf
Corresponding discussion:
http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31071

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* Several Wiki's
http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/vbglossar.php

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* Battery FAQs
http://www.hangtimes.com/redsbatteryclinic.html
http://www.batteryuniversity.com/


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* http://www.ezonemag.com
-> Faq

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* System wiring diagrams:
http://scriptasylum.com/rc_speed/_wiring.html
* LiPo pack and balancer cable wiring:
http://scriptasylum.com/rc_speed/_lipo.html

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* Monthly Ampeer newsletter, on paper and online available. Excellent articles in the archives by e-flight pioneers Ken Meyers and Keith Shaw a.o.
http://homepage.mac.com/kmyersefo

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* Brushless motor animations and simulations. Mostly outrunners but inrunners are just outrunners turned inside out, nothing fancy:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=216928

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* Choosing a power setup
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=739069
http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27019

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* About de-rating controllers and motors, starting at 'for everyone else':
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...0#post11476940

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* E-flight calculators, a compilation
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=606703

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* Current, voltage, Watt, battery-types and -C-rating explained
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=417868

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* About BECs, #servos and battery voltage:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...2#post11679182

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* 'Dry' testing brushless motors after a mishap:
http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35216
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=240993

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* How to repair a brushless motor
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1079423

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* Motor_rewinding_101, about poles, winds, delta, star
http://www.gobrushless.com
-> knowledge base
-> basic overview (1-5)

* And I almost forgot, get a current/Watt-meter



ps: "Get a current/Watt-meter " copyright Cato Maior, 234-149BC



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