Hi, Being a newcomer to electric flight, can someone answer what might seem a stupid question to the enlightened. I've got a Cessna Skymaster and I'm thinking of going electric with it. As it's a twin motor, do I need 2 ESC's or can I use just the one? Thanks.

carl,

if its 2 brushless motors then you need an esc for each motor. and then you need to disable 1 of the bec's (battery eliminating circuit ) on 1 esc.

very easy to do just remove the red wire from 1 of the esc's (slip the pin out with a small flat screwdriver) and tape it back , that way you can use it again by simply putting it back in.

or use a small extension and clip the red wire on it and tape it back. much better than cutting the esc wire



bassman

I have an electric Catalina. I use 2 ESCs. They have a "Y" cord to the RX and a "Y" cord to a single battery pack.

When using 2 ESCs please buy something branded if you can. I have seen cheaper ESC not in sync when used in twin power set ups. You will get less power in one motor compared to the other.

Cheers my man. Very much appreciated.