Half stick no more power
11-04-2008, 10:22 PM
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Half stick no more power
I've got a Piper Pawnee 40 running a EXCEED monster power 46 with a 14X10 APCe prop and a turnigy plush 80a ESC with a 5s 4000mah lipo on a Futaba 7C 2.4ghz Tx and a R617FS Rx when i throttle up i can only get half stick and from there on up to WOT there is no more power at all. but if i shut stick all the way off and push to WOT the motor revs up really high but settles back down to half throttle. is this normal.
11-09-2008, 04:57 PM
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RE: Half stick no more power
Have you tried setting the cell count manually as suggested in the esc instructions?
"We strongly suggest you using manually setting method to set the cells number of your lithium battery pack. Please be careful to use “Auto detect†method."
"We strongly suggest you using manually setting method to set the cells number of your lithium battery pack. Please be careful to use “Auto detect†method."
11-09-2008, 08:37 PM
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RE: Half stick no more power
How about the battery being fully charged? I believe they can be charged to a maximum of 4.2v per cell for a total of 21volts for your battery. Just a thought.
11-10-2008, 08:54 PM
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RE: Half stick no more power
The 14x8 prop is quite the prop for that motor. At the least, a four stroke 91 is usually an average/minimum choice for that prop. Is it possible that at half throttle stick, your system is delivering all it can to match the motors demand? The bleed off of power after a moment at full throttle makes me wonder if the motor is creating a demand for more current than is steadily available.
A smaller diameter prop with less pitch might do the trick.
How are all the connectors and solder joints?
A smaller diameter prop with less pitch might do the trick.
How are all the connectors and solder joints?
11-11-2008, 05:16 PM
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RE: Half stick no more power
ORIGINAL: bassmanh
diehard,
is your throttle travel adjustment at 100 % and trim set all the way down ? some times this will affect your throttle.
bassman
diehard,
is your throttle travel adjustment at 100 % and trim set all the way down ? some times this will affect your throttle.
bassman
you know what i for got about the throttle trim being set all the way down. i need to do that and check it again. thanks for the heads up on that.
11-11-2008, 06:21 PM
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RE: Half stick no more power
hmmm you would think if the pack was dropping under load that much that the LVC would kick in and shut it down completely.
could be a bad esc or battery pack i suppose. sounds like you will need to do some testing and see what the amps are at try a different escand or battery pack.
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could be a bad esc or battery pack i suppose. sounds like you will need to do some testing and see what the amps are at try a different escand or battery pack.
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RE: Half stick no more power
Okay, the Nitroplanes Monster Power 46 is about the same motor as an AXi 4120/14. Roughly the same size and Kv rating.
AXi's website recommends a 12x8 prop for their motor with a 5S LiPoly.
I'm thinking the 14x10 is waaaaaaay to big of a prop for that battery pack and motor combo.
AXi's website recommends a 12x8 prop for their motor with a 5S LiPoly.
I'm thinking the 14x10 is waaaaaaay to big of a prop for that battery pack and motor combo.
11-12-2008, 10:20 PM
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RE: Half stick no more power
ya i was going along with what other people where using, the exceed rc monster power 46 is the same spec's as a e-flite power 46. 4 or 5 cell lipos
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RE: Half stick no more power
Here is what Motocalc says for an E-flite Power 46: if you are trying to draw 100A and push 1800W into an 800W max motor... you are in deep trouble!
Motor: E-Flite 46BL Outrunner; 670rpm/V; 3.88A no-load; 0.04 Ohms.
Battery: FlightPower 3700 (20C); 5 series x 5 parallel cells; 3700mAh @ 3.7V; 0.0037 Ohms/cell.
Speed Control: Castle Creations Phoenix 80; 0.001 Ohms; High rate.
Drive System: Direct Drive; 14x10 (Pconst=1.17; Tconst=1) direct drive.
Airframe: Anything you want.
Motor Amps = 101.8
Motor Volts = 18.0
Input (W) = 1835.0
Prop RPM = 9345
Thrust (oz) = 182.8
PSpd (mph) = 88.5
Of course, your 5s 5000 pack has no hope of maintaining 18v under load, so your amp draw/watts-in will be a lot lower than this.
Motor: E-Flite 46BL Outrunner; 670rpm/V; 3.88A no-load; 0.04 Ohms.
Battery: FlightPower 3700 (20C); 5 series x 5 parallel cells; 3700mAh @ 3.7V; 0.0037 Ohms/cell.
Speed Control: Castle Creations Phoenix 80; 0.001 Ohms; High rate.
Drive System: Direct Drive; 14x10 (Pconst=1.17; Tconst=1) direct drive.
Airframe: Anything you want.
Motor Amps = 101.8
Motor Volts = 18.0
Input (W) = 1835.0
Prop RPM = 9345
Thrust (oz) = 182.8
PSpd (mph) = 88.5
Of course, your 5s 5000 pack has no hope of maintaining 18v under load, so your amp draw/watts-in will be a lot lower than this.
11-17-2008, 10:39 PM
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RE: Half stick no more power
ok now, i got a watts up watt meter and when i throttle up to wot the motor settles down to a certain rpm at wot and the watt meter shows the battery voltage at 16.90v down from 21.0v. is this normal, it does it on both my lipo batteries. and i still get no throttle response from half stick up to wot then. i only have throttle from idle to half stick but if i close the throttle and then throttle back up i'll have response all the way up to wot, them RPM's settle back down and my voltage is down to 16.80 from 21v. with no throttle response again from half stick to wot.
11-18-2008, 11:38 AM
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RE: Half stick no more power
Sounds as though you have two packs... parallel them and see if that changes the equation. If your voltage is dropping that much one pack can can obviously not deliver enough.
11-18-2008, 12:14 PM
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RE: Half stick no more power
ORIGINAL: DieHard007
ok now, i got a watts up watt meter and when i throttle up to wot the motor settles down to a certain rpm at wot and the watt meter shows the battery voltage at 16.90v down from 21.0v. is this normal, it does it on both my lipo batteries. and i still get no throttle response from half stick up to wot then. i only have throttle from idle to half stick but if i close the throttle and then throttle back up i'll have response all the way up to wot, them RPM's settle back down and my voltage is down to 16.80 from 21v. with no throttle response again from half stick to wot.
ok now, i got a watts up watt meter and when i throttle up to wot the motor settles down to a certain rpm at wot and the watt meter shows the battery voltage at 16.90v down from 21.0v. is this normal, it does it on both my lipo batteries. and i still get no throttle response from half stick up to wot then. i only have throttle from idle to half stick but if i close the throttle and then throttle back up i'll have response all the way up to wot, them RPM's settle back down and my voltage is down to 16.80 from 21v. with no throttle response again from half stick to wot.
11-19-2008, 01:06 PM
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RE: Half stick no more power
OK this is from my watts up watt meter with my Exceed RC monster power 46 (like a e-flite power 46 same specs) a turnigy plush 80a ESC a APC-e 13x8 prop and a EC POWER 18.5v 5s 4000mah lipo at wot the stick with the 13x8 prop now goes up to almost 3/4 throttle. instead of half throttle with the 14x10 prop
7.4Wh
32.09Ap
14.66Vm
473.3Wp
0.456Ah
7.4Wh
32.09Ap
14.66Vm
473.3Wp
0.456Ah
11-19-2008, 09:16 PM
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RE: Half stick no more power
ORIGINAL: DieHard007
OK this is from my watts up watt meter with my Exceed RC monster power 46 (like a e-flite power 46 same specs) a turnigy plush 80a ESC a APC-e 13x8 prop and a EC POWER 18.5v 5s 4000mah lipo at wot the stick with the 13x8 prop now goes up to almost 3/4 throttle. instead of half throttle with the 14x10 prop
7.4Wh
32.09Ap
14.66Vm
473.3Wp
0.456Ah
OK this is from my watts up watt meter with my Exceed RC monster power 46 (like a e-flite power 46 same specs) a turnigy plush 80a ESC a APC-e 13x8 prop and a EC POWER 18.5v 5s 4000mah lipo at wot the stick with the 13x8 prop now goes up to almost 3/4 throttle. instead of half throttle with the 14x10 prop
7.4Wh
32.09Ap
14.66Vm
473.3Wp
0.456Ah
Your pack is in trouble! At only 14.66v, you are under 3v/cell... disaster! Get a new pack or parallel two packs. Any 5s 4000 pack which is at least 10C should deliver no less than 18V under only 32A load... even if you pushed it all the way to 40A it should still, at least initially, maintain better than 16v.
