tamiya esc on 3 cell lipo ? its posible
01-15-2009, 01:21 PM
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tamiya esc on 3 cell lipo ? its posible
i was just wondering if anyone has done this yet ? would the tamiya pumkin or the lunch box esc teu-10bk handle the extra volts ....
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01-15-2009, 05:43 PM
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RE: tamiya esc on 3 cell lipo ?
WARNING: DONT TRY THIS AT HOME
i tested it and its ok you can run a 11.1 volt through the stock esc ,
as long as you dont use the bec.
i am using the red plug for my lights which i think is the bec . so through the speed controll plug i am getting 5 volts from my 4 cell pack at the reciever. in the pic i plugged the battery in and cut the reciever wires and shrink wraped them and added my leads to check the voltage.
so now i hope i will get a little more speed through this , who needs brushless ........not me
i tested it and its ok you can run a 11.1 volt through the stock esc ,
as long as you dont use the bec.i am using the red plug for my lights which i think is the bec . so through the speed controll plug i am getting 5 volts from my 4 cell pack at the reciever. in the pic i plugged the battery in and cut the reciever wires and shrink wraped them and added my leads to check the voltage.
so now i hope i will get a little more speed through this , who needs brushless ........not me
01-15-2009, 10:11 PM
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RE: tamiya esc on 3 cell lipo ?
i got it comming , i have never said this before but its way too much power. it flips over the wheelie bar like it wasent even there .
01-16-2009, 10:23 AM
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RE: tamiya esc on 3 cell lipo ? its posible
What motor are you runnin on that midntpumkin? I agree lots of voltage is fun I am running 14.4 on my blackfoot you get spoiled on the power HAHA. I agree, everyone jumps on the brushless train, but you can get power on the cheap if you so choose
I am running 14.4 on my blackfoot you get spoiled on the power HAHA. I agree, everyone jumps on the brushless train, but you can get power on the cheap if you so choose
01-16-2009, 10:37 AM
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RE: tamiya esc on 3 cell lipo ? its posible
Yeah, the problem is really just that most of the brushed ESC do not support more than 8.4V..
I know people use them that way, and get away with it, but I guess it is at your own risk, I guess..
But if it works, why not!!
I know people use them that way, and get away with it, but I guess it is at your own risk, I guess..
But if it works, why not!!
01-16-2009, 07:19 PM
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RE: tamiya esc on 3 cell lipo ?
Looks like it melted the dean connector a little bit also.[:-]
Yeah I wouldnt try lipo on the tamiya esc, I'm pretty sure people have ran 7-cell on it without problems. But 14.4 volts is crazy it would smoke 4-sure.
If you want to be cheap about it those SPORT-TUNED (black can) tamiya motors I tried were pretty good for speed and runtime.
I have also heard the dirt tuned and GT tuned motors are pretty good also.
Yeah I wouldnt try lipo on the tamiya esc, I'm pretty sure people have ran 7-cell on it without problems. But 14.4 volts is crazy it would smoke 4-sure.
If you want to be cheap about it those SPORT-TUNED (black can) tamiya motors I tried were pretty good for speed and runtime.
I have also heard the dirt tuned and GT tuned motors are pretty good also.
01-16-2009, 07:22 PM
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RE: tamiya esc on 3 cell lipo ?
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Looks like it melted the dean connector a little bit also.[:-]
Yeah I wouldnt try lipo on the tamiya esc, I'm pretty sure people have ran 7-cell on it without problems. But 14.4 volts is crazy it would smoke 4-sure.
If you want to be cheap about it those SPORT-TUNED (black can) tamiya motors I tried were pretty good for speed and runtime.
I have also heard the dirt tuned and GT tuned motors are pretty good also.
Looks like it melted the dean connector a little bit also.[:-]
Yeah I wouldnt try lipo on the tamiya esc, I'm pretty sure people have ran 7-cell on it without problems. But 14.4 volts is crazy it would smoke 4-sure.
If you want to be cheap about it those SPORT-TUNED (black can) tamiya motors I tried were pretty good for speed and runtime.
I have also heard the dirt tuned and GT tuned motors are pretty good also.
lol way too much power
