Proboat ESC on 4s?

[tharmer]

The Proboat ESC is rated at 12v. Does anyone know if it will take 4s, 16.8 volts?
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[Darin Jordan]

The ProBoat BJ26/FASTech ESCs have a LIPO mode. They worked great on 4S. Have to have the programming card to get them setup for Lipos, but otherwise, they work fine.

I still run the ProBoat ESC in my Miss Elam for P-Limited Sport, and ran one in my P-Limited OPC Tunnel for two seasons. Good, Reliable ESCs...

[tharmer]

Thanks, Jordan. Have any idea where I can get the card?

[tharmer]

YIKES! I should have mentioned that my ESC is for the brushed motor, not the brushless. Sorry for the confusion.
-t

[INTERGRATING]

I had a proboat esc rated for 12.5 volt, tryed a 3c1p max charge 12.45v = SMOKE

[Jesse J]

you should post a pic and all the specs for best help.

[Rex R]

the blue brushed version is rated for 12v max...as in do not exceed. they say up to 10 round cells, but that is optimistic, figure 6-8 cells(nimh) as more realistic.
rex

[bwells]

4s is 14.8 volts but 2 7 cell NiMH batts (8.4 volts) in series gives you 16.8. Before I switched to lipos, I used the NiMH set in both brushed and brushless but my brushed ESC was rated 12 to 30 volts. I have used the 16.8 in my stock BJ26 (Brushless).

[tharmer]

It's just the stock Proboat 4.8 -12v brushed esc...PRB2314. Just wondering how much over 12v it will take. Looks like maybe nothing over 12v if Integrating is right.

[tharmer]

Guess I got my answer...stay below 12v. Thanks for the help guys.
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[Ctonez]

yeah, I run the blue proboat brushed esc in some of my sport boats...3S is as much as I've tried...so far so good, but I have an experiment I plan to try soon with a trinity stock, the proboat esc, and 2 el cheapo 3S packs in parallel. Likely will fry the motor...should be fun for at least a half lap!

[Darin Jordan]

YIKES! I should have mentioned that my ESC is for the brushed motor, not the brushless. Sorry for the confusion.
-t

Oops... Sorry... that's a different animal. My advice was for the BJ26/FASTech/ELAM ESC...