6S ESCs

[Diesel6401]

Hey guys don't forget Steve is sell the 180s http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...er-seaking-180.

[Make-a-Wake]

Yeah..............the Turnigy is the same as the Seaking.............i just recieved a Seaking 180a from him last week. Come to think of it, the Turnigy probably is the Seaking.

[Diesel6401]

Yeah..............the Turnigy is the same as the Seaking.............i just recieved a Seaking 180a from him last week. Come to think of it, the Turnigy probably is the Seaking.

Yes the turnigy IS the seaking, remember hobbycity makes NOTHING of their own. Everything is rebranded!

[Rumdog]

34" twin cat. Castle/Neu 1520's. x447 CR props. 6s1p per side. Seaking 180's. New cells. New motors. New esc's, with short power leads. second run, plug in tape up, hit throttle.....bang! starboard side esc up in smoke.

Ususally I do not run esc's to max specs. After asking around a bit, I decided to give it a go.
NEVER AGAIN!!
You'll regret it when it happens to you!

[GP73]

Rumdog: builtin BEC or external?

[Flying Scotsman]

I will state this only once as the Idiot Scotsman...DO NOT RUN ANY ESC AT MAXIMUM STATED SPECIFICATIONS.

Douggie

[Rumdog]

External rx pack. bec's disconnected. I've owned at least 8 of these esc. This is the only one, of ANY esc I've owned that I've ran at max voltage. Needless to say, it won't happen again!
No matter who says it's fine.
Unless you like expensive, stinky gooey messes.

[Flying Scotsman]

Rummy, been there and done the same.....THE SMELL...THE SMELL.

Douggie

[keithbradley]

External rx pack. bec's disconnected. I've owned at least 8 of these esc. This is the only one, of ANY esc I've owned that I've ran at max voltage. Needless to say, it won't happen again!
No matter who says it's fine.
Unless you like expensive, stinky gooey messes.

Rum, Douggie,
Any thoughts on 5s on my swordfish 120's? Turning twin 1518's with cr x447s on a 30" cat

[Rumdog]

Can't say on the Swordfish. I ran 5s on the Seaking dozens of times without issue though. Start with 442's though.
You may be pushing it with the amps

[Flying Scotsman]

NO WAY

Edit

Those are huge props and you will have a stability problem also, and why twin motors...what cat?

Fluid, your thoughts?

Douggie

[GP73]

I thought the issue was the amperage, not the voltage... I guess I won't be running my CC 1520 on my T180 after all...

External rx pack. bec's disconnected. I've owned at least 8 of these esc. This is the only one, of ANY esc I've owned that I've ran at max voltage. Needless to say, it won't happen again!
No matter who says it's fine.
Unless you like expensive, stinky gooey messes.

[Rumdog]

NO WAY

Edit

Those are huge props and you will have a stability problem also, and why twin motors...what cat?

Fluid, your thoughts?

Douggie

Oh, Those motors will spin those props no problem Douggie. And twin motors to correct stability problems

[GP73]

As far as I understand the theory: more RPM = less prop.

With a CC 1518 @ 1800Kv I would use a "large" (42 to 47mm) prop on 4S (@ 26K RPM) and a smaller one (35 to 41mm) on 5S (@ 33K RPM).

Also the CC 1518 is rated @ 120A, I would use at minimum a 180A ESC or possibly even a 240A.

http://www.castlecreations.com/products/neu-castle_motors.html

Rum, Douggie,
Any thoughts on 5s on my swordfish 120's? Turning twin 1518's with cr x447s on a 30" cat

[Rumdog]

Amp ratings on motors mean relatively nothing. They can, and will pull way more amps. Especially in a boat. On a twin cat, running twins significantly reduces amp draw.
I used to run a 1518 in my Rico mono on 5s2p with a x548! Very reliable, and fast combo. Anything under 42mm probably wont even load that motor.