hot leads

[namba98]

ran my p spec hydro with ul1 motor castle 120 & 4s battery with cupped h10 prop
speed 55+ 6 laps

when i brought her in motor warm battery warm esc warm leads from battery to esc hot
hot enough to melt pool noodle that was there for flotation
any ideas???

[Doug Smock]

Hi Dave,
What connectors are you using between the battery and ESC?

Doug

[line6]

never mind misread


Jason sims

[namba98]

i am using #5 gold connectors

[Shooter]

From my experience with props that big, the wires from the motor to ESC melt pool noodles easy (AQ60 esc). However, I've never had the batt wires get that hot?! What batts/gage wire on the batts are you running? Solder connections good on those connectors?

[Raydee]

My Whiplash Sport 20 hull was coming back after short runs with hot wires and connectors when I was running a 1p setup. After switching to 2p everything is much cooler.

[jcald2000]

When the voltage drops in the pack the motor demands more amps making the wire and connectors hot.