prop question

[lenny]

What part on the esc are you checking is 180 f,
Can you mark it with tape or some thing.
No wire, Just the 5.5 bullets in a Y like these,http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...llel-conectors

[srislash]

180? It still works? I'd hesitate to say your ESC is faulty.You haven't sucked enough juice to melt solder yet have you?

[srislash]

Just a minute,I just looked back over the thread and where's the water cooling lines for the ESC? What is it out of?I don't even see a cooling plate there.

[camarohrod]

yes it still works, and it is that hot cause i cant hold my finger on it or any amount of time, i measure it where the tip of the screwdriver is.

[camarohrod]

yes there r cooling lines, i dont know if you r susposed to put the cooling plate on the top or bottom but i mount the esc with the cooling plate on the botttom

[srislash]

I see them now.Did you add the plate?

[camarohrod]

no, came with the esc, it was wraped and everything when i got it.

[srislash]

Mmmm.Kinda got me other than faulty.Has it done this right from new or did it just start.

[srislash]

You should be having other heat issues if you are over drawing power.You can heat up motors with wrong gearing,I know this from my cars but then things are easy on the controllers.So that kinda takes away the small prop heating things up.

Is it that particular block part that you are pointing at that gets hot?

[camarohrod]

well i check it all around it and it varies about 10 degrees but its still supper hot, its done it since it was new, the motor and batteries stay super cool, highest ive seen on the batts is 92 and 99 on the motor but that esc gets smokin hot. but it still works every time, i dont get it either. im guessing the esc heating up is what makes me loose power so fast but i still cant figure out why its gettin so hot.

[lenny]

You may want to cut that shrink warp off and take a look to see what up.
My 120a swordfish was getting hot like that so time back and than I added some caps to it,
And the temps went down a lot.

[camarohrod]

caps?

[camarohrod]

and i have it times as low as it will go

[lenny]

Hears mine,Picture 004.jpgPicture 003.jpgPicture 007.jpgPicture 009.jpg

[srislash]

caps?

Capacitors help to regulate the voltage from the batteries.They can spike voltages. Do a search and enjoy the evening of reading.