X Power 100 amp esc

[ibyte]

Hey all just researched the threads on the X Power 100 amp esc that being sold here on OSE not to much info on this esc? I have ordered one and would like any info you all might have good or bad on this 100 AMP ESC? I have the deans y harness and wonder if you guys recommend running the batteries this way? any advice would help as i got this to upgrade over the stock sv esc with the ammo 2300 the price was nice for the X Power esc, is this a upgrade as far as the esc? i hope i havent used up all my question tokens thank you guys i look forward to your responses.

[ChaKane]

ibyte,

I have used these a couple of times. In fact I have just put a third in. Blew the last one up by loading it up too much. They are a reasonable esc for the money, just be careful loading them up too much.

Good programmability.

I'm not too sure what you mean by 'Y'. If you mean parallel, that is the way I run mine. It means you have to increase the voltage of the batteries you use but they to run longer. I'm running mine with a feigao 11L and all runs well.

[ibyte]

Thank you ChaKane. as far as the batteries i want to use the y harness that plugs two batts into the esc via one female to male connection. i am assuming that is okay? i will use two 2 cell 5000 20c batts. so you blew one up? that road ill try to avoid if i can in your opinion is this a upgrade over stock sv esc? thanks again!!

[ChaKane]

It is an upgrade, but not by too much. Although they say they are rated at 100 amps, I don't think they handle that amperage for too long. I was running the feigao with a prater 220 prop which I think was a little too much for the ecs. It was going fine and then would cut out for 30 secs or so. Thinking it was an overheating issue I brought it in. When I opened the radio box all the magic smoke came out. While it still works I woundn't trust it.

As I said though, they are good for the money.

[ChaKane]

I'm just trying to get my hands on an ETTI for reasonable money. Apparently they are a good ESC for the dough. Just trying to find one at a reasonable amount. With the conversion rates as they are I'm not holding my breath.

[ibyte]

Thanks ChaKane, good info

[OJ racer]

I have used the x-power in my DF22, I used 8.4v nimhs with a y-harness and it got around 40 with no heat issues. I've heard that ESC can only actually handle about 75 amps continuous though, so be careful.

[ibyte]

Thanks guys this info is going to help me alot when i get the esc from OSE. so the only way to run to batts is with a y harness right? i have always had this problem with if it aint broke dont fix it but i just wanted a better esc at a good price. so in everyones opinion the x power is a upgrade but not by much? well im still glad i am getting it, im going to use it with the ammo 2300 motor. will two 2 cell 20c 5000 lipo batts be good enough in you guys opinion? with the Y harness or do i need a little more? money is the issue right now i wont be able to get bigger capacity batts for awhile. Thanks guys im really glad i have the ose forum to help me out or else id be breaking things more than i would be playing

[ChaKane]

It depends on what you are trying to get out of your batteries.

A Series harness it will connect the battery packs in series. This effective doubles your voltage while keeping the capacity the same. eg: if you run two 7.4 volt 4000 mAH battery packs with this harness you will effectively get 14.8volts 4000mAH.

If you use a parallel harness it effectively doubles the capacity while keeping the voltage the same. Same eg: two 7.4 volt 4000mAH pattery packs will give you still 7.4volts but 8000mAH.

So, it depends on what you want from the batteries you have. One will effective give you double the motor speed (series) while the other gives you double the runtime (parallel). What I actually did was change mine over to parallel but run either 14.8 volt or 22.2 volts packs. Giving me the best of both worlds.

Hope it helps.

[ibyte]

yes it did ChaKane thank you. i think il do the best of both worlds my question is are you using the x power esc in your applications or something else? thank you thank you thank you

[ChaKane]

At the moment I'm using the Xpower in my SV. As I said I'm hanging out for an ETTI but I'll wait for the right price and exchange rate. I've used a few Xpower and they are good for the $$, just don't expect too much from them. You do get what you pay for in these things. They are better than the standard ESC and the programability for them is very good. Make sure you get the USB interface for it as it makes things so much easier when it comes to programming the settings. They don't do 22 volts (6s) but anything less is fine.

Just keep an eye on the heat when sorting out prop sizes against volts being used and all should be good.