New EKOS C1 Pre-Use Checklist

[scubasteve95]

the pcb stops all failures...at least thats what they tell me and so far it works perfect.

[scubasteve95]

the packs get to about 120 degrees and start to shut down, the good news is thats about all the pack has left in it, cells are @ about 3.40v across the board.

[Rumdog]

That is impossible.If my motor is pulling 120 amps continuous and the packs are 20c 5000 mah, they are only capable of 100 amps of continuous power, They WILL get hot, voltage will drop below lvc settings of the esc and that equals problems. How can a pcb on a battery stop my motor from pulling amps? How can it STOP heat?

[Rumdog]

The system shuts down because the lvc in the esc is kicking in. How can a pack "start" to shut down?

[Brushless55]

That is impossible.If my motor is pulling 120 amps continuous and the packs are 20c 5000 mah, they are only capable of 100 amps of continuous power, They WILL get hot, voltage will drop below lvc settings of the esc and that equals problems. How can a pcb on a battery stop my motor from pulling amps? How can it STOP heat?

[scubasteve95]

a pcb can do what ever it is designed to do.
if you are pulling 120 amps you should not be using a 20c 5000 pack to start with.
once battery gets to any of the cut off points it shuts down...its that simple.
just like a pcb in a lvc stops voltage from geting to low.

[Brushless55]

I've got 2-more
* As with any F.E. boat, stop and check your temps after a few minutes run-time. If any one or more components are too hot, stop immediately. Dont burn a hole in your hull!!
* Dont make any attempts to run 4s packs with the factory electronics. No matter what the venom videos show, or what venom claims. And if your motors still work after a few minutes on 3s, consider yourself lucky!!

and sell it quick!

[scubasteve95]

I don't know why you guys have so much anger built up,can't someone that has nothing but good with this boat share it with others?

[scubasteve95]

GO TO THE VENOM 4S 5000mah LIKE BUTTER THEAD AND SEE HOW THIS 1 BOAT ACTS.

[Rumdog]

It's not anger, just questions. Seems you are the only one having any luck with this boat at all. Therefore we want to know your setup details and why it may be working.

[scubasteve95]

No problem............ask away..............

[Brushless55]

GO TO THE VENOM 4S 5000mah LIKE BUTTER THEAD AND SEE HOW THIS 1 BOAT ACTS.

not good with the pickup on the bottom of the sponson like you have

[Brushless55]

I WISH I COULD AGREE WITH ALL THIS ................BUT
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT GREAT RESULTS FROM MY EKOS AND FROM
VENOM TECH SUPPORT
I HAVE BEEN RUNNING 4S 5000mah
SINCE DAY 1....8mins @ WFO NO PROBLEMS TO DATE...
CHECK THEAD TO SEE.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD 1 MORE THING TO THE FE/EKOS CHECK LIST
AFTER EACH AND EVERY RUN,NO EXCEPTIONS,EVEN IF YOU JUST COME IN TO CHECK HEAT...SPARY WD-40 OR
SOME TYPE OF WATER SHED LUBE ON STINGER BEARINGS...DONT BE SHY WITH THE LUBE EITHER LAY IT ON.

so you only have 8mins of run time?
and you should use grease on the bearings, WD does not lube like grease will

[FighterCat57]

so you only have 8mins of run time?
and you should use grease on the bearings, WD does not lube like grease will

Isn't WD used to clean off good grease? At least that's what I use it for.
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[FighterCat57]

BTW- I'm really glad to hear of your successes and am really looking forward to some video.

=)
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