Intermittant loss of top-end speed

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  • petej
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2010
    • 147

    #1

    Intermittant loss of top-end speed

    After only a minute or so, top-end speed (50s) drops significantly to about 30 mph, but not due to the ESC, LiPo, low-voltage safety event. I bring it in, open her up and all looks and feels cool. I disconnect, then reconnect the batteries (which are still full of capacity), seal her up put her back in. Same thing, after a couple of high-speed passes, top speed drops.
    Seems there must be something common to both power systems, e.g. the receiver?

    Running configuration:
    - ESCs: Hobbywing, Seaking 120A
    - Motors: Fegaio 380 9xl
    - Props: Venom 36mm, 3-blade
    - Batteries: Sky LiPo 4S 30C 4000mAh
    - Reciever: PB MR3000

    Any ideas would be appreciated.

    Pete
    Pete


    Motley Crew, Impulse 31, Zonda Cat, Genesis, Aqua Rider tug, E-Revo Brushless, Slash4x4
  • petej
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2010
    • 147

    #2
    The problem source was a bad/cold solder joint on the ESC (providing BEC power), battery connector. I thought that a bad solder connection would affect only one motor, but it affected both L+R drives.
    Problem solved.
    Pete


    Motley Crew, Impulse 31, Zonda Cat, Genesis, Aqua Rider tug, E-Revo Brushless, Slash4x4

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