stock esc and 3S Lipo compatibility ?
 

Hello guys,
i got my Wraith poison spyder today, have gone thru the beginers guide, and from what i understand is that if I use a 3S Lipo on stock system, it will reduce the motor life and and also i should use a separate BEC, but what about the stock ESC will it hold gud with 3S ??? :roll: , because i have lot os 3S batteries from my T-rex 450 which i sold off.

thanks,
merin

Re: stock esc and 3S Lipo compatibility ?
 

yes the stock esc will work just fine. i have the same spyder wraith and i have run 3s since day one. zero issues have been noticed other then the stock 20t motor seized solid on me lol. yes a bec will be a must, and yes the esc will pick up on the 3s pack and the lipo cutoff will work fine, it wont drain your packs low.

Re: stock esc and 3S Lipo compatibility ?
 

If you are running the RTR. Change the stock gearing to 84/16, break in the motor, add a BEC and have fun. I did this and my wraith is still running on 3s.

Re: stock esc and 3S Lipo compatibility ?
 

Just add the bec for the steering servo correct.

Re: stock esc and 3S Lipo compatibility ?
 

Yep. You don't want any load on the esc bec when you are on 3s. That heli uses 2200mah right? That's what I run in my wraith and they fit great in front of the dash.

Re: stock esc and 3S Lipo compatibility ?
 

Thank you guys... @midnight_f150 ... What you mean by break in motor ?

Re: stock esc and 3S Lipo compatibility ?
 

theres lots of ways to break in the motor. google it or youtube it. :)

Re: stock esc and 3S Lipo compatibility ?
 

I wouldn't waste the time breaking in a brushed motor from a RTR.
If you were racing running a box stock class you would do it to maybe gain a little but not worth it in this case.

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I have also been running 3 cell since i bought my wraith, the stock esc is just fine, the stock 20 turn motor just gets little warm,still running stock spur gear 81t i think? just went down on the pinion to a 18t, did have issues with trying 2 cell with a low c rating(20c an 30c) had to run atleast a 45c an higher to get it to move, change the gearing,run a 3 cell an you be happy!

Re: stock esc and 3S Lipo compatibility ?
 

one thing that you are using 3S for long time was comforting to me :), but the next statement :(, the 3S Lipos i have are all 20/25C , so its useless ? if so i need to buy new lipos, in that case should I go for 2S or 3S ?