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08-22-2013, 06:02 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: eldorado
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Could I run a 8.4v or 9.6v 5000nimh battery in a rs10 didn't know if higher volts would burn up servos or speed control esc
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08-22-2013, 06:30 PM
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| www.ottsix.com Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico USA
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08-22-2013, 07:14 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: eldorado
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So I could run them I was wondering because when I upgraded my servos my rig didn't drive as fast and didn't have as much power as it did with old servo do you think higher capacity mah would give the power back or do I need more voltage
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08-22-2013, 08:42 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Cincinnati
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You might want to look into a BEC
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08-22-2013, 10:35 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Bedford
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I ran mine on a 3S lipo 11v! Worked fine until i dunked it in a creek(about 5 months)! You should be fine on the bigger NiMh. The BEC helps a lot though.
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08-23-2013, 12:21 AM
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| www.ottsix.com Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico USA
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It'll run for awhile, but it won't last...you'll be having fun one day and poof, up in smoke. The stock esc is weak to say the least. You MUST MUST MUST add an external bec if you want any kind of ride out of the truck. (and before you ask, YES, I had, and still have, an RS10...fun truck for the money) |
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08-23-2013, 12:52 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: eldorado
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Ok I just need to know what would fix my power loss it drives quite a bit slower since I upgraded servos
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08-23-2013, 02:50 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Cincinnati
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Your new servos are drawing current through your esc and it may be causing a "brown out", a BEC lets them draw current seperate from the ESC. So, you need a BEC | |
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08-23-2013, 06:46 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Elkhart
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Spend the $20 or so and get a castle BEC... Great cheap upgrade...
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08-24-2013, 12:05 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: vincennes 2 hours south of indianapolis
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I ran mine on 4s a couple times. Burnt brushes on first outting and smoked the esc on the second outing. I'd say I ran it for a total of 6 hours on the 4s. Regardless of what battery you use you need a bec. A larger mah battery will not add power only voltage will. Mah stands for milliamp hours in case you were wondering, so larger mah rating provides longer run time. Spend the beer money for the weekend and get you a bec. Happy trailing
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