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05-24-2010, 09:16 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Greenville South Carolina
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Can this be used on my xl-5 esc to have a 3s lipo pack so i don't have to buy another esc?
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05-24-2010, 09:34 AM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: West of Eugene, OR
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I can't say for sure, but it makes sense - set the BEC's output to what the ESC is capable of handling. Have you an external LVC? You can get a couple of 2s Lipos cheaper than a new BEC and would be the safest way to go. Last edited by JeepinOR; 05-24-2010 at 09:38 AM. | |
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05-24-2010, 02:33 PM
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i don't know of any low voltage cutoff protectors that work with the traxxas xl-5 waterproof esc. I want 3s lipos for more torque and speed when needed. | |
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05-24-2010, 02:44 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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05-24-2010, 05:11 PM
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Are you wanting to power the xl-5 off of the BEC?
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05-24-2010, 05:23 PM
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I'm wanting to use a 3s lipo on my xl-5 esc but I know that it can't handle it.
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05-24-2010, 05:30 PM
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You need a new ESC, there's no way around it. In the meantime just plug in a 3s pack and see how long it keeps the magic smoke inside, nothing to lose IMO. I run a 2s goat on 3s without issue except for cutoff (wouldn't try it with a brushless motor though) and lots of Rooster's live long happy lives on 3s.
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05-24-2010, 05:36 PM
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Yes but I don't have a lipo pack yet but I also don't wanna kill a lipo either. | |
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05-25-2010, 06:52 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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You wont hurt the battery....unless you run the voltage too low. Why were you asking about a BEC in an earlier post? Were you hoping to use the BEC to lower the voltage going to the ESC? |
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05-25-2010, 08:57 AM
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I know it's not what you want to hear but cutting this kind of corner will likely cost you more in the end. | |
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