Re: [RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #6696: LMR motor for Pike Superior

2005-11-16 Thread Doug McLaren
On Mon, Nov 14, 2005 at 09:06:52PM -0600, Lee Estingoy wrote: | This could go on forever. Perhaps, but there's still value in the discussion. | Proper cycling and observation of cells will indicate whether they are to | be trusted. True, but even so, even batteries that `are to be trusted'

RE: [RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #6696: LMR motor for Pike Superior

2005-11-15 Thread Brent
The one thing that would concern me with a BEC on a higher cell count set up is the remaining charge in your cells when the cutoff occurs. The BEC cuts off at a certain voltage; divide that by the number of cells to get what each cell is still holding - as you add cells, that gets smaller. I'm

RE: [RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #6696: LMR motor for Pike Superior

2005-11-15 Thread Brian Chan
At 5:20 PM -0800 11/14/05, Dan Neelands wrote: If no one has mentioned it don't forget to look at Neu motors. I am running a 1506 2D 6.71 gearbox on 10 GP 3300s with terrific results. 80 amps with an 18x10 prop in an electric Escape. It's smoother than a Hacker and I can talk to the people

[RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #6696: LMR motor for Pike Superior

2005-11-14 Thread Tord Eriksson
On Monday 14 November 2005 16.37, lee wrote: I personally think that the BEC idea for a ship this size is a bad, bad, idea. Rethinking, yes, of course! But one of those gizmos that replaces a rx battery saves a lot of weight. And yes, form factors when it comes to Li-Ion packs can make them

RE: [RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #6696: LMR motor for Pike Superior

2005-11-14 Thread Frank Slaughter
, 2005 12:16 PM To: Soaring@airage.com Subject: [RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #6696: LMR motor for Pike Superior On Monday 14 November 2005 16.37, lee wrote: I personally think that the BEC idea for a ship this size is a bad, bad, idea. Rethinking, yes, of course! But one of those gizmos that replaces a rx

RE: [RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #6696: LMR motor for Pike Superior

2005-11-14 Thread Dan Neelands
-- Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 15:38:23 -0500 From: Frank Slaughter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Tord Eriksson [EMAIL PROTECTED], Soaring@airage.com Subject: RE: [RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #6696: LMR motor for Pike Superior Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Have a look at http://www.rcgroups.com/forums

RE: [RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #6696: LMR motor for Pike Superior

2005-11-14 Thread glide
] Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 3:21 PM To: Soaring@airage.com Subject: RE: [RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #6696: LMR motor for Pike Superior If no one has mentioned it don't forget to look at Neu motors. I am running a 1506 2D 6.71 gearbox on 10 GP 3300s with terrific results. 80 amps with an 18x10

Re: [RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #6696: LMR motor for Pike Superior

2005-11-14 Thread Lee Estingoy
Message - From: glide [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Soaring@airage.com Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 8:48 PM Subject: RE: [RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #6696: LMR motor for Pike Superior But what if the rx pack goes south? Then what is left is garbage. If a cell goes bad on the motive pack with a UBEC

RE: [RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #6696: LMR motor for Pike Superior

2005-11-14 Thread Frank Slaughter
-Original Message- From: glide [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 7:48 PM To: Soaring@airage.com Subject: RE: [RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #6696: LMR motor for Pike Superior But what if the rx pack goes south? Then what is left is garbage. If a cell goes bad on the motive pack