Why not use circuit breakers rated at 80 Amp?
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris. b Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 3:43 PM To: R/C Tank Combat Subject: [TANKS] Re: fans on ESCs I mount my fuses between the batteries and speed controller, that way the speed controller never sees over 80amps. I use car stereo fuses, they come in a few different ratings (upto about 100amps) and are slow blow fuses, which means they wont blow everytime you turn the motors on but they will blow if the go over 40amp for a couple of seconds or so. I always use the smallest fuse posible when I first run my tanks, say 30AMP. Once that blows I move upto 40AMP, and so on till I find one that is under 80AMP (for the RS80D) that doesnt blow. It makes me feel better! Chris. b On Nov 23, 3:11 am, "Chrysanthos Kanellopoulos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Am I supposed to mount the fuses just anywhere in the circuit or just past > the negative pole? In my setup the 20A fuses are between the ESC and each > of the two motors,* so polarity does not play a major role. When you > reverse, you reverse polarity; there is no fixed negative and positive. > Also, I like your fuses. They are handy and save you lots of space. What > kind are they? I am using large fuse cases with large fuses for trucks. I > like them, however they take up so much valuable space inside my light > tanks. > Chrys > > * The Output current of the Sabertooth 2x25 is up to 25 A continuous per > channel. What is the cost of your RS 80D ESC? It can draw up to 40A. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris. b" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "R/C Tank Combat" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 12:48 AM > Subject: [TANKS] Re: fans on ESCs > > > That is the stock fan that comes mounted on the RS80D, I would > > strongly recommend adding fans to your ESC. In that pic you can also > > see the 40amp fuse between the batteries and ESC. > > > Chris. b > > > On Nov 22, 6:03 am, "Chrysanthos Kanellopoulos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Chris, in this > > photo,http://www.rctankcombat.com/tanks/T063/007-large.jpg> > I can see a fan > . Is it over your ESC? Does teh fan come with the ESC or > > is it added by you? > > > > > > I am adding fans and fuses to all my ESCs as we speak. > > > > Chrys > > > __________ NOD32 3434 (20080911) Information __________ > > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > >http://www.eset.com- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - The contents of this electronic mail message and any attachments are confidential, possibly privileged and intended for the addressee(s) only. Only the addressee(s) may read, disseminate, retain or otherwise use this message. If received in error, please immediately inform the sender and then delete this message without disclosing its contents to anyone. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
