5S problem

[tiqueman]

no,no just solder the leads onto the + and - wires of the ecs as close to the board as possible. leave the other ones alone. they wil no longer have to work as hard

I see, so on the heavier, 12ga or whatever it is, wire that leads to the batt connections?

[LiPo Power]

I see, so on the heavier, 12ga or whatever it is, wire that leads to the batt connections?

Check this out and read all the way to the end...
http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...ead.php?t=9828

[tiqueman]

Thanks Lipo, I got it now.

6S I like the way you did your "clean" install. However, I think for the PB ESC, the bullet idea may be easier since the ends are all sealed up nice and tight. And although it may not be as clean, it would be easier to service in the long run.

So I just get the same rating caps and Im good w/ added security? I may hit the shack tomorrow...

[domwilson]

You can put (2) 1000uf caps on there in parallel. It will lower the total ESR and not work the caps as much. Just make sure you have everything sealed up.

[tiqueman]

ESR is the resistance of the Cap isnt it?

[domwilson]

Equivalent Series Resistance.

http://www.johansontechnology.com/en/technical-notes/rf-capacitors-a-inductors/q-a-esr-explained.html

http://www.tpub.com/neets/book2/3d.htm

The links above are just informational, but a good read if you want to learn a little about electronics basics.

[tiqueman]

Wow, that brought back Highschool Electronics class memories....

[6S HYDRO]

Thanks Lipo, I got it now.

6S I like the way you did your "clean" install. However, I think for the PB ESC, the bullet idea may be easier since the ends are all sealed up nice and tight. And although it may not be as clean, it would be easier to service in the long run.

So I just get the same rating caps and Im good w/ added security? I may hit the shack tomorrow...

what do you mean, i dont remember picturing my installs

[tiqueman]

what do you mean, i dont remember picturing my installs

Sorry, it was late... It was Lipo Powers clean install in the link he posted.

6S, Im sure your are tidey as well...

[6S HYDRO]

Yes the way i do it i believe is cleaner, here the deal. On the ul-1 esc's i get two of the 35v 1000uf caps and twist the + and - leads together, then tin. Strip a small amoumt of wire off the battery leads closest to the esc. Then solder the two cap bank on with the caps pointing to the connectors then zip tie the wires and the caps together. Similar to the etti cap bank system. On the bj esc's since they r 50v caps and the ones at radio shack are much bigger i do it with one of the 1000uf caps and they have two on there stock and not known to have problems.

[tiqueman]

Great! Thanks for the info on this. I will be adding them asap.

I just ran the 5S it she purred like a kitten. I was having some issues w/ my receiver pack, so I eleiminated it and ran it off the BEC from the PB ESC. Ran like a champ!