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Old 08-03-2008, 10:53 PM
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Here is the result (I'm assuming) of running 68 amps or more throught a 70 amp HV speed control. The flight was only approximately 3 minutes into the advanced profile. The lipos are fine. My biggest question is why did the voltage regulator to the receiver fry too?

Kurt Bozarth
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Old 08-03-2008, 11:31 PM
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OUCH!!!

Kurt, if the ESC shorted the power leads from the receiver, that might take out the regulator. Who knows what was happening during the 'fire'.

Sorry for your loss....

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OUCH!!!

Kurt, if the ESC shorted the power leads from the receiver, that might take out the regulator. Who knows what was happening during the 'fire'.

Sorry for your loss....

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You can put a direct short on the Jaccio regulator and it will not burn up. Couldn't tell what kind of regulator that was.

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Who's ESC is it?

I had a Jeti 99 go up like turn into a charcoal briquet, luckily the plane was largely undamaged (I was running only 68-72 amps through it as well.)

Sorry to see that.
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My setup was cheap, aside from the Lipos. The esc was a Tower Pro - I am trying to find the instructions that came with it to make sure I did not exceed the max voltage. I thought it handled up to 12 lipo cells. The regulator was also cheap - it was probably a Tower Pro or something similar. I know, I know, you get what you pay for!

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I think you were flying to fast!!

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