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BrianG · 02.28.2009, 04:11 PM

I'm surprised the power on 10s wasn't so huge that it threw a red flag! But yeah, the flat rate fee will cover it. Not cheap, but pretty darn good compared to a new ESC.

As to using anything higher than 6s; I wouldn't do it, even with the BEC disabled: 1) the BEC is never "disabled", removing the red wire simply keeps it from powering external components, but it still powers the brains. 2) The FETs and caps (and I'm sure a bunch of other components) are not rated for much beyond 6s. IIRC, the FETs are rated for 30v, and the caps are 35v. And you always want to leave a little voltage headroom.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	02.28.2009, 04:11 PM I'm surprised the power on 10s wasn't so huge that it threw a red flag! But yeah, the flat rate fee will cover it. Not cheap, but pretty darn good compared to a new ESC. As to using anything higher than 6s; I wouldn't do it, even with the BEC disabled: 1) the BEC is never "disabled", removing the red wire simply keeps it from powering external components, but it still powers the brains. 2) The FETs and caps (and I'm sure a bunch of other components) are not rated for much beyond 6s. IIRC, the FETs are rated for 30v, and the caps are 35v. And you always want to leave a little voltage headroom.