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BrianG · 03.28.2007, 11:19 AM

The part about lowering the voltage makes sense; running at a lower voltage will reduce the current - assuming of course that motor, gearing, weight , etc doesn't change...

If it's a battery issue, you copuld verify that by lowering the start power, increasing punch control, and reducing the timing - all things that would cause the ESC to go gentler on the batteries.

I'm also wondering if the LVC setting is contributing to this. Even if the battery voltage doesn't drop much, heavy current on the wires, solder joints, or even on the circuit traces could conceivably drop enough voltage to trip the LVC. Has anyone tried shutting off the LVC as a test? Of course I wouldn't run this way, but it's just a test.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	03.28.2007, 11:19 AM The part about lowering the voltage makes sense; running at a lower voltage will reduce the current - assuming of course that motor, gearing, weight , etc doesn't change... If it's a battery issue, you copuld verify that by lowering the start power, increasing punch control, and reducing the timing - all things that would cause the ESC to go gentler on the batteries. I'm also wondering if the LVC setting is contributing to this. Even if the battery voltage doesn't drop much, heavy current on the wires, solder joints, or even on the circuit traces could conceivably drop enough voltage to trip the LVC. Has anyone tried shutting off the LVC as a test? Of course I wouldn't run this way, but it's just a test.