Ways to protect MMM when used with subpar batts

[Bernie Wolfard]

Originally Posted by elcheapo

I'm not after an extreme setup, or to do any racing just yet.

El,

This statement is somewhat of an oxymoron. The MMM system is an extreme system, no getting around it. This is sorta like saying I just bought a Ferrari and want to run it on regular gas. Just like the Ferrari, if you run with cheap batteries you risk serious damage, just as you would get with a Ferrari on regular gas. This can get expensive quickly. The other issue with cheap batteries is that if they do work without damaging the ESC you will get short cycle life out of them, perhaps 50 - 75 cycles. With good batteries you can expect 300 - 500 cycles. Even if you pay twice as much for them they are much less expensive to run and give you peace of mind. Patrick doesn't just say to use good batteries to make our system look good. We have no interest in selling batteries. We just wish that the bad batteries would go away so we would get less calls about the ESC burning up from running inadequate batteries.

Bernie