Hot ESC, But Apms Are Below Rating?

[jhautz]

So it sounds like 125A consant doesnt mean 125A constant witout some help disapating the heat. The electronics won't fry at 125 constant, and you can run it that way IF you can keep it from overheating.

I think I'll try the idea about setting the 'tourque' setting on the esc down a little. I have it on the hightest setting right now. That will probably help a little. Set on high, its a little to touchy. I was thinking about turning it down a little anyway.

I like the idea of maximizing the heat sink with the mounting.:dft003: Right now its mounted to an aluminum bracket, but its mounted with some foam servo tape in an attepmt to isolate it from the small vibrations (probably useless). Im gonna try redoing the mount, get rid of the foam tape and attach the aluminum bracket to the aluminum gmaxx frame and try and get the whole frame to act as a big heat sink. An then of course install the fan that I intended on installing already.

I'm also gonna gear it down, but only a touch. I'm running 66/24 Im gonna go to 68/24. I know its not alot, but all of this combined will hopefully be enough.

One more question, Will a 5s lipo setup run at lower amperage? I'm assuming that a higher voltage will result in a lower amperage for the same speeds. Will this reduce the heat produced? I have a setup for 5s also. I was just running the 4s cuz I figured it was easier on the drivetrain and more than fast enough. If the 5s will run cooler I'll run it that way from now on.