Hydra 240 Hv's Dead Batch

[MTBikerTim]

Originally Posted by Pdelcast

LOL, the people who had speed controls die on plugin destroyed their motors and ESCs due to bad setups -- first they destroy the motor, and then the ESC dies afterwards, but they don't know that there is a problem because the battery dies right afterwards. Then they plug in a new battery, and poof!

Most boat guys have NO IDEA how many amps they actually pull on their boats. I've seen setups (sent in for us to test) that draw in excess of 2000 amps. They just assume that a faster motor (higher Kv) and larger prop is always a good thing...

And that's why boat guys fry ESCs like popcorn. And also why we don't have the same warranty with boat ESCs as car/airplane ESCs.

I think this applies to a lot of people with cars and planes as well. I have seen a lot of people on line (not here people know better) and locally completely under estimate the number of amps their setup is pulling. The only way I have any idea is because I have run or seen run almost identical setups with an eagle tree attached. It's really hard to guess the amps thing.