Maurice Dyer Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 Hello me again. I hope ive solved the problem. Took the motor out completely; the shaft was rubbing on a wooden extension id made. I also (on my futaba 14sg) dropped the full throttle end point by 10 percent and happy as larry now at 600 watts and 38 amps. Note to self; check, check and check again stupid !!! maurice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 On 14/07/2021 at 19:57, Geoff S said: PS, just a thought. I had a motor that drew a lot more current than I thought it should. In the end, it turned out that the supplied cuneiform mount was fouling the colette that held the motor shaft and loading the motor. It wasn't immediately obvious, so it might be worth checking. Very similar to the problem I had ? Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Dyer Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 Geoff, just so. I am so annoyed, I spent ages getting this model right. And I'm a such a fussy little modeller......... Maurice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Crook Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 The important thing is you have found an explanation - we all make slip ups occasionally! It should cruise around very nicely on half throttle now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 8 hours ago, Maurice Dyer said: I also (on my futaba 14sg) dropped the full throttle end point by 10 percent and happy as larry now at 600 watts and 38 amps. Note to self; check, check and check again stupid !!! maurice Not really a good idea tbh - far better to prop it down appropriately so that you can use full throttle throw, that way you are not going to heat up the ESC when operating at “full” power for extended periods due to the additional switching required… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Dyer Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 12 hours ago, MattyB said: Not really a good idea tbh - far better to prop it down appropriately so that you can use full throttle throw, that way you are not going to heat up the ESC when operating at “full” power for extended periods due to the additional switching required… Thank you for that. I thought that might cause a problem. Just going to buy a couple of props with smaller pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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