What's the best T/R motor if you use lipo's

jmctague · Sep 26, 2004, 12:32 AM

Well i did it! started using 1200ma 7.4 and a 340 11.1 lipo's and guess what? (right) burned up tail motor. using the stock 310 motor. so what is the best solution to this endless problem people are having? DD? D-F? or what. let's talk about this aside from going to seperates
(JERRY)

Fred Bronk · Sep 26, 2004, 12:54 AM

Well, the 340's will not handle the main motor and as you found out will burn up te TR motor.

2s lipos will work very well DD on the TR. People use the 1200's so the heli still balances.

Philpops · Sep 26, 2004, 01:07 AM

buy a brushless tail motor, you will never have any trouble again

HBirdV.2 · Sep 26, 2004, 01:22 AM

I run a EDP-50 DD tail motor with heat sink and it doesnt even get warm on a 2S Lipo and Acro280BB main motor. (Hummingbird Helicopter)

The EDP-50 is great and even better with a 3030 prop

Dan_Jones · Sep 26, 2004, 01:31 AM

There isn't much you can do except go seperates. A high frequency tail ESC will give back the tail motor life. With that aside, using a tail motor with carbon brushes is the only real thing you could do. I have also found that cutting my main blades reduced the strain on my tail motors, but that may also cause other issues with lift, etc.

DD will draw more current than the geared tail motor setup, so I recomend sticking with the gears for right now.

Sep 26, 2004, 12:32 AM	#1
jmctague Registered User springfield,mo Joined Aug 2003 68 Posts	What's the best T/R motor if you use lipo's Well i did it! started using 1200ma 7.4 and a 340 11.1 lipo's and guess what? (right) burned up tail motor. using the stock 310 motor. so what is the best solution to this endless problem people are having? DD? D-F? or what. let's talk about this aside from going to seperates (JERRY)

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Sep 26, 2004, 12:54 AM	#2
Fred Bronk Our Daddy and Heli Junkie In Heli Wonderland Joined Aug 1999 22,744 Posts	Well, the 340's will not handle the main motor and as you found out will burn up te TR motor. 2s lipos will work very well DD on the TR. People use the 1200's so the heli still balances.

Sep 26, 2004, 01:07 AM	#3
Philpops Registered User Australia Joined Mar 2004 2,353 Posts	buy a brushless tail motor, you will never have any trouble again

Sep 26, 2004, 01:22 AM	#4
HBirdV.2 Life-One flight at a time B.C Canada Joined Jul 2004 466 Posts	I run a EDP-50 DD tail motor with heat sink and it doesnt even get warm on a 2S Lipo and Acro280BB main motor. (Hummingbird Helicopter) The EDP-50 is great and even better with a 3030 prop

Sep 26, 2004, 01:31 AM	#5
Dan_Jones Dionysus Design Chico, CA USA Joined Nov 2003 121 Posts	There isn't much you can do except go seperates. A high frequency tail ESC will give back the tail motor life. With that aside, using a tail motor with carbon brushes is the only real thing you could do. I have also found that cutting my main blades reduced the strain on my tail motors, but that may also cause other issues with lift, etc. DD will draw more current than the geared tail motor setup, so I recomend sticking with the gears for right now.