Oct 01, 2008, 11:08 PM
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Pleasant Valley Modelport
Joined Sep 2006
7,979 Posts
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It should have had plenty of power. I have a 400DF and run 12t (summer) or 13t winter. It never dropped like that. I can get well over 2600 rpm at less than 100% throttle. I do run 85 to 90% throttle when not in gov mode, and 85% in gov mode.
But it does run sort of hot at about 130*F on return on a summer day. I changed to a Scorpion HK2208-28 which does not seem to have as much instantaneous torque as the 400DF, but runs barely above air temp and uses 22% less current.
What ESC did you use with the 400DF ? I had to use a CC35 because other esc's could not soft start it.
The 400DF was easier on the batteries, returning with the batteries cooler than some other motors I have even though the 400DF motor can ran hot. Now I use the 400DF for a backup motor. I got it 2 1/2 years ago, and replaced it and a 430L 3550 with Scorpion motors which "beat" them off the heli !
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