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Originally Posted by lutach
I said the ESC has a setting for A123 cells, I never said the cells in my M18 was A123. Look at the pictures, it shows that instruction manual for the ESC. Someone mentioned I was hyping the ESC and I just took a few photos of the manual. I have a few lithium cells that are about the same size as a AA and it is rated for 3.6V. The A123 setting on the ESC makes the cutoff just right for the cells with a 2V minimum. This ESC handles 6S lipos and 7S 3.6V cells.
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Hah! LOL - I knew there was something wrong with the way I was reading it.
I was envisioning a M18 with a brick tied to the top of the car
Doh!
Cool that they are starting to put the A123 cutoffs in the esc's. I have tried them recently and I have to say I am not so impressed compared with a LiPo. The safety factor is there, but I've only had one brand of lipo ever go bad on me and swell (hmmmm.... can we say FDM?), never a problem with Maxamps, TP, Orion/Kokam and I just got my first TrakPower/FlightPower in the mail today. Until the A123 technology matures and the weight and size of the cells shrink in a few years it's just not worth the trade-off for runtime for the cells.