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08.03.2009, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by BrianG View Post
No such thing yet. Even with specifying gearing and such, there are simply too many variables to consider to be anywhere near accurate. The best you can do is estimate average current draw by your runtime and battery capacity figures, and then estimate burst current by multiplying the average current by 6-8.



On the next version of your ESCs, incorporate a mechanical fist that comes out and punches the user if they try to use such packs.
Just figures.....sometimes looking at all these electrical numbers gives that feeling of doom I had 20 years ago in my EE and EEET classes in college. If it weren't for HP calculators, I would never had made it through those classes.


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