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fastbaja5b · 02.27.2012, 07:27 PM

Ok well the castle esc has 880uf on the cap pack and 2 * 680uf caps I can see on the main unit

so roughly 2200uf

running 6-8s Lipo

so a smaller resistor like a 10 ohm 2 watt? All the info on no spark resistors is very non specific, I remember Patrick saying 1 ohm 5 watt minimum in one post a while ago, so I went slightly bigger (next size up) with the 1 ohm 10watt and yeah it's pretty friggin huge, much bigger than the other no spark resistors. There doesn't seem to be a clear answer, just a lot of theorizing and links to complex pages etc, for the simpeltons among us it's tough to find a set answer, ie, which one do I get?

I have both sides as male plugs so I can run both plugs on the battery as females, why? Well a 2 yr old sees a battery, a male and a female plug and to him they go together, do that to a lipo and things short.
aqwut thanks for the suggestion on shoe goo, I''l smear some silicone over the solder posts and joints between the caps and posts and put some heavier heat shrink on.

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fastbaja5b RC-Monster Aluminum Offline Posts: 704 Join Date: May 2008	02.27.2012, 07:27 PM Ok well the castle esc has 880uf on the cap pack and 2 * 680uf caps I can see on the main unit so roughly 2200uf running 6-8s Lipo so a smaller resistor like a 10 ohm 2 watt? All the info on no spark resistors is very non specific, I remember Patrick saying 1 ohm 5 watt minimum in one post a while ago, so I went slightly bigger (next size up) with the 1 ohm 10watt and yeah it's pretty friggin huge, much bigger than the other no spark resistors. There doesn't seem to be a clear answer, just a lot of theorizing and links to complex pages etc, for the simpeltons among us it's tough to find a set answer, ie, which one do I get? I have both sides as male plugs so I can run both plugs on the battery as females, why? Well a 2 yr old sees a battery, a male and a female plug and to him they go together, do that to a lipo and things short. aqwut thanks for the suggestion on shoe goo, I''l smear some silicone over the solder posts and joints between the caps and posts and put some heavier heat shrink on. Say Less, Do More.