<div>There is a company that makes a separate LVC that plugs into the balance ports, just for this reason. I'll dig up the link if anyone is interested.</div> <div> </div> <div>Bob R.</div> <div><BR><BR><B><I>Richard Strickland <richard.s@allied-callaway.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1595" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE>@font-face { font-family: Wingdings; } @font-face { font-family: Forte; } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } P.MsoEnvelopeReturn { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Forte }
LI.MsoEnvelopeReturn { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Forte } DIV.MsoEnvelopeReturn { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Forte } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.EmailStyle18 { COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-style-type: personal-compose } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> <DIV><SPAN class=046270917-03082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Keep in mind it's reading the WHOLE pack and NOT individual cells--so if you are cutting off at 3, chances are at least 1 of your cells is lower than that. I would suggest NOT using a cutoff for a tell-tale and get to know your batteries to where you have plenty of cushion--i.e.-- one pattern plus X maneuvers and
LAND.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=046270917-03082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=046270917-03082007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>RS</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Fred Huber<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 03, 2007 10:59 AM<BR><B>To:</B> NSRCA Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hacker ESC programming<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>RE cutoff...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>3.0 is the lowest you should use.... only use it if you can't get through the sequence using 3.2/cell.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>The higher your cutoff (if
thats your indicator to land..) The longer (more cycles) your batteries will survive. thats the whole point of the cutoff... prevent destroying batteries.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Not that some of the higher C rated batteries are now recommending no lower than 3.2 v/cell. Read the info on your batteries. Obey THAT.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=verne@twmi.rr.com href="mailto:verne@twmi.rr.com">Verne Koester</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA Mailing List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 03, 2007
5:26 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hacker ESC programming</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>C50 14XL Comp and Comp controller, TP 5300 batteries, APC 20.5 X 14, drawing 65 amps at full power</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Timing is 3 (that's where Andrew and Jason told me to set it)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Acceleration is soft (only affects from dead start)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Throttle curve is logarithmical with my radio (14MZ) set to -26 expo 2 (personal preference from experimenting)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Don't remember where my cutoff is, I seem to recall 3 volts per cell but I'm never anywhere near it anyway.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hope this helps</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT
face=Arial>Verne</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=schale@optonline.net href="mailto:schale@optonline.net">Stuart Chale</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">'NSRCA Mailing List'</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 02, 2007 10:50 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] Hacker ESC programming</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">OK it's a little quiet and I really
do not understand some of the setting available in the Hacker ESC programmer.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have both the standard C50 14 XL and the comp version. I assume that these settings are similar for other ESC's as well.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Timing: 0-5 recommended for Hacker but what is optimal and what does changing it actually do </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Wingdings size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">J</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div>
<div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Acceleration: What setting is everyone using? Does this setting only affect a start from being stopped, or at all times?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Throttle curve: Is anyone using expo or logarithmical?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What cut off voltage is appropriate for
our current draw?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I assume most people would use slow down at the cut off voltage and not instant stop.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Stuart<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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