60A Hobbywing ESC

fulcrum2 · 05-30-2012, 05:49 AM

Hello my friends,

does anyone know if the 60A hobbywing esc is holding a stock (non-stretched) Atom 500 back? In other words, would I gain something by putting a 100A ESC?

Thanks for any feedback and best regards, Stefan

Daniel880516 · 05-31-2012, 12:10 AM

Not really sure, but will have a Castle Ice 100 and 10 tooth pinion to try soon as well and start logging, but stock is working good for me so far (Non stretched, 9 tooth pinion)

chopstick · 05-31-2012, 02:36 AM

You don't need more amps. Except when you go for a 10T pinion.

fulcrum2 · 05-31-2012, 05:37 AM

Good, thank you. So with the 10t an upgrade is recommended. Got it!

chopstick · 05-31-2012, 06:30 AM

I thougt that was in the manual.
Glad to help. Have a nice fly.

skunkworx · 05-31-2012, 01:28 PM

Yes, for a 10t pinion you will definitely need a 100A speedie instead of the stock 60. You'll get spikes up in the 80A to 90A range which will or can kill off your ESC faster than normal. It will technically fly on the 60A and it will likely last a long time, but it's better to be safe than sorry in this case.

fulcrum2 · 05-31-2012, 01:48 PM

Ok, understood. But would a 100a "feel" more powerful in a 9 tooth set-up or just provide more headroom for 10t? Probably not...

myrseth · 06-01-2012, 12:39 AM

No, an esc dont restrict, with full pwm the motor grabs what it need and result is fire/shutdown When over amping to long. I had a cc75 until i replaced it with a hw 100, with 9t it was pulling up to 75a in tic tocs, but that is peak and the 60a can handle that fine.

Edit: if you don't get enough power I would check timing and pwm freq + batteries. I was running some very expensive batteries in the start which sucked power wise, with new batteries and 18ish timing on the hw it just started screaming.

fulcrum2 · 06-01-2012, 01:15 AM

Thanks again for making this very clear. No need to upgrade for me right now :-)

chopstick · 06-03-2012, 04:34 AM

you can save your bucks for replacementparts.
Or to purchase the Warp

05-30-2012, 05:49 AM	#1
fulcrum2 Registered Users Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Switzerland	60A Hobbywing ESC Hello my friends, does anyone know if the 60A hobbywing esc is holding a stock (non-stretched) Atom 500 back? In other words, would I gain something by putting a 100A ESC? Thanks for any feedback and best regards, Stefan

05-31-2012, 12:10 AM	#2
Daniel880516 Registered Users Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ON, Mississauga	Not really sure, but will have a Castle Ice 100 and 10 tooth pinion to try soon as well and start logging, but stock is working good for me so far (Non stretched, 9 tooth pinion) __________________ Team RotorQuest / SAB Heli Canada Goblin 770 Xxtreme 800, Xxtreme 700 DX18

05-31-2012, 02:36 AM	#3
chopstick Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the Netherlands	You don't need more amps. Except when you go for a 10T pinion. __________________ LOGO 400SE : Skookum SK540, Scorpion 3226 1230kV SJM180 : Tarot ZYX Rigidheli.com: The place where Dutch Helipilots meet

05-31-2012, 06:30 AM	#5
chopstick Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the Netherlands	I thougt that was in the manual. Glad to help. Have a nice fly. __________________ LOGO 400SE : Skookum SK540, Scorpion 3226 1230kV SJM180 : Tarot ZYX Rigidheli.com: The place where Dutch Helipilots meet

05-31-2012, 01:28 PM	#6
skunkworx Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Scorching Yuma, AZ , USA	Yes, for a 10t pinion you will definitely need a 100A speedie instead of the stock 60. You'll get spikes up in the 80A to 90A range which will or can kill off your ESC faster than normal. It will technically fly on the 60A and it will likely last a long time, but it's better to be safe than sorry in this case. __________________ Tim - Atom 500, 6HV, 3D+, eAurora KBDD TEAM PILOT Compass support/Nankin Hobby.com --Si vis pacem, para bellum--

05-31-2012, 05:37 AM	#4
fulcrum2 Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Switzerland	Good, thank you. So with the 10t an upgrade is recommended. Got it!

05-31-2012, 01:48 PM	#7
fulcrum2 Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Switzerland	Ok, understood. But would a 100a "feel" more powerful in a 9 tooth set-up or just provide more headroom for 10t? Probably not...

06-01-2012, 12:39 AM	#8
myrseth Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Norway, Lier	No, an esc dont restrict, with full pwm the motor grabs what it need and result is fire/shutdown When over amping to long. I had a cc75 until i replaced it with a hw 100, with 9t it was pulling up to 75a in tic tocs, but that is peak and the 60a can handle that fine. Edit: if you don't get enough power I would check timing and pwm freq + batteries. I was running some very expensive batteries in the start which sucked power wise, with new batteries and 18ish timing on the hw it just started screaming. __________________ Klaus Myrseth Team Compass 7HV FBL fullsize VBar - 3Dplus FBL fullsize VBar - Atom 500 FBL mini VBar JR 11X <3 - KBDD

06-01-2012, 01:15 AM	#9
fulcrum2 Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Switzerland	Thanks again for making this very clear. No need to upgrade for me right now :-)

06-03-2012, 04:34 AM	#10
chopstick Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the Netherlands	you can save your bucks for replacementparts. Or to purchase the Warp __________________ LOGO 400SE : Skookum SK540, Scorpion 3226 1230kV SJM180 : Tarot ZYX Rigidheli.com: The place where Dutch Helipilots meet

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