Dominator 6s running on a 3s battery

[Colin Broughton]

Just flew a 4s 2200ma battery at 90 percent headspeed (stock esc) with 8 min flight and battery still had 34 percent left in her, I'm gunna try 9 min flight and see what that leaves me.

This is comparable to running a 6s battery at 70 percent but almost doubling the flight time. I was averaging 5 min flights on a 6s 1200ma Gens ace battery with 24 percent left in pack.

[DominicD]

Originally Posted by Badhelipilot

Just flew a 4s 2200ma battery at 90 percent headspeed (stock esc) with 8 min flight and battery still had 34 percent left in her, I'm gunna try 9 min flight and see what that leaves me.

This is comparable to running a 6s battery at 70 percent but almost doubling the flight time. I was averaging 5 min flights on a 6s 1200ma Gens ace battery with 24 percent left in pack.

Because you dropped the HS almost in half.

[Delfin]

The other advantage is that the 3s batteries are cheaper. Now what if the 450L was build with a 3s motor? My 6s arrives tomorrow. Lets see.

[DominicD]

Originally Posted by Delfin

The other advantage is that the 3s batteries are cheaper. .

By maybe $5, it shouldn't be part of the decision.

[DiceK]

Originally Posted by Delfin

The other advantage is that the 3s batteries are cheaper. Now what if the 450L was build with a 3s motor? My 6s arrives tomorrow. Lets see.

That's kind of a yes and no.

Yes, 3S packs tend to be cheaper, but, in order to get them to survive hard flying you need a higher C rated pack (less efficient power setup)

I can get by with cheaper packs (Pulse) in my 450L than I could in my mini Titan (TP G8). The pulse seem to be surviving in this Heli where as my 3S thunder tiger swinging 323s tore them up.

[Acid Junkie]

i already have a 6 up to 14 minutes flight with my 6s batteries.....i have a couple 3s from my lost previoys heli......can i use them you say? if yes? i should change the TC or anything? or just change the battery? as for my flights...i have minimum 6-6.30 minutes with idle up to 75 and 90% mixed with normal flight......if i go only normal i can do up to almost 15minutes with my 6s .....if you ask me what batteries i have ...i have 3x 1400mah 40c Gens Ace and 2x 1450mah 45c Gen Ace again...which fit more perfect in the frame than the 1400....cause the 1450 is 1cm longer but thinner....the 1400 is like made to fit exactly the frame .....no space in any side ....you have to slithly push it maybe..but the 1450 is stronger longer and more thin...and it fits perfect...and its 10grams heavier which makes the heli EXACTLY balanced for me....with the 1400 i have a small ammount of more weight to the tail side so i try to keep them as out of frame i can to balance it .......so can we use the 3s batteries too? and for the history its my 2nd 450L dominator 1 month new....my previous had problems even from a perfect build....afte 1 month it was workin fine...suddenly tail vibes and waggin appeared...3 months we couldnt find what was it....3 technicians checked it out..nothing....i even bought all tail parts totaly new...nothing...and of course the main frame without the boom had no vibes at all with full throttle...till one day i changed my servos with mks ds 95......and in the 3rd battery the Esc broke on the air and took fire...was flying for 2 minutes like hell uncontrolable and everyone was running to hide wishing not to crash on any of the cars there......finaly it crashed....and the repair cost was too close to buy it new again...so i bought it again new.....and i use the mks servos which btw they didnt break at all..they work like new ...even at their 1st flights had a bad crash pffff anyway.........i have 1 align battery 2200mah 30c and one 2800 mah 45c gens ace again of course...top of the line batts.....so can i use them (3s) to my 6s dominator?