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HELI_FUN · 12-06-2016, 04:37 PM

is a 160 amp ESC too much for a 750mx motor on a trex 600 FBL 12s?

I got a great deal on it and it is a edge so I will be getting data from it as well.

HELI_FUN · 12-06-2016, 04:48 PM

cc 160hv = 8.2 oz (232.8g)

cc 120hv = 5.2oz (148.8g)

pril250 · 12-06-2016, 06:51 PM

Electrically it will work fine and provide you with a sizeable current safety headroom. Is a BEC included and if so what is the power is the rating on it.

As far as the extra weight (3Oz) is really up to your flying style and whether weight is a critical factor in the design of this particular heli.

Smoggie · 12-06-2016, 11:53 PM

Both answers are true. It will work ok but equally it is a bunch of unnecessary weight on a heli that's a bit on the heavy side at the best of times. Fitting it under the canopy may be tricky too?

Bear in mind that the standard ESC on the 600 was until very recently the castle 80A HV which weighs 124g.. so you are adding over 100g.

HELI_FUN · 12-07-2016, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pril250

Electrically it will work fine and provide you with a sizeable current safety headroom. Is a BEC included and if so what is the power is the rating on it.

As far as the extra weight (3Oz) is really up to your flying style and whether weight is a critical factor in the design of this particular heli.

No BEC on the cc160 ?I have a CC BEC pro i will be installing.

BEC specs:
Max Voltage for R/C Helis (with brake disabled) is 12S (50.4V)
Output voltage can be changed via Castle Link (sold separately) from 4.8V to 12.5V.
1.69" (43mm) x 1.3" (33mm) x 0.94" (24mm) , Weight (w/o wires): 1 oz (29 g)
Max Input: 12S LiPo (50.4V)
Max Output Current: 20 amps peak

HELI_FUN · 12-07-2016, 10:54 AM

Thanks for the replies guys. I think I will try it and do some data logging and if the amps are super low even in hard flight i will sell it and get something smaller. That is if I can fit it all under the canopy

nabl74 · 12-08-2016, 03:19 PM

You dont need 160a.

80a is fine so long as you set castle gov to insensitive if you fly hardcore 3d.

I use a 2550mah receiver pack on my 600l together with 80a. Perfectly balanced heli and better redundancy than a bec. If you go with a bec consider a optiguard or bug

Flying it for just over year and a half. Flying it hard and never any issues.

Indokast · 12-08-2016, 03:27 PM

It's never too much!

But yeah, possibly overkill and extra weight.

HELI_FUN · 12-08-2016, 04:23 PM

dam, what heli would require a 160? should i just sell it and get a 100 amp and some cash? I thought upgrading this motor to a 750mx in a 600 would be super powerful and require a good power system. but I'll see what the logging says about how much amps i'm pulling first

Smoggie · 12-08-2016, 04:39 PM

The 750MX was standard in the later versions of the 600 Pro and is standard in the all 600L.. Almost all of those were fitted with a Castle Edge 80A HV ESC which worked fine even for the hardest of flyers

Number · 01-02-2017, 02:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grumpy_Old_Man

The 750MX was standard in the later versions of the 600 Pro and is standard in the all 600L.. Almost all of those were fitted with a Castle Edge 80A HV ESC which worked fine even for the hardest of flyers

Not necessarily. The 750MX is a 700 class motor and it was very easy to overtemp the 80A Castle ESC. Many people began upgrading to a 120 for that reason. Now they include the Align 130A which is actually lighter than the Castle 120 (when considering the Castle needed an external BEC or RX Pack). And is a much nicer ESC overall.. Definitely overkill but it will run nice and cool.

MGPTWEGB · 01-29-2017, 07:59 PM

I run the Align 750MX on a Yep120 ESC on 12s No Problems at all...

I ran a Castle 80HV until it turned into the 4th Of July in the air .... But at that time Castle was having some problems........ They called them Ice 80HV's should have been called Fire 80HV's

nabl74 · 01-30-2017, 12:33 AM

I have been flying my edge hv 80 on the stock 600l dominator very hard. Fast piroflips tonnes of elev and aileron tic tocs pogo piroflips and full speed runs in a single flight and have not had any issues at all running 80amps on a 12s setup.

It does not get hot but that is a function of your pwm timing setup

The only thing i would comment is that once in a while after a very hard flight flight i do get the long beep short beep warning - overcurrent.. but it never causes a soft start as i have insensitive set!

1.5 years now no crashes and still going strong

Sent from my SM-G928I using Tapatalk

HELI_FUN · 01-30-2017, 06:18 PM

Thanks for all the input guys, really appreciate it

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12-06-2016, 04:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
HELI_FUN Registered Users Join Date: May 2016 Location: Huntington Beach, CA	is a 160 amp ESC too much for a 750mx motor on a trex 600 FBL 12s? is a 160 amp ESC too much for a 750mx motor on a trex 600 FBL 12s? I got a great deal on it and it is a edge so I will be getting data from it as well. __________________ Blade 300CFX, 450. Align: 450pro(3S), 500(6S), 600E(12s), 600N, 800E(12S). X-cell: Ion700(12S)

12-06-2016, 04:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
HELI_FUN Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: May 2016 Location: Huntington Beach, CA	cc 160hv = 8.2 oz (232.8g) cc 120hv = 5.2oz (148.8g) __________________ Blade 300CFX, 450. Align: 450pro(3S), 500(6S), 600E(12s), 600N, 800E(12S). X-cell: Ion700(12S)

12-06-2016, 06:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
pril250 Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2008	Electrically it will work fine and provide you with a sizeable current safety headroom. Is a BEC included and if so what is the power is the rating on it. As far as the extra weight (3Oz) is really up to your flying style and whether weight is a critical factor in the design of this particular heli. __________________ T-Rex600-ICE100,WR10ABEC,Scorp4025-1100+17T,Kasama head,QUK Swash CNC Tail,G-Force blocks,3152,DS760+BLS251,DX7+AR7000,FM. Blade400-CC ICE50,Scorp2221-8+12T,Sonix Head&Tail,5A BEC,HS65HB,Quark+3500G,AR7000,Align Carbon blades,TRex500 Skids,Flymentor.

12-06-2016, 11:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
Smoggie Registered Users Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Aberdeen, UK	Both answers are true. It will work ok but equally it is a bunch of unnecessary weight on a heli that's a bit on the heavy side at the best of times. Fitting it under the canopy may be tricky too? Bear in mind that the standard ESC on the 600 was until very recently the castle 80A HV which weighs 124g.. so you are adding over 100g. __________________ Gob 700 BT 'T' \| SoXos Strike 7.1 \| Henseleit TDR, TDF, TDSF & TDR2 \| OMP M1&M2 \| UK stockist for OMPHobby M1/M2 ScotiaRC.co.uk

12-07-2016, 10:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
HELI_FUN Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: May 2016 Location: Huntington Beach, CA	Thanks for the replies guys. I think I will try it and do some data logging and if the amps are super low even in hard flight i will sell it and get something smaller. That is if I can fit it all under the canopy __________________ Blade 300CFX, 450. Align: 450pro(3S), 500(6S), 600E(12s), 600N, 800E(12S). X-cell: Ion700(12S)

12-08-2016, 03:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
nabl74 Registered Users Join Date: Dec 2014	You dont need 160a. 80a is fine so long as you set castle gov to insensitive if you fly hardcore 3d. I use a 2550mah receiver pack on my 600l together with 80a. Perfectly balanced heli and better redundancy than a bec. If you go with a bec consider a optiguard or bug Flying it for just over year and a half. Flying it hard and never any issues. __________________ Goblin 380 KSE - MSH Brain2 / HW60A V4 Trex 500l Dominator- MSH Brain / HW100A Pro V3 Trex 600l dominator- MSH Brain / CC Edge 80HV Synergy E7se - MSH Brain / CC Edge 120HV

12-08-2016, 03:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
Indokast Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2014	It's never too much! But yeah, possibly overkill and extra weight. __________________ cheers

12-08-2016, 04:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
HELI_FUN Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: May 2016 Location: Huntington Beach, CA	dam, what heli would require a 160? should i just sell it and get a 100 amp and some cash? I thought upgrading this motor to a 750mx in a 600 would be super powerful and require a good power system. but I'll see what the logging says about how much amps i'm pulling first __________________ Blade 300CFX, 450. Align: 450pro(3S), 500(6S), 600E(12s), 600N, 800E(12S). X-cell: Ion700(12S)

12-08-2016, 04:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
Smoggie Registered Users Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Aberdeen, UK	The 750MX was standard in the later versions of the 600 Pro and is standard in the all 600L.. Almost all of those were fitted with a Castle Edge 80A HV ESC which worked fine even for the hardest of flyers __________________ Gob 700 BT 'T' \| SoXos Strike 7.1 \| Henseleit TDR, TDF, TDSF & TDR2 \| OMP M1&M2 \| UK stockist for OMPHobby M1/M2 ScotiaRC.co.uk

01-29-2017, 07:59 PM	#12 (permalink)
MGPTWEGB Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2014	I run the Align 750MX on a Yep120 ESC on 12s No Problems at all... I ran a Castle 80HV until it turned into the 4th Of July in the air .... But at that time Castle was having some problems........ They called them Ice 80HV's should have been called Fire 80HV's __________________ KDS Agile 6.4 Proto-Type 750MX 12s with an Ikon / KDS Agile 7.2 / Tarot-Align 600CF-FBL Robird G31 12S / The First X3-385 FROM AUTO-CAD to DIRT NAP in 10 SECONDS !

01-30-2017, 12:33 AM	#13 (permalink)
nabl74 Registered Users Join Date: Dec 2014	I have been flying my edge hv 80 on the stock 600l dominator very hard. Fast piroflips tonnes of elev and aileron tic tocs pogo piroflips and full speed runs in a single flight and have not had any issues at all running 80amps on a 12s setup. It does not get hot but that is a function of your pwm timing setup The only thing i would comment is that once in a while after a very hard flight flight i do get the long beep short beep warning - overcurrent.. but it never causes a soft start as i have insensitive set! 1.5 years now no crashes and still going strong Sent from my SM-G928I using Tapatalk

01-30-2017, 06:18 PM	#14 (permalink)
HELI_FUN Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: May 2016 Location: Huntington Beach, CA	Thanks for all the input guys, really appreciate it __________________ Blade 300CFX, 450. Align: 450pro(3S), 500(6S), 600E(12s), 600N, 800E(12S). X-cell: Ion700(12S)

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