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Memoza · 06-04-2010, 01:08 PM

I finally got around to building Esmart. Just a Q, what type of battery are you guys using with the stock motor, and a BEC if any ?

I am trying a Turnigy 5000mAh 6S 20C Lipo Pack, going from 450s 2200mAh batteries, 5000 sure feels like a brick at 800 grams, is that norm or a 5S is a better choice ?

Donnie D · 06-04-2010, 06:51 PM

I use Exceed 5S, 4000mAh with a Hobbywing 80A OPTO ESC,

A lot of people use 6S though.

Donnie D

Flip465 · 06-04-2010, 07:52 PM

My ES600, with its stock motor, uses either twin 3S1P 5000Mah 35C packs or a single 6S1P 35C pack for motor power only. These packs feed the stock motor through an Align 100A Brushless ESC. RCE-BL100G.

Motor speed control from 2nd battery pack. This is a 4500Mah 3P1S 25C via an Align 6A External BEC with a 5.1 volt two way step-down voltage regulator to help stop the tail servo from burning out. Because of it's size, this battery now sits on a battery plate that was originally designed to hold the main flight pack. Quick & easy modification back when parts when available, the whole lot still sits inside the canopy with room to spare and has helped fix the usual tail heavy C of G problems that metal framed ES600 all seem to suffer from

After each flight neither the battery packs nor the electronics show any signs of being anything but slightly warm to the 'finger tip touch' test, so if it isn't broken - don't fix it. :-)
The servos are warmer than any other parts.

All my LiPo packs are now Turnigy packs from Hobby King. So far they have all proved to be excellent value for money with just as much power and battery life (or more) as most of the 'brand' name packs costing 2 or 3 times as much.

That's taking the performance from well over 2 dozen LiPo packs of both Turnigy & Rhino brand names.

I know a lot of people thing these Align units are junk but mine has lasted over 2 years, so far without any problems at all, - of course due to the lack of parts these days the ES600 doesn't get used all that often any more. :-(

signal7 · 06-04-2010, 11:28 PM

I use 6S 5000mah's, they're great for this heli. 6S 5000's are also what the other 550's on the market like as well. If you ever get another brand of 550 you'll at least have the packs...

Memoza · 06-23-2010, 09:13 AM

Cool, thanks.

I am going to use a 3A 5V BEC with a 2S 1000mAh battery, can anyone say if 3A BEC for 4 Futaba S3305 servos is enough?

oh and no crazy 3D... yet.

06-04-2010, 01:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
Memoza Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2009	ESmart Battery I finally got around to building Esmart. Just a Q, what type of battery are you guys using with the stock motor, and a BEC if any ? I am trying a Turnigy 5000mAh 6S 20C Lipo Pack, going from 450s 2200mAh batteries, 5000 sure feels like a brick at 800 grams, is that norm or a 5S is a better choice ?

06-04-2010, 07:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Flip465 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jul 2007	My ES600, with its stock motor, uses either twin 3S1P 5000Mah 35C packs or a single 6S1P 35C pack for motor power only. These packs feed the stock motor through an Align 100A Brushless ESC. RCE-BL100G. Motor speed control from 2nd battery pack. This is a 4500Mah 3P1S 25C via an Align 6A External BEC with a 5.1 volt two way step-down voltage regulator to help stop the tail servo from burning out. Because of it's size, this battery now sits on a battery plate that was originally designed to hold the main flight pack. Quick & easy modification back when parts when available, the whole lot still sits inside the canopy with room to spare and has helped fix the usual tail heavy C of G problems that metal framed ES600 all seem to suffer from After each flight neither the battery packs nor the electronics show any signs of being anything but slightly warm to the 'finger tip touch' test, so if it isn't broken - don't fix it. :-) The servos are warmer than any other parts. All my LiPo packs are now Turnigy packs from Hobby King. So far they have all proved to be excellent value for money with just as much power and battery life (or more) as most of the 'brand' name packs costing 2 or 3 times as much. That's taking the performance from well over 2 dozen LiPo packs of both Turnigy & Rhino brand names. I know a lot of people thing these Align units are junk but mine has lasted over 2 years, so far without any problems at all, - of course due to the lack of parts these days the ES600 doesn't get used all that often any more. :-( __________________ Life is too damned short ! Live it to the maximum and enjoy it ! Last edited by Flip465; 06-04-2010 at 08:02 PM.. Reason: spelling. ;-(

06-04-2010, 11:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
signal7 Registered Users Join Date: Oct 2008	I use 6S 5000mah's, they're great for this heli. 6S 5000's are also what the other 550's on the market like as well. If you ever get another brand of 550 you'll at least have the packs... __________________ MSH Protos FBL - Scorpion 880kv, YEP80A, SK720, 9650's/9254 Outrage 550 FBL - Scorpion 4025-1100, ICE 100, Hercules BEC, SK720, 9452's/DS650 Compass 6HV FBL - Stock motor/ESC, SK720, JR 8917HV's, BL 9188 Compass 7HV FBL

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06-04-2010, 06:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
Donnie D Registered Users Join Date: Feb 2009	I use Exceed 5S, 4000mAh with a Hobbywing 80A OPTO ESC, A lot of people use 6S though. Donnie D

06-23-2010, 09:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
Memoza Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Jul 2009	Cool, thanks. I am going to use a 3A 5V BEC with a 2S 1000mAh battery, can anyone say if 3A BEC for 4 Futaba S3305 servos is enough? oh and no crazy 3D... yet.

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