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So I got a 1.2m EFlite Mustang for Christmas and I plugged it all up with a 4s 2200mah battery. After a few sessions of setting things up on my Taranis, the receiver stopped working and only showed a dim little flashing light. I got out another ESC and servo and the receiver still didn't work. I got out an Ar610 receiver and the Mustang's ESC didn't work, either; I got a low-voltage warning on the 610. So I replaced the ESC with an Aerostar RV 60amp ESC from Hobbyking, and I popped in an FrSky V8FR-II receiver, as well as picked up some 3s 200mah batteries. I think I wrecked this system with 4s batteries when I was supposed to use 3s batteries. Voltage or something... Lesson learned
Fast forward to now, I've been fiddling with FT planes and have shelved the big, beautiful Mustang until I am certain the electronics won't die mid-flight and leave me with a sad pile of foam.
I was using that same Ar610 module mentioned above in the FT Mighty Mini Corsair and FT MM Mustang (I wrecked the Mustang lol, high-speed cartwheel through waist-high prairie grass) with great success. Everything else was FT stock, with the BL Heli ESC and some 3s 1000mah batteries. After maybe two dozen flights, the receiver now flickers rapidly and won't bind. The ESC seems to be okay, the batteries check out, but that receiver is toast.
I don't really get all the amps and C-ratings and angry pixies. I came to realize that I had been assuming the motor only draws what it needs, so I get the proper voltage with either the recommended mAh and/or C-rating, or slightly more mAh and/or C-rating. I had been led to believe that mAh was roughly defined as how long the battery lasted, and C was how much power could be drained without explodifying the battery. Is this incorrect?
Fast forward to now, I've been fiddling with FT planes and have shelved the big, beautiful Mustang until I am certain the electronics won't die mid-flight and leave me with a sad pile of foam.
I was using that same Ar610 module mentioned above in the FT Mighty Mini Corsair and FT MM Mustang (I wrecked the Mustang lol, high-speed cartwheel through waist-high prairie grass) with great success. Everything else was FT stock, with the BL Heli ESC and some 3s 1000mah batteries. After maybe two dozen flights, the receiver now flickers rapidly and won't bind. The ESC seems to be okay, the batteries check out, but that receiver is toast.
I don't really get all the amps and C-ratings and angry pixies. I came to realize that I had been assuming the motor only draws what it needs, so I get the proper voltage with either the recommended mAh and/or C-rating, or slightly more mAh and/or C-rating. I had been led to believe that mAh was roughly defined as how long the battery lasted, and C was how much power could be drained without explodifying the battery. Is this incorrect?