4 motor wiring
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29 Sep 2011 03:17 #1
by blooper
4 motor wiring was created by blooper
hello folks and garry.
i will be needing advice on the best way to wire up 4 motors, esc's and bec for my vickers build very shortly.
i have 2 engines in each pod, 1 tractor and 1 pusher.
i will fit the esc's in the pods and have the batteries in the fuselage.
tractors will run off of 1 battery and pushers the other.
then a separate battery for the rec and servo's.
hints and tips required.
thank you in advance.
tony. (blooper)
i will be needing advice on the best way to wire up 4 motors, esc's and bec for my vickers build very shortly.
i have 2 engines in each pod, 1 tractor and 1 pusher.
i will fit the esc's in the pods and have the batteries in the fuselage.
tractors will run off of 1 battery and pushers the other.
then a separate battery for the rec and servo's.
hints and tips required.
thank you in advance.
tony. (blooper)
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29 Sep 2011 11:24 #2
by Klipkopwildlife
Do it now, you may never get another chance
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You'll have to remove (fold back) the red wires from each Esc, and you'll need three 'Y' leads, one for the pushers and one for the pullers and one to go to the receiver. It might be easier to make up a loom.
I'll post a schematic if you need one bloop.
I'll post a schematic if you need one bloop.
Do it now, you may never get another chance
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29 Sep 2011 13:43 #3
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Replied by blooper on topic Re: 4 motor wiring
if you could sir it will be a great help.
i have to feed all the wires down the supports and into the wing as well. (should be fun)
tony.
i have to feed all the wires down the supports and into the wing as well. (should be fun)
tony.
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30 Sep 2011 03:16 #4
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if you are calm and collected when all about you are going berserk - you've missed something important!
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Plug your receiver battery in to the receiver, as normal.
Take the first Y lead, and disconnect the red lead from the rx plug. Plug this into the throttle socket on the rx.
Take another two Y leads, plug them into the two ends you already have, so you now have four sockets.
Plug a speedo into each one.
Plug each speedo into a motor and a lipo as normal.
By disconnecting the red wire in the first Y lead, you have stopped the speedos from feeding the rx with volts, and fighting each other!
Normally you do not need to separate all the red leads, because it is just the same as having four batteries side by side, they won't fight each other.
Take the first Y lead, and disconnect the red lead from the rx plug. Plug this into the throttle socket on the rx.
Take another two Y leads, plug them into the two ends you already have, so you now have four sockets.
Plug a speedo into each one.
Plug each speedo into a motor and a lipo as normal.
By disconnecting the red wire in the first Y lead, you have stopped the speedos from feeding the rx with volts, and fighting each other!
Normally you do not need to separate all the red leads, because it is just the same as having four batteries side by side, they won't fight each other.
if you are calm and collected when all about you are going berserk - you've missed something important!
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30 Sep 2011 14:01 #5
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thats good info thanks
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02 Sep 2012 00:00 #6
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Youll be needing this one now Tony
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02 Sep 2012 04:01 #7
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Just one point.
With the ESCs in the pods they will be close to their motors but how long will the battery wires be?
There is no practical limit on the length of the ESC to motor wires but there is on the battery to ESC. The smoothing capacitors on the input side of the ESC can be damaged by stray induced voltages and the longer the battery wires the more likely is it to happen.
With the ESCs in the pods they will be close to their motors but how long will the battery wires be?
There is no practical limit on the length of the ESC to motor wires but there is on the battery to ESC. The smoothing capacitors on the input side of the ESC can be damaged by stray induced voltages and the longer the battery wires the more likely is it to happen.
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