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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Water Models / June 2008Twin Electric Motor Setup?
Hi everyone, new to this site, Im Aaron anyway. Now I am trying to set up twin electric motors in the boat my brother and i are building, heres the problem how do I set up the electrics, do I need two esc's, one big one etc etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Aaron  SignatureDeadSledz If you are running brushed motors, you can use one esc. If they are brushless, you must use two esc's. > Hi everyone, new to this site, Im Aaron anyway. Now I am trying to set > up twin electric motors in the boat my brother and i are building, > heres the problem how do I set up the electrics, do I need two esc's, > one big one etc etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Aaron On Jun 13, 6:04 pm, DeadSledz <DeadSledz.3ay...@no- mx.forums.yourdomain.com.au> wrote: > Hi everyone, new to this site, Im Aaron anyway. Now I am trying to set > up twin electric motors in the boat my brother and i are building, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > DeadSledz's Profile:http://www.modelpowerboat.com/forum/member.php?userid=4172 > View this thread:http://www.modelpowerboat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=673 1 ESC per motor gives you more flexibility, in that you can run them at different speeds if you want, even 1 forward & the other in reverse. Of course, that also eats 2 radio channels for propulsion, instead of just 1. Balance the need/desire for flexibility against the availability/cost/other use for that 2nd channel. I run 2 motors off 1 ESC in all my ships, counter-rotating, with "standard" brushed motors. Make sure that the total capacity (in AMPS) of the ESC(s) exceeds the STALLED current draw of ALL motors by at least a factor of 50%, or you'll fry the most expensive component. JM |
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