I have a hobby class speed control ready to be hooked up on my NB fj and i was wondering if the 9.6v battery pack will fry my speed control considering it is meant for a 7.2v battery pack. NOT a 9.6v one

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Originally posted by 4wheel Freak:
I have a hobby class speed control ready to be hooked up on my NB fj and i was wondering if the 9.6v battery pack will fry my speed control considering it is meant for a 7.2v battery pack. NOT a 9.6v one

Have to be more specific about your speed control.

Thats like me asking you if my sports car will do 200mph.

can you tell what sports car, I have to answer the ?

sorry for the lack of detail the esc is one of these http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXGZX1&P=ML and the battery i plan to run is a 1600maH nimh pack

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Originally posted by 4wheel Freak:
sorry for the lack of detail the esc is one of these http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXGZX1&P=ML and the battery i plan to run is a 1600maH nimh pack

ESC is good for a 7cell 8.4 volts.

If you want to use that battery you could check the voltage and Mah, to see what it is actually putting out. Most cheapo bats are just that "Cheap" no telling what it actually has or what your charger can produce. If your going to use that ECS. What other electronics are you thinking about using?

I ran 9.6 dual batteries through an old as the hills futaba ESC with no drama. I know its not specific on the modle but Im at work not in the basement.
the thing you have to watch is when it is running is one thing. When you have a nice 7 inch grippy tire jammed against a rock and you pull the throttle is a different enemy al together for your little ESC, who knows the amps it gonna pull!!

my experience with esc is they will run higher volts than stated but they do get very hot .so unless you are going to mount a fan on the heat sink stick with 8.4 volts as stated .