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I like to know how can I fix 4x 11.1 lipo battery in 1 quadacoputer with 4 esc without losing main board with high voltage? can someone guide me what is proper way to do it?

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lordofring Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (OM) USERID: 408086 Newbie Joined: 24/Jun/2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 18	Quote Reply Topic: Need for Assistant Posted: 24/Jun/2012 at 3:47pm
	Hi I like to know how can I fix 4x 11.1 lipo battery in 1 quadacoputer with 4 esc without losing main board with high voltage? can someone guide me what is proper way to do it?

Bazza22 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (AU) USERID: 795648 HobbyKing Constituent Joined: 10/May/2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 121	Quote Reply Posted: 24/Jun/2012 at 9:31pm
	As far as I know you do not install 4 batteries. Instead you run 4 cables from each battery lead, red and black. You will need to get 4 smaller diameter cables, so you end up having 4 red cables attached to the battery red lead, and 4 black cables attached to the battery black lead. Suggest you have a suitable male or female connector on the other end of the 4 cables, depending on battery connector type, so that its easy to disconnect power from the battery when required.From there the 4 cables connect to the 4 esc leads. In case this is not clear, please get back to me! I can email you a pic of the set up if that helps.Cheers, Baz

lordofring Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (OM) USERID: 408086 Newbie Joined: 24/Jun/2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 18	Quote Reply Posted: 25/Jun/2012 at 1:52am
	sorry still not clear for me. my email id is: dhaider1969@hotmail.com

Keeth Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (AU) USERID: 763654 Hobbyking Addict Joined: 20/Jul/2011 Location: Kickatinalong Online Status: Offline Posts: 668	Quote Reply Posted: 25/Jun/2012 at 6:44am
	Use one of these or something similar... You can also get 4 in 1 ESCs with one battery connection...

crandix Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (AU) USERID: 280944 HobbyKing Constituent Joined: 23/Jan/2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 141	Quote Reply Posted: 26/Jun/2012 at 11:32am
	Connect all ESCs in parallel

crandix Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (AU) USERID: 280944 HobbyKing Constituent Joined: 23/Jan/2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 141	Quote Reply Posted: 26/Jun/2012 at 11:40am
	"Solder" or use connectors.

Wally2 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (US) USERID: 13190 Bargain Addict! Joined: 07/Feb/2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 63	Quote Reply Posted: 04/Jul/2012 at 12:59am
	What you need to do is use the Power Distribution Board to plug the power-in-wires from the 4 ESCs. You will need to solder 3.5mm plugs on the ESC wires to match those on the Power Distribution Board. The heavy wires with the XT-60 connector attached to the center of the Pwr Dist. board is where you attach your battery. Be sure your battery has an XT-60 connector on its power wires. The 3 wire connector that comes from the ESC and goes to the M1 - M4 connectors on the FC (Flight Controller) board (on an airplane the 3 wire connector from ESC goes to the throdle channel of the receiver). Since there will be 4 BESC attachedd to the FC something neeeds to be done about this. What I did was to lightly lift the small clip that holds the positive wire in the connector and pull out the wire with the pin attached. The positive wire is usually the center wire on the 3 pin connector. DO NOT CUT THE PIN OFF OF THE WIRE! Get a piece of heat shrink tubing and place it over the pin and shrink it down tight. This needs to be done on 3 of the ESC only. Running all 4 ESCs in prarllel causes them to get hotter than usual and they tend to be noisey which causes problems for the FC. That is all the electrical connections. You should now be ready to flash the control software if you do not want the + version that resides in the FC. Just remember to get the manual for the software version you use to flash the FC. Besure to follow all the setup prochedures for setting up your Quad. Edited by Wally2 - 08/Jul/2012 at 8:17am

crandix Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (AU) USERID: 280944 HobbyKing Constituent Joined: 23/Jan/2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 141	Quote Reply Posted: 05/Jul/2012 at 8:29pm
	That's exactly what the Power Distribution Board does, connects all ESCs in parallel, as is indicated in the diagram above.

Wally2 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (US) USERID: 13190 Bargain Addict! Joined: 07/Feb/2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 63	Quote Reply Posted: 06/Jul/2012 at 3:31pm
	crandix, you are correct. Just thought the diagram needed a few words to explain it to a newbie.

lordofring Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Platinum (OM) USERID: 408086 Newbie Joined: 24/Jun/2012 Online Status: Offline Posts: 18	Quote Reply Posted: 10/Jul/2012 at 1:43am
	tks guys for replays i solve the issue, i have 1 more clarifications need for your help on this!!! If 2 prop running clockwise and other 2 anticlockwise!!! this mean 2 props trying to pull the airplane up and other 2 pulling it down mean both are equals … this will keep the airplane in ground >?> this is my first time building X Copter suing Hobby Kink malty copter switch board I86 I follow all instructions in user manual all are ok but flight not ready to leave the ground. are there any other thinks i have to do??/ Regards,