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I installed a Hobby Wing Max8-G2S combo in my Rlaarlo DSK roller and I'm pleased with its performance. The buggy is great on 4S and crazy on 6S, so I decided to try a 5S battery: the HRB "Premium" 5S 4500mah 100C. I purchased a pair of them for $80 from Amazon.
I'm not expecting much from these cheap batteries but the DSK's performance on them is really nice... it hits the nice middle ground between the DSK's controllability on 4S vs. wild behavior on 6S. (This is the first model that I've kept the punch setting of 5 rather than quickly upping it to the max punch value.)
I have always run the DSK on 4S and 6S batteries so I keep the ESC set to "auto-detect" cell count. It works as expected when a 4S or 6S battery is connected: I get four or six confirmation beeps from the ESC as the system powers up. But when I use the 5S battery, it gives six beeps. (I have my charger set to charge my LiPOs to 4.17 per cell to help maximize battery life.)
It seems to run fine on the 5S batteries but it does shut down a bit early. The battery voltage reads right at storage voltage when the ESC shuts down the DSK when I'm running the 5S packs. I'm thinking that if the ESC did detect the battery as 6S and set itself up to run with that cell count, then it shouldn't even run... it should be below the shut-down voltage as soon as it powers up, right?
I'm a little confused...
Does it matter? Am I doing something wrong? I did send a query to Hobby Wing.
I'm not expecting much from these cheap batteries but the DSK's performance on them is really nice... it hits the nice middle ground between the DSK's controllability on 4S vs. wild behavior on 6S. (This is the first model that I've kept the punch setting of 5 rather than quickly upping it to the max punch value.)
I have always run the DSK on 4S and 6S batteries so I keep the ESC set to "auto-detect" cell count. It works as expected when a 4S or 6S battery is connected: I get four or six confirmation beeps from the ESC as the system powers up. But when I use the 5S battery, it gives six beeps. (I have my charger set to charge my LiPOs to 4.17 per cell to help maximize battery life.)
It seems to run fine on the 5S batteries but it does shut down a bit early. The battery voltage reads right at storage voltage when the ESC shuts down the DSK when I'm running the 5S packs. I'm thinking that if the ESC did detect the battery as 6S and set itself up to run with that cell count, then it shouldn't even run... it should be below the shut-down voltage as soon as it powers up, right?
I'm a little confused...
Does it matter? Am I doing something wrong? I did send a query to Hobby Wing.
), I would need to remember to bring along my old iPod Touch to change the ESC parameters -- and remember to change them each time I changed batteries. Not a big deal, but since the iPod is so old, I keep the Bluetooth turned off to prevent draining its old and weak battery. And since I'm so old, I'd likely forget to change the ESC settings anyway. 
Again, not a big deal, but certainly not as convenient as having the auto-detect feature work properly.
