Everything works great, EXCEPT, after the first flight, just ONE esc got extremely hot, while the others were relatively cool. I then unplugged the battery, it cooled down, then I plugged the battery back in. Without any throttle input, the ESC got hot again. Within 5 seconds.
I'm guessing this ESC gives power to the APM so is that why it's getting hot? I want to be sure before this thing lights on fire :-) I checked for incorrect solders, ect, nothing that I could see.
I want to be clear, that it powers the motor fine, it spins, and I got a good 15 minute flight out of it.
Elijah
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Yes its most likely the one powering the APM and electronics. It should be fine but alot of people get a seperate BEC connected to the main power input from the battery and disconnect the red wire on the esc.
Neil