Common Sense RC Lipo Shield

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Common Sense RC Lipo Shield
Price: $22.99
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This is the Lipo Shield from Common Sense RC. Lipo Shield is a low voltage cutoff device which enables any ESC to be used with lithium battery packs. It installs easily between your receiver and ESC and provides a reliable 3.0V per cell soft cutoff to prevent over-discharge damage to your expensive lipo packs.

Lipo Shield is a soft cutoff, so it is appropriate for any plane, even 3D types. The soft cutoff gradually reduces power to the motor allowing you to make a controlled landing. When you notice the aircraft becoming sluggish, it is time to bring it in. The cutoff can be reset by throttling down to zero, then throttling back up. This enables a “go around” to prevent emergency landings and long walks to retrieve your plane.

Lipo Shield automatically detects the number of lithium cells in your battery pack at power-up and sets the appropriate cutoff voltage. It then continuously displays the detected number of cells by blinking the “Cells” LED. LipoShield works whether you’re running a BEC built into your ESC, a separate BEC such as ParkBEC or even a receiver pack.

Lipo Shield uses a microcontroller to modify the throttle signal sent from the receiver to the speed control. As a result, it works equally well with older ESCs that have no lithium cutoff settings, and new ESCs that have unreliable cutoffs. It will even work in conjunction with another soft cutoff built into your speed control.

Lipo Shield works equally well with brushed or brushless ESCs.

Specifications:
Input voltage: 1s to 12s Lithium or Lithium Polymer
Cutoff voltage: 3.0V/cell
Weight: 3.5g/.13oz

Works with all ESC's.

This product was added to our catalog on April 26, 2007

paul smith
Verified Owner
Monday, Nov 24 2008 (about 15 years ago)
Common Sense RC Lipo Shield
This will not work with the Traxxas Slash ESC!!!!! I bought one and hooked it up for a few seconds and figured this out on my own. However because I hooked it up for a few seconds “it’s no longer new and unused” so the Amain rep told me I could not return it and to take it up with Common Sense RC!!!!!!!! I understand a no returns policy on many RC items but in this case I feel ripped off. At the very least Amian needs to take the “will work with all ESCs off the description.”

I am disappointed in this cutoff because it says in the description “works with all ESCs” and I am also VERY disappointed in Amain and they are running close to losing my business!!!

If you’re on the market for a Slash cutoff do your research. This is a well known problem and there are a several threads on forums covering this issue.

Don’t waste your time and money like I did.