ESCs are specifically designed for some voltage ranges.
If FW's stock 150A ESC isn't rated for more than 8S, don't push it. Even if it doesn't fail in the first attempt, it won't be long before it does because components such as caps and mosfets won't be able to take it.
As for the motor, it probably will work but overheat very quickly. And when motors overheat they also tend to fail rather sooner than later. Magnets break or unglue, coils can melt and fry, etc.
Motors have a kv value, which is a speed constant. This is the link between your operating voltage and target rpms. System voltage times 'kv' gives an approximate of max rpm at full throttle for that particular motor running at that tension. Ofc, this is just an approximation and it will depend on things like load (propeller drag, etc).
So if you get an EDF with a 1600kv motor meant to turn at say, 50k rpms on 8S and hook it to a 10S battery (provided the ESC is designed to work with 10S), you will be aiming at 1600 x 3.7 x 10 = 60k rpms approximately. On modern EDFs with 9 to 12 blades, motor load grows VERY quickly. You may get away with murder on an EDF running a smaller blade count, but on a 12b system, 10k extra rpms are going to make the amps skyrocket, potentially destroying not just the motor, but also the batteries or even the ESCs. It may even cause enough heat to damage connectors and solder joints... so there's that too.
As for other paintjobs for the Raptor, someone around here had one with a starscream scheme I think...
I have kept mine stock but given the canopy a golden tint to add to the scale effect :)
It's not visible all the time but when it hits the correct angle makes a very cool golden reflection (check minute 3:10 for instance):
If FW's stock 150A ESC isn't rated for more than 8S, don't push it. Even if it doesn't fail in the first attempt, it won't be long before it does because components such as caps and mosfets won't be able to take it.
As for the motor, it probably will work but overheat very quickly. And when motors overheat they also tend to fail rather sooner than later. Magnets break or unglue, coils can melt and fry, etc.
Motors have a kv value, which is a speed constant. This is the link between your operating voltage and target rpms. System voltage times 'kv' gives an approximate of max rpm at full throttle for that particular motor running at that tension. Ofc, this is just an approximation and it will depend on things like load (propeller drag, etc).
So if you get an EDF with a 1600kv motor meant to turn at say, 50k rpms on 8S and hook it to a 10S battery (provided the ESC is designed to work with 10S), you will be aiming at 1600 x 3.7 x 10 = 60k rpms approximately. On modern EDFs with 9 to 12 blades, motor load grows VERY quickly. You may get away with murder on an EDF running a smaller blade count, but on a 12b system, 10k extra rpms are going to make the amps skyrocket, potentially destroying not just the motor, but also the batteries or even the ESCs. It may even cause enough heat to damage connectors and solder joints... so there's that too.
As for other paintjobs for the Raptor, someone around here had one with a starscream scheme I think...
I have kept mine stock but given the canopy a golden tint to add to the scale effect :)
It's not visible all the time but when it hits the correct angle makes a very cool golden reflection (check minute 3:10 for instance):
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