Batteries: 5x 3S = 15S, 4 of 5000mAh and 1 of 6000mAh
Motor: top, 24x8 propeller
Wires: 10AWG 6ft to motor; 10+8AWG 1ft to ESC
Starting voltage: 60.53v
Ending voltage: 57.39V
Calibrate voltmeter: 0V=0, 60.53V=210.5, 57.44V=200
Calibrate ammeter: at terminal voltage of 0V=1=(0A), .014V=99=(93.3A) based on 500A=.075V

At end, something in the controller blew up. After I gave command to set motor speed to zero, there was a delay (this likely due to pulse width decreasing from 100 to below 60 or so where it actually starts to have an effect on motor speed), then shortly before the motor stopped there was an explosion and sparks. Perhaps the quick reduction in current caused an inductive effect where the battery voltage ramped up rapidly, and this blew up a capacitor. This could be combined with the fact that the ESC got very hot, perhaps past the electrolytic caps' rated temperature. Why did it get so hot? Perhaps it requires forced air cooling and I had it in a closed box. Wires to motor were very warm, the ESC was quite hot, batteries were somewhat warm and wires to battery were somewhat warm. Motor itself seemed mildly warm. Taking apart the ESC, all caps look fine, but there was a short between one of the board traces and the case through a tiny layer of capton tape, which blew up. Or maybe there was an internal short next to the capton tape which blew up the board and melted the tape. This latter option is more plausible because the metal case itself is not electrically connected to anything else so a one-point connection through the tape couldn't have done anything. The short must have occurred on the board between the + and - traces, and traveled up the trace until the closest copper was burned up and this flew into the tape and melted it onto the case. Testing the ESC with one battery shows it still is in functional order (it beeps, haven't tried spinning up). However this is not acceptable flying performance, because it won't have much airflow either during hover.

Motor setpt, RPM, current, voltage
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,120,1,2
0,24,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,2
0,0,1,155
0,0,1,188
0,0,1,199
0,0,3,194
0,0,1,198
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,193
0,0,1,209
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,193
0,0,1,209
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,193
0,0,1,209
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,193
0,0,1,209
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,194
0,0,1,209
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,200
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,204
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,200
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,200
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,210
10,0,1,210
10,0,1,210
10,0,1,210
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
15,0,1,210
20,252,4,210
20,900,4,209
20,1212,4,209
20,1308,3,209
20,1356,3,199
20,1380,4,209
20,1380,5,209
20,1404,4,209
20,1404,3,209
20,1404,6,209
17,1416,3,209
0,1104,1,210
0,612,1,210
0,276,1,210
0,84,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,200
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,200
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,211
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
0,0,1,210
7,0,1,210
20,84,2,210
20,792,2,210
20,1188,4,209
20,1356,5,209
20,1416,4,209
20,1452,4,209
20,1464,3,209
20,1464,6,209
25,1680,7,208
25,2196,9,207
25,2364,6,207
25,2412,10,207
25,2424,9,207
25,2448,6,207
25,2436,10,207
25,2448,7,207
30,2472,12,206
30,2868,16,205
30,3072,12,205
30,3120,8,205
30,3132,14,195
30,3132,13,204
30,3120,15,204
34,3144,12,204
35,3552,21,202
35,3792,27,201
35,3828,17,201
35,3852,22,201
35,3828,24,201
35,3828,26,201
35,3828,21,200
35,3840,22,201
35,3840,23,200
35,3828,19,200
35,3864,19,200
35,3852,23,200
36,3828,22,200
40,4056,29,197
40,4296,25,197
40,4308,29,197
40,4320,25,197
40,4344,31,196
40,4344,28,196
40,4332,27,196
40,4320,30,196
40,4356,24,196
40,4344,34,196
37,4356,32,196
18,3888,13,190
0,2508,1,205
0,1560,1,205
0,1008,1,206
0,636,1,206
0,384,1,206
0,168,1,206
0,48,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,197
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
0,0,1,208
16,0,1,208
35,384,4,197
40,3012,43,196
40,4200,31,198
40,4320,27,198
40,4332,25,198
40,4356,32,197
40,4344,36,197
40,4356,28,197
40,4332,26,197
40,4332,26,197
40,4356,32,197
40,4332,32,196
45,4476,37,194
45,4764,35,192
45,4788,36,192
45,4776,43,192
45,4752,40,192
45,4788,35,192
45,4776,37,191
45,4776,34,191
45,4764,45,191
45,4776,36,191
50,4956,48,188
50,5172,56,187
50,5196,40,187
50,5172,44,186
50,5160,49,186
50,5148,46,186
50,5160,47,186
50,5148,43,177
50,5172,54,185
50,5196,47,185
41,5136,46,186
21,4308,21,195
1,2760,3,200
0,1728,1,201
0,1128,1,201
0,756,1,202
0,480,1,202
0,264,1,202
0,108,1,202
0,12,1,203
0,0,1,203
0,0,1,203
0,0,1,203
0,0,1,203
0,0,1,204
0,0,1,204
0,0,1,204
0,0,1,204
0,0,1,204
0,0,1,204
0,0,1,204
0,0,1,204
0,0,1,205
0,0,1,204
0,0,1,205
0,0,1,205
0,0,1,194
0,0,1,205
0,0,1,205
0,0,1,205
0,0,1,205
0,0,1,205
0,0,1,205
0,0,1,205
0,0,1,205
0,0,1,205
0,0,1,205
0,0,1,205
0,0,1,205
0,0,1,205
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,196
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,206
0,0,1,196
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,196
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,197
13,0,1,207
20,216,3,207
20,912,4,206
20,1284,3,206
20,1404,4,206
20,1464,4,206
20,1512,4,206
20,1548,4,206
5,1452,4,206
0,960,1,207
0,564,1,207
0,312,1,207
0,120,1,207
0,24,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
0,0,1,207
16,0,1,197
36,384,3,206
40,2916,38,196
40,4224,28,198
40,4332,31,197
40,4344,27,197
40,4344,29,197
40,4368,26,196
40,4344,30,196
40,4332,28,196
40,4332,30,196
40,4320,28,196
44,4332,27,195
50,4932,49,188
50,5364,48,187
50,5328,54,187
50,5316,46,187
50,5292,49,187
50,5340,50,186
50,5304,54,185
55,5556,66,181
55,5736,62,180
55,5736,62,181
55,5736,68,180
55,5748,53,180
55,5760,64,179
56,5736,65,179
56,5772,68,178
56,5760,65,169
56,5760,80,186
56,5748,62,169
57,5736,74,177
57,5808,72,175
57,5808,72,175
57,5808,74,175
58,5808,69,174
58,5832,69,174
58,5808,76,174
59,5784,75,173
59,5868,84,171
59,5880,68,172
60,5868,77,171
60,5928,80,169
60,5916,71,168
60,5916,75,168
61,5928,74,167
61,5976,77,167
62,5940,76,165
62,5964,82,165
62,5940,77,165
63,5928,88,164
63,5880,79,164
63,5856,69,164
63,5844,76,164
64,5796,68,164
65,5796,76,164
65,5820,81,164
65,5844,73,164
66,5832,74,156
66,5820,71,164
66,5832,77,163
66,5820,76,164
67,5820,67,164
67,5808,75,164
68,5832,75,164
68,5808,70,164
69,5844,70,164
69,5832,81,164
70,5856,80,164
70,5844,75,164
70,5856,77,164
70,5856,83,164
71,5856,80,164
72,5880,68,164
72,5856,77,164
73,5880,76,164
73,5868,75,165
73,5904,68,164
75,5892,74,164
75,5880,75,164
75,5844,73,164
75,5904,75,164
80,5952,77,164
80,5952,81,163
80,5964,78,164
80,5976,88,164
80,5952,69,156
80,5976,83,172
80,5988,77,155
80,6000,81,164
80,5976,80,164
80,5916,84,164
85,5976,75,164
85,5988,87,164
85,5988,74,165
85,5988,86,164
85,6012,78,164
85,6000,79,164
90,6000,84,163
90,5964,78,164
90,6024,82,164
90,6000,82,164
90,6024,85,164
90,6024,86,163
90,6012,80,164
90,6036,89,164
90,6024,84,164
90,6060,79,164
99,6060,81,164
100,6036,91,163
100,6060,83,163
100,6072,81,164
100,6048,91,164
100,6060,89,164
100,6108,91,164
100,6060,83,155
100,6060,87,163
100,6096,75,164
100,6096,96,164
100,6108,84,164
100,6084,90,164
100,6120,79,164
100,6096,77,164
100,6084,86,164
100,6084,85,164
100,6120,92,164
100,6072,75,164
91,6096,85,164
71,6120,87,164
51,6036,74,167
31,5028,26,180
11,3576,6,187
0,2244,1,190
0,1476,1,191
0,1020,1,191
0,696,1,192
0,468,1,192
0,276,1,193
0,132,1,193
0,24,32,188
0,0,1,193
0,0,1,194
0,0,1,194
0,0,1,194
0,0,1,185
0,0,1,195
0,0,1,195
0,0,1,195
0,0,1,195
0,0,1,194
0,0,1,188
0,0,1,182
0,0,1,175
0,0,1,169
0,0,1,163
0,0,1,157
0,0,1,150
0,0,1,144
0,0,1,137
0,0,1,130
0,0,1,123
0,0,1,116
0,0,1,108
0,0,1,100
0,0,1,92
0,0,1,82
0,0,1,72
0,0,1,61
0,0,1,47
0,0,1,34
0,0,1,25
0,0,1,24
0,0,1,24
0,0,1,23
0,0,1,24
0,0,1,23
0,0,1,23
0,0,1,23
0,0,1,23
0,0,1,22
0,0,1,22
0,0,1,22
0,0,1,21
0,0,1,21
0,0,1,21
0,0,1,20
0,0,1,20
0,0,1,20
0,0,1,20
0,0,1,20
0,0,1,19
0,0,1,19
0,0,1,19
0,0,1,19
0,0,1,18
0,0,1,18
0,0,1,18
0,0,1,18
0,0,1,18
0,0,1,17
0,0,1,17
0,0,1,16
0,0,1,17
0,0,1,17
0,0,1,17
0,0,1,16
0,0,1,16
0,0,1,16
0,0,1,16
0,0,1,16
0,0,1,16
0,0,1,15
0,0,1,15
0,0,1,15
0,0,1,15
0,0,1,15
0,0,1,15
0,0,1,15
0,0,1,15
0,0,1,14
0,0,1,14
0,0,1,14
0,0,1,14
0,0,1,14
0,0,1,14
0,0,1,14
0,0,1,14
0,0,1,14
0,0,1,13
0,0,1,13
0,0,1,12
0,0,1,13
0,0,1,13
0,0,1,13
0,0,1,13
0,0,1,13
0,0,1,13
0,0,1,12
0,0,1,12
0,0,1,12
0,0,1,12
0,0,1,12
0,0,1,12
0,0,1,12
0,0,1,12
0,0,1,12
0,0,1,12
0,0,1,11
0,0,1,11
0,0,1,11
0,0,1,11
0,0,1,11
0,0,1,11
0,0,1,11
0,0,1,11
0,0,1,11
0,0,1,11
0,0,1,11
0,0,1,11
0,0,1,10
0,0,1,10
0,0,1,10
0,0,1,10
0,0,1,10
0,0,1,10
0,0,1,10
0,0,1,10
0,0,1,10
0,0,1,10
0,0,1,10
0,0,1,10
0,0,1,10
0,0,1,10
0,0,1,9
0,0,1,9
0,0,1,9
0,0,1,9
0,0,1,9
0,0,1,9
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