Battery Voltage OK?

Nightham

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I currently have a 22.2v 5000mAh lipo on my first quadcopter build, its pretty heavy but I have some 800kv motors with 11in props/30A esc's that have no problem lifting it off the ground.

The problem is, despite all of my calibration efforts, "hovering throttle" causes it to lift off the ground significantly. I figure the high voltages have sort of put the motors into overdrive and have caused them to be too powerful even at their base throttle. Not to mention I had an esc stop functioning, but I don't know if thats the result of too much power or what.

Does anyone see any immediate problems with a 22.2 6s 5000mAh lipo paired with 30A esc's and 800kV 300W max motors?

Ive been told to just put more inefficient props on it to cause to to create less lift, but I figure that would make my battery drain faster while giving me less power to work with.
 
What exactly does that mean?
When the throttle is at its lowest setting, and the esc's are calibrated to output their lowest amount of power at that lower setting, it still produces too much thrust to stay on the ground.

The lowest throttle should just have props spinning without lifting the drone off the ground, but when my throttle is at its lowest setting (1 "tick") above no throttle, it lifts off the ground.
 
As long as your all your end point values are correct you may be able to adjust that by tweaking your throttle curve. Either in the FC software or your TX.

throttle-curve.jpg
 
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