Cause of motor stoppage?

[glydrfreak (Braedin Butler)]

Here a post from my dad about how he accomplished it:

Paul B & Braedin B (GliderPilot & Glydrfreak) Flights & Build Modifications

I think we are pushing the limit of wire length between the batteries and ESCs. Remember that long wires cause voltage spikes because of induction and that’s the reason why ESCs have capacitors in them. But those capacitors aren’t enough to support extra long wires. I’ve tried to keep my wires as short as possible including the leads of the batteries (this also keeps them out of the props). After I added added wire to connect two more batteries (total of 6) I had an ESC go bad on my first fl…