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BrianG · 09:17 PM

I ran my CRT around the house a bit more and am not very happy with the ESC and motor temps.

What's weird is that it is geared lower, is lighter, and the tires are smaller than the Jato, but the Jato stays cool despite the fact the Jato goes MUCH faster. CRT Mesh is just right - not too loose and not too tight. Everything spins smooth as silk so it's not the drivetrain. I want to keep this thing in the mid 30's speed-wise, so more voltage is out. I'm already using the MM 4600 motor.

I'm thinking that the motor isn't being loaded enough because the truck is too light and geared low. Things heat up just like if I were to run with the truck off the ground (unloaded). Everything I can think of to increase the motor load makes it run faster. Setting the radio EPA would solve the speed issue, but not the underlying problem.

So, was thinking of trying a Feigao 380c/9 (kv=4386). This would make the motor loaded perfectly I think. Any thoughts?

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	04.21.2007, 09:15 PM I ran my CRT around the house a bit more and am not very happy with the ESC and motor temps. What's weird is that it is geared lower, is lighter, and the tires are smaller than the Jato, but the Jato stays cool despite the fact the Jato goes MUCH faster. CRT Mesh is just right - not too loose and not too tight. Everything spins smooth as silk so it's not the drivetrain. I want to keep this thing in the mid 30's speed-wise, so more voltage is out. I'm already using the MM 4600 motor. I'm thinking that the motor isn't being loaded enough because the truck is too light and geared low. Things heat up just like if I were to run with the truck off the ground (unloaded). Everything I can think of to increase the motor load makes it run faster. Setting the radio EPA would solve the speed issue, but not the underlying problem. So, was thinking of trying a Feigao 380c/9 (kv=4386). This would make the motor loaded perfectly I think. Any thoughts? Last edited by BrianG; 04.21.2007 at 09:17 PM.