[florianz]

hi,

had my first runs with the x801 with 1900kv on 5s in my LRP S8 TX Team Truggy. It's supposed to be strong enought to run the truggy, and I have heard quite good things about the Tenshock motors.

Well, in the beginning it got far too hot, with the recommended high timing of about 18 deg., and later with 26 deg. timing. I think, gearing was far too big, too. my fault. ESC is a used HW ezrun 150a. Like that, temperatures were around 80 deg. c and more (185 f.), with timing of 26 deg. about 90 deg. C. I am using a fan on the motor.

I think, the timing and setup for a buggy is different then for a truggy, so I tried lower timing.

I was told that they are getting a bit hot, but that was far too much. So I have changed gearing to 16t, the same like with the Leopard 4074 2000kv. The leo always had around 55 to 60 deg. C, with fan (140f).

With lower gearing and lower timing of around 4 degrees, the tenshock got a little cooler, like around 65-70 deg C (158f). Slightly hotter then the leo. well, we had a worm summer day here in Hamburg.

Performance was good, quite similar to the bigger Leo 4074, probably a bit more torque, not sure. both have the same sized magnets I think. the x801 has a power-characteristik quite similar to the Leopard. So far, it is hard to tell if the x801 is that much better then the leo. the x801 is basically a 2240 motor. The x802 has more slots. There are also long versions available I think.

But that's just a first impression so far, and I have to test some options on the esc. I loved my xcelorin 1700kv, which war for sure not any weaker then the leo or the Tenshock.

For a buggy for sure a great and powerful motor, and probably for a truggy as well. more to come soon.

florian