Upgraded my Brushless Buggy

[bdebde]

I like the temp failsafe. How low of a temp can you set it at?

[Shark413]

bdebde, the venom overheat fail safe can be set between 122 and 392 degrees (fahrenheit) in 9 degree increments. I have it set to kick in at 194 degrees. It also has a voltage and radio fail safe as well.

[Shark413]

magman, I went with the Feigao because they are powerful but economical motors. Unfortunetly you get what you pay for and the Feigao has a glued on endbell that will definetly come loose if it is only secured by the endbell. My solution was to add a top and rear bracket to Mike's motor mount that bascially surrounds the entire motor. Two large cap head screws in the rear brace can then be tightened to apply pressure to the motor. One other problem I ran into was because the motor uses such soft aluminum I could not tighten the endbell mounting screws enough to really prevent the motor from moving and causing gear mesh issues. So I added a small piece on the side that also applies sideways pressure to prevent the motor from moving away from the spur gear, even if the motor screws come loose.


here is a picture of the mount out of the buggy. Notice the cap screw on the rear bracket that applies pressure to keep the motor together and the screw near the front that prevents the pinion from moving away from the spur.

[magman]

Thanks for the pic ...nice job on the fabrication

[Shark413]

Magman, actually a pretty easy mod. Just a couple of short pieces of aluminum bar, a few cap screws, a drill and tap. About 50 cents worth of material, but it makes the Feigao motor a viable choice for a 1/8 buggy conversion.