14s Brushless Savage

[mckrill]

So - finally I received the ESC.

Rather large package:



Some connectors, temp-sensors etc:

[mckrill]

Larger than what I thought, I will post some images comparing it against the JetiSpin 200 later.

BTW these images was snapped with my cell-phone, so sorry for the Q.





Back side

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

damn... big things do need large packages ... Can't wait to that in action.

[Nixpus]

I like the candy bears ;)

[mckrill]

I still haven't received the stuff for the cooling system, but it is actually no hinder for driving this weekend. I just hope I find the time to set the truck up, belt and glue the tires etc.

[moneybagsfor-rc]

may I ask why you didn't choose the new 40.300 from Schulze?

[mckrill]

I hope to be able to start it up again this weekend...

Why I didn't use the 40.300 - Size..

Withthe water cooling you plan the 40/160's are fine for spikes of just over 300 amps and in excess of 240 continuous on very low resistance reactive motors used in speed records.

Are you going to log it?

[mckrill]

Hello, I am considering to get the eagle tree data logger, anyone know were to get a good price? I think the ESC should hold up, but testing will tell...

The new motor is longer due to the fan, so I had to modify and move the motor brackets as well as the brackets for the ESC. There are no mounting holes in the ESC so I had to do like everyone else...

I also mounted the hoses on the shocks.

[mckrill]

Since I have not had the time to fix belting on the Panther Tires I used another pair of Monster truck wheels.

Firstly driving away from me to get some distance and then pulling the trigger....



It became a very short test run..

[mckrill]

So this night I started to do the belting of the Tires. (A lot of duck tape)



I used Acetone to get the tires of the wheels and the rubber became substantially softer - I think they will explode as well, but it is worth a try..

[Jahay]

i have problems with blowing wheels on 6s with a neu 1520 motor, so you must have serious probs...

Tell me how the ductape holds up.
Also how many wraps did you do?
I noticed when i boiled my badlands off the rim, they became extremely soft. So one tyre would balloon much more than the rest!!!

I dont even want to attempt 9s untill i know there is a tyre that can handle it. Maybe baja rims and tyres are thicker and stronger?

[mckrill]

I started using 2 layers of duck-tape, but as they are also overlapping in the center it might add some strength as well. Unfortunately the foam isn't good to use anymore, so I am waiting for new foam before I can glue them to the rims again..

Luckily I ordered new wheels, foam and extra rims from SC last week

[Jahay]

i am probably going to try gorilla tape next time. I did 2 layers as you did (which broke away from the tire and caused a bad imbalance) then i did 3 and it still didnt work. I dont think it was stick enough or strong enough to handle the power. Gorrilla take looks more promising.

The eagle tree loggers are pretty much the same price wherever you go

The micro logger is in my experience much easier to use. Its also cheaper to do most things with. The V3 150amps will read to 190 amps - the stand 100 amp loger reads to 120 amps - after that tere is no more data as the sensors saturate

The 150 runs much cooler, however where the wires solder to the boards is the fragile spot. It can get hot enough to melt, so check heat before sending it off for an indefnite run.

BTW have you tried the glass fibre reinforced tapes? Also 3M make some excellent polyester tapes backed with acrylic adhesive. Pricey but very tough.