Quark fried, blown capacitor...

[zeropointbug]

hmmm, I wonder if you replaced those caps then with just the caps you bought, if then it would be capable of 6s? They do use the same FET's as the Quark right?

[suicideneil]

Originally Posted by AAngel

suicideneil, that's dirt. We run on the stuff at our track.

Ah, just looks a bit reddish... my eyes dont function as well as they should.:025:

or atleast run 5s without getting fried

[zeropointbug]

Yeah, even making 5s work flawlessly/reliably would make it 'the' controller for the average basher.


Also,(i've asked before) I want to get this custom Quark case designed, does anyone know: (in mm, 0.01 decimal point)

-width of the Quark PCB board?

-distance from bottom surface FET's to top surface of FET's (I want to clamp the power stage board in the case, and thermally coupled to it)

average basher?

id say most ppl, its already i think the most used speedo, all i see is a mm speedo in everything. they ROCK!

[zeropointbug]

I say 'average' because they can't run Neu motors very well apparently. But then again the Quark has even more trouble with what it's rated for... hmm, 6s. :005:

ohh yeah true true

i forgot about that part

zero, I got 27.14mm for width, but have no way of measuring the fet distance.

[zeropointbug]

Thanks, I actually am playing around on CAD right now, and I used 27mm (I went back in the forum and checked the heatspreader width of BrianG).

Also, I am using 5mm for FET to FET, but these are just guesstimates, as this is just a sketch; I will post a screenie in an hour or so. An accurate one is going to have to wait for my Quark to get back from S&T.

ZPB

I dropped all of the capacitors into the mail today.

[zeropointbug]

You're a good man AAngel. :027:

The post-office is open today? :032:

ZPB

[MetalMan]

Originally Posted by AAngel

I dropped all of the capacitors into the mail today.

EXCELLENT!

Originally Posted by zeropointbug

You're a good man AAngel. :027:

The post-office is open today? :032:

ZPB

It is, in the U.S. :).

[zeropointbug]

hmm, not in Canada it's not. Well that's good for me then. :027:

[BrianG]

Thanks AAngel! Should be here Wed, maybe Thurs.

I shipped via Priority Mail and click and ship on the net. I just printed the postage and dropped the boxes in the box. LOL.

Anyway, I think I have a handle on my HOT Feigao. I wasn't even thinking about it, but on my other vehicles, they all share the same diff mount, so I got the aluminum diff mounts and bolted my motor mount to the aluminum diff mount, which in turn was bolted to the chassis. I am using the optional Sportwerks aluminum diff mounts. On the 8ight, I bolted the motor mount to the plastic diff mount. Nothing even occurred to me, until the diff mount got so soft from the heat that the screws stripped out of it. I made an aluminum motor/diff mount (one piece) today and now my motor temps are back under control. I guess that thermal path to the chassis really makes a difference with the motor temps with these inefficient motors.