Very Hot Wires on the 1717? or is that normal

[Semi Pro]

Originally Posted by RuthlessLST

I see! I was having a bad day when I posted that. So since he was running less volts and geared higher the system was pulling to much current. Thats why I am going with a 6s pack, I wanted higher voltage so the AMPs wouldnt go sky high because I knew this motor would call for it.

OP how are you geared for 50mph? I punched in some numbers and something is not adding up if you are running 5s or I put something in wrong.

here is my setup

Differential Ratio: 4.090909090909091 muggy diffs
Transmission Ratio: 1
Other Ratio: 1
Spur Tooth Count: 46 kyosho spur
Pinion Tooth Count: 19 Kershaw
Total Voltage: 17.5 that is holding 3.5v per pack under load
Motor KV: 1580 castle 1717
Tire Diameter (inches): 5.84 proline Badlands on maximizer beadlocks
Tire Ballooning (inches): 0.1 tires are taped and wraped so im not getting much if any balloning
Motor Current Draw: 0
Motor Coil Resistance: 0
Spur/Pinion Ratio: 2.42 : 1
Total Ratio: 9.90431 : 1
Tire Circumference (inches): 18.98 inches (481.97 mm)
Rollout: 1.92:1
Total Motor Speed: 27650 RPM
Vehicle Speed: 50.16 mph (80.58 km/h) holding 3.5v 53.03 mph if it could hold 3.7
Effective KV Value: 1580
KT constant: 0.86 oz-in/A

i hope that helps