Talk 1520 - your experiences

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Originally Posted by 95ROLR

I've been running the 1520 in my LST XXL for a few weeks now on 6s. Geared for 45mph, I ran 2 packs through it yesterday back to back and at the end of the second battery, my motor temp was 117 degrees. Temp was 24 degrees (Celsius) up here in Canada. The truck can handle the power very nice, however my diff output cups are starting to notch out where the dogbones hit. I'm thinking about picking up some of Mike's Hardened diff cups (I think I saw some?).

I love this motor. It makes me smile. I couldn't imagine this motor in a Savage though, what a waste

Wow.... 117°... could you post your setup and some photos of your machine?

Originally Posted by ANGRY-ALIEN

Wow.... 117°... could you post your setup and some photos of your machine?

Yeah, I was baffled. I had a 2200 in there previously and knew that the lower KV geared would be more efficient/cooler, however I was afraid because I geared for a higher mph with the 1520... that the motor temps would be up in the high 150's (I understand that 175 is pretty much max?).

I will post setup/pics tomorrow. I'm just in the middle of cleaning the truck up from a good day yesterday :)

[Jahay]

castle told me that the motor was good as long as you kept it below 200!!! but i will stick to max 180!

@scarlett.... i have used the HD gears 2 times now and both sets have stripped on me in around 12 runs or so! Its cheaper to use stock ones and change them every 6-10 runs and they have better contact surface area. Just works out better for me till i do the CD conversion.

@rolr... get some pics up of this xxl lst... Im sure my savage would love to run all over it your geared for 45 im geared for 53mph lol jk.

But seriously what is your lst weighing in at? just want to compare how these trucks weigh compared to their gearing etc... and what temps they are producing.

[nuz69]

http://www.vimeo.com/12832488
The motor is in the purp MBX5T truggy ;) You can see some air at the end, and how easy the motor works to push it in 3-4meters altough the high punch control at 70% !

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Look... It's a Bird...It's a Plane... it's SuperMBX5T... damn that thing can fly... nice vid man... keep them coming...

Alien

[snellemin]

Nice vid man.

Sorry for the late response. Here are some pictures of my bashing beast.

-LST2
-XXL Chassis conversion
-MMM/1520 motor
-Flextek Titanium arms
-Aluminum hubs
-Tini Pinion/Spur/diff gears/tranny gear
-Forward only conversion, E-LST gear swap
-I made a make-shift battery tray out of an old parts container while my new one was being shipped, however I continue to use it as it does the trick quite well.

I absolutely love the weight setup of the truck... As much weight forward as possible, and it still jumps level!

Don't mind the crappy pictures or state of the truck, just waiting on some parts to beef up the corners a bit more.

[Jahay]

i love those arms!!! look so good! YOUR LST IS HAUGGEEE

[V0RT3X]

117°C is 242°F. Castle motors must be kept below 200°F or 93°C.

My motor stays cool in my Savage on 6S with 20/44. Still flips too easy though. Need to swap all the stuff to the Muggy now, the center diff should be great for handling.

[Pdelcast]

Originally Posted by V0RT3X

117°C is 242°F. Castle motors must be kept below 200°F or 93°C.

My motor stays cool in my Savage on 6S with 20/44. Still flips too easy though. Need to swap all the stuff to the Muggy now, the center diff should be great for handling.

He was stating that it was 117°F, not C. Read the post carefully.

[V0RT3X]

Yeah, figured it later since the other guys would think it's still really cold in Canada. (or is it?)

[nuz69]

Check the mugen spur and the rear shaft ;) Shimming was always correct

[ANGRY-ALIEN]

Interesting... what make pinion are you using? I don't normally see that kind of deterioration on spurs...

Alien

[nuz69]

Many ^^
RCmonster pinions : eated after 5-10 bateries :(
Robinson racing : eated...
losi : eated..
ect..
ect..
novak : seems to be no digestive for the moment

[Thomas Porfert]

I feel silly for asking, but that's not the gear mesh you normally run, right?