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Sower · 06.19.2007, 09:46 AM

The motor was not very old at all - a few months of intermittent use. I hadn't had any problem with it until this race day. There were times it would get warmer than I thought it should, but never anything to be worried about. I started with a 15t pinion on the 44 spur and that got hot fairly quick, so I went down to the 13t and that helped. But all of my runs had been on loose dirt until this race day. On the race day, the track gets wet down for better traction and I think that's what did it. Just like racing on a carpet track vs. asphalt.

The way I see it right now, I can get this 2240 and try it out and if it doesn't work as I hoped I can sell it and get a Neu 1515. The Lehners keep their value pretty well if they're in good shape, and I'm not thrilled about plunging into the Neu/Quark realm. I would rather wait for the new ESC's to come out before I go Neu if I can help it.

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Sower RC-Monster Aluminum Offline Posts: 957 Join Date: Sep 2006	06.19.2007, 09:46 AM The motor was not very old at all - a few months of intermittent use. I hadn't had any problem with it until this race day. There were times it would get warmer than I thought it should, but never anything to be worried about. I started with a 15t pinion on the 44 spur and that got hot fairly quick, so I went down to the 13t and that helped. But all of my runs had been on loose dirt until this race day. On the race day, the track gets wet down for better traction and I think that's what did it. Just like racing on a carpet track vs. asphalt. The way I see it right now, I can get this 2240 and try it out and if it doesn't work as I hoped I can sell it and get a Neu 1515. The Lehners keep their value pretty well if they're in good shape, and I'm not thrilled about plunging into the Neu/Quark realm. I would rather wait for the new ESC's to come out before I go Neu if I can help it.