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lincpimp · 03.16.2008, 08:42 PM

Paralyzed, funny, I had a guy roll over my foot once in a wheelchair, and he was no lightweight. It almost broke my toes! My fault as I was in his way!

No need to find takedown, he just has a differnt opinion.

My main issue is that I can't stand arguments that have no factual basis. I am sure that the traxxas motor is great when you compare it to any brushed 540 sized motor. I had a feigao 6s 540, and it took an emaxx to 65mph on 3s. It also almost puffed a maxamps 10000 3s and would overdraw a MM easily. It did not get very hot, but had about 2mins max run out of it before everything else heated up.

The thing is that the traxxas setup is great in its intended application. It is also priced well, and will get people into brushless. It will run acceptably on nimh cells, and offers simple, easy to use features. However, I just see it as a small motor, coupled with an esc that offers no programability, with a 3s max input.

It is a great beginner system, that is about it. I am a traxxas fan myself, have at least 12 traxxas vehicles at the moment. However they are new to brushless, and the esc cannot compare with the mm. My tests were not overly thorough, but I decided that the lack of programability was enough to move away from it. The poor performance, heat and runtime just showed up its other faults.

The motor is like any other s can feigao, capable of making alot of power, but will draw alot if loaded heavily. It will also heat up, due to design and material usage. It is not a smoking deal, as you can get a vaiety of s can feigao winds for 50 bucks. One of those motors and a mm come very close to the price of the vxl system and and offer much more to the end user. Please try to debate that last sentence with me.

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lincpimp Check out my huge box! Offline Posts: 11,935 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Slidell, LA	03.16.2008, 08:42 PM Paralyzed, funny, I had a guy roll over my foot once in a wheelchair, and he was no lightweight. It almost broke my toes! My fault as I was in his way! No need to find takedown, he just has a differnt opinion. My main issue is that I can't stand arguments that have no factual basis. I am sure that the traxxas motor is great when you compare it to any brushed 540 sized motor. I had a feigao 6s 540, and it took an emaxx to 65mph on 3s. It also almost puffed a maxamps 10000 3s and would overdraw a MM easily. It did not get very hot, but had about 2mins max run out of it before everything else heated up. The thing is that the traxxas setup is great in its intended application. It is also priced well, and will get people into brushless. It will run acceptably on nimh cells, and offers simple, easy to use features. However, I just see it as a small motor, coupled with an esc that offers no programability, with a 3s max input. It is a great beginner system, that is about it. I am a traxxas fan myself, have at least 12 traxxas vehicles at the moment. However they are new to brushless, and the esc cannot compare with the mm. My tests were not overly thorough, but I decided that the lack of programability was enough to move away from it. The poor performance, heat and runtime just showed up its other faults. The motor is like any other s can feigao, capable of making alot of power, but will draw alot if loaded heavily. It will also heat up, due to design and material usage. It is not a smoking deal, as you can get a vaiety of s can feigao winds for 50 bucks. One of those motors and a mm come very close to the price of the vxl system and and offer much more to the end user. Please try to debate that last sentence with me. Alot of Savage parts for sale!!!