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E-Revonut · 03.30.2008, 11:04 PM

I originally started this thread to find out for sure what I had but the title is rather vague and rather than starting another tread I'm going to add to this one.

I have been running my 9.5Lb G2R with a Novak HV-Maxx 4.5 setup. I'm running pretty close to the gearing they recomend for a 10+ lb E-maxx. Friday night a cop offered to Radar it and I hit 38MPH, very happy with this speed.

Saturday I was running it to show some friends at work and when I brought it back to turn it off as I was reaching down I thought I seen a small spark or arc near the top of the heatsink on the esc. Then the truck did nothing! Friday night when I checked the temps the esc was about 165 and the motor about 120. Today I went to my lhs to see what info they had to offer me. We tried one of the stutter stoppers with no luck, reprogrammed the esc to the transmitter, checked the batteries, the sensor plug, and made sure all connections where good. All we found was that with the wheels off the ground if you ease into the throttle it works, but if you try full throttle there is nothing and if I put it on the ground there I can get it to move a few feet but thats all. Any idea whats wrong?

Currently I'm waiting to hear back from Novak but if they won't help me I need an alternative motor and esc without dropping an a$$load of $! I'm very happy with 40MPH and I have (2) 6000Mah 2S Lipos on the way. What motor, esc should I be looking for? Is the Mamba Max really capable of 4S Lipo with a UBEC? The 4.5 is a 4400Kv motor and I have felt that turns to fast, so what should I be looking for to hit 40MPH?

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E-Revonut RC-Monster RC8T Offline Posts: 2,554 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Syracuse, New York (Camillus)	03.30.2008, 11:04 PM I originally started this thread to find out for sure what I had but the title is rather vague and rather than starting another tread I'm going to add to this one. I have been running my 9.5Lb G2R with a Novak HV-Maxx 4.5 setup. I'm running pretty close to the gearing they recomend for a 10+ lb E-maxx. Friday night a cop offered to Radar it and I hit 38MPH, very happy with this speed. Saturday I was running it to show some friends at work and when I brought it back to turn it off as I was reaching down I thought I seen a small spark or arc near the top of the heatsink on the esc. Then the truck did nothing! Friday night when I checked the temps the esc was about 165 and the motor about 120. Today I went to my lhs to see what info they had to offer me. We tried one of the stutter stoppers with no luck, reprogrammed the esc to the transmitter, checked the batteries, the sensor plug, and made sure all connections where good. All we found was that with the wheels off the ground if you ease into the throttle it works, but if you try full throttle there is nothing and if I put it on the ground there I can get it to move a few feet but thats all. Any idea whats wrong? Currently I'm waiting to hear back from Novak but if they won't help me I need an alternative motor and esc without dropping an a$$load of $! I'm very happy with 40MPH and I have (2) 6000Mah 2S Lipos on the way. What motor, esc should I be looking for? Is the Mamba Max really capable of 4S Lipo with a UBEC? The 4.5 is a 4400Kv motor and I have felt that turns to fast, so what should I be looking for to hit 40MPH?