The reason I said "Mike" was because this refers to one of his products, but input from anyone is welcomed.
Ok, I converted a nitro Revo 2.5 into a brushless Revo 3.3, and I am using Mike's RCM motor-mount...I am also running an MMM/2200kV combo on 4S (2 x 4S @ 2650mAh Zippy Flightmax packs in parallel for 14.8v @ 5300mAh). Well, I installed the final pieces tonight, so I charged my packs and went outside to check things out...this is where it all went bad!
I turned everything on and sat the truck down, barely squeezed the throttle to get the truck rolling and set my steering trim to go straight, I then gave her a little more throttle...as the truck sped up, I pinned the throttle to see what she could do, and what she did was do a half back-flip and slid on her top for about 10 feet (no body since I was testing).
The first thing I noticed when I flipped the truck back over was all three of the motor wires on the ESC ground through (but not touching). Since I wasn't running a body, and the ESC was mounted on top of the transmission, the slide just ate through the wires. Anyway, that is easily fixed, now on to my major problem...
WHen I put the truck on my work table, I immediately noticed the motor sitting crooked...the back-end jacked up almost a half-inch...it was easy to see why, the RCM motor-mount was bent way forward! I never saw this coming, since the mount is crazy-thick and Mike does excellent R&D and machine work. Well, it happened, and I don't know why.
Is the Neu/Castle 2200kV motor on 4S THAT stout? I mean, nothing else could have done it. It is geared 16/36, but that shouldn't have done it. ANyone have any guesses? Mike, I mean no offense, but could this have been a defective piece of aluminum with low quality? Anyway, here's some pics...
