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01.23.2011, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by C-5Quad View Post
I currently have mine at 18/68 that comes out to 43.49 mph in the speed calc....and the performance is ok but not impressive for 6s in my opinion. The motor also gets hotter then I like.....I ordered a castle blower and am going to go over my settings on my esc once I get the software loaded on my new pc. gotta check castles website as i misplaced my cd
Have you checked for binding in the drive train? This is an often overlooked item.

Second, are you using a temp gun or your finger? A temp gun is the correct way, your finger is not. Temp guns can be hand for less than 30 dollars which is a small amount of insurance on a 600 dollar plus truck.

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Originally Posted by SunnyHouTX View Post
I've got my E-Maxx geared 17/68 on the Castle 1518-1800Kv motor and get at least 45 minutes run time on 6S 40C/80C 5000mAH packs. ESC fan almost never comes on and motor is just over 110F.
Is that the same one you bought from that really cool bald guy?


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Last edited by TexasSP; 01.23.2011 at 02:19 PM.
   
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