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Originally Posted by rootar
quit buying 13.5s and get a motor that your not maxing out.
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Haha, well...
The speedpassion 13.5T I got used and it let the magic smoke out after it went up and down the street for 5 times. Maybe it allready had a condition, hell if I know.
The Hacker 13.5T was great, but I overgeared it like crazy once, neglected the possible rise in temperature. Again, the magic smoke went out, that one was on me.
The LRP X12 13.5T runs good, but could be a tad faster.
So, those three I got when 13.5T still was somehow the unwritten law for 2WD SCs around here.
Then I got the LRP X11 10.5T for that bit more in power I wanted from the X12 13.5T.
What I got though was a motor that runs even hotter than the X12, is hardly any faster, but has catastrophicly bad braking power.
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Originally Posted by rootar
Another thing to think is that it might be your truck and improper gearing, setup, or build that is causing the problems. A nice smooth free drivetrain, and well maintained truck are important. Also gear mesh can cause ALOT of heat troubles. I'm jsut throwing these things out there because its not a fair comparison of electronics unless the truck is built, geared, and setup properly.
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I run the X12 with the same gearing the more experienced drivers around here run it, and I get the same temps after a run as they do.
So I'd say gearing is correct and the truck is set up propperly.
I mean, the temps seem to be right where they should be for a competition setup. But apparently that's just not the right thing for me, yet. Hopefully "yet" that is
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Originally Posted by rootar
post your gearing setup, track size, conditions, batteries used, etc... I know we can figure this out for you. honestly if you think a 10.5 is slower than everyone else then you could be undergeared (also causes hot motors)
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The 10.5T isn't slower than everything else, it can almost keep up with a buddies LRP Eraser 9.5T (unknown gearing). I just said it would be if I geared down any further.
So I can't imagine it to be undergeared.
Gearing is: 22T pinion and 84T spur
Track size: don't know, 1/10th scale, nothing too big, long straight 20-30 meters I'd guess, tight infield, at least tight enough to challenge my skills to lots of off-power steering.
Conditions: mostly high grip carpet at the moment, but will vary. Artificial grass and clay may occur from time to time. Always dry.
Batteries: Have been running old, worn out 30/60C 5000mAh SLS. But I recently got some new 5000mAh 40/80C Gens ace in and am using those now. The temperature problem got worse with those. Most likely because they last 5 to 10 minutes longer than the old SLS
and have punch till the LVC instead of only half way through the pack.