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01.26.2007, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Sylvester
It would run, but a xl would be better, the cooler the motor runs, the cooler the esc runs!
The XL motors are longer, so there's more area to dissipate heat with. Because of this, 90amps through a XL motor will keep it cooler than 90amps through a L motor. Having a XL motor run at the same temp. as a L motor will cause the ESC to heat up more because the XL is pulling more current.


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