Neu Power !!!!!!!!

[hootie7159]

TO MAKE A STORY SHORT....GOT MY TRUE-RC 5S 8000MAH PACK YESTERDAY...RAN MY NEU-EVO FOR 10MIN...HEARD GRINDING SOUND...SAW AN ARRAY OF ORANGE SPARKS...STOMACH DROPPED...TOOK BODY OFF...THIS IS WHAT I FOUND...CHECK OUT THE ATTACHMENTS....HOLY NEU!!! THE DRIVE TRAIN WAS FINE...THE MOTOR WAS FINE (THANK GOD ) BUT THE STEEL MOD-1 ROBINSON RACING SPUR GEAR AND THE MOD-1 16T RC-MONSTER PINION HAD THE TOPS OF THE GEAR TEETH JAGGED/DEFORMED/AND STRIPPED......I GUESS THATS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE GEAR MESH IS TOO TIGHT... THE 80A DISCHARGE RATE IS MORE THAN ENOUGH

[_paralyzed_]

sounds insulting, "go eat a pinion"

[Serum]

stick with plastic spurs, that's my advice..

[neweuser]

Plastic is the way to go. Mod 1 is more than enough to handle the power as well.

[BrianG]

Two questions:

1: Is that pinion a hardened Mod1 pinion? If not, that's a problem. Mike's hardened pinions are hardened but also have a different tooth geometry to work much better with a steel spur. But, that does look like a hardened pinion, but the pics are a little unclear.

2: On the spur, I see a spot where the tops of the teeth were sheared off. Since it's on one spot, that tells me that the mesh isn't consistent. Possible causes are loose motor mount/motor, or you are getting flexing on the chassis and/or the motor mount.

I've been running steel on steel for a while now and wear is excellent. But proper and consistent mesh is vital for gear longevity.

[hootie7159]

yeah....its the hardened ones...and the wear goes all the way around the whole spur....aw well...i switched the spur to a delrin one and had a couple more mod 1 pinions laying around and now run it meshed correctly with a 36t mod1 spur and a 19t mod1 pinion..... its fast!!!!!!!!!!!

[ssspconcepts]

Originally Posted by BrianG

Two questions:

1: Is that pinion a hardened Mod1 pinion? If not, that's a problem. Mike's hardened pinions are hardened but also have a different tooth geometry to work much better with a steel spur. But, that does look like a hardened pinion, but the pics are a little unclear.

2: On the spur, I see a spot where the tops of the teeth were sheared off. Since it's on one spot, that tells me that the mesh isn't consistent. Possible causes are loose motor mount/motor, or you are getting flexing on the chassis and/or the motor mount.

I've been running steel on steel for a while now and wear is excellent. But proper and consistent mesh is vital for gear longevity.

That's quite a diagnosis...ever consider a job in the intel field? Imagery analyst all the way

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by ssspconcepts

That's quite a diagnosis...ever consider a job in the intel field? Imagery analyst all the way

lol. Never considered it, although until I googled it, I had no idea what it was.

[neweuser]

Basically you analyze images....seems like it would be kind of fun...

[BrianG]

I like my current job better. Probably doesn't pay quite as well as the analyst thingy though...