Q's about the Align 600XL motor -
12.11.2007, 02:40 AM
I just bought one on eBay yesterday for the Rustler. I was planning on running 6s LiPo since that's what it's rated for. Any chance it could handle 8s without destroying itself? I ask because 6s would require buying new batteries. Either way I need to buy an ESC. I have my two MaxAmps 4s 4Ah here already so I'd like to use them if possible. What is the RPM limit on the 600XL? I can't seem to find it anywhere... The speed on 8s would be just shy of 50k RPM. What do you guys recommend?
You might want to PM lutach, he ran a 600l on 36 volts and had decent success with it. I ran mine on 5s and it was fine, 8s might work well, you would have some serious power!
The 600xl has a lot of power on 6s in a Losi 8t. It also has a lot of acceleration on 4s in a Hyper ST, but lacked some top end. Running it on 8s in a rustler sounds like a lot of power. How fast are you trying to get it to go?
Well that's up for grabs. What's more important to me is acceleration. I want it to be gone before I hit the throttle. Insane speed is just a side effect of insane acceleration. One of these days I'll find somewhere to race it. Probably the airport runway - we'll be seeing who can take off first.