Darn...no over-volting the Monster

[lincpimp]

Not being an enigineer at all, I had the same view about the benifits of hv. Heel, I bough my first lipo chargwer thinking there was no way I would ever go past 4s lipo. Well, I have built many vehicles, and even going from a 4s to a 5s setup makes a world of difference to me. I have done afew 6s setups, but have not really tested them much, as my quark escs are not too fond of 6s, but the MMM should help with the testing.

I have the 8s savage, and a 4s revo. The savage is heavier than the revo, both run the same diameter tires. The revo has a 7xl, the savage has a 14xl. So kv on the revo is 2300 or so, and the savage is around 1200kv. I run 3600 12c lipos in the savage and 4900 25c lipos in the revo. The revo produces more heat, on the motor and esc. The savage gets to about 140-150 on the motor, esc does not get more than 110. Depending on how hard I run the revo, the esc will thermal, and the motor can beat 160. Te revo has more airflow over the equipment than the savage too. Most people have heat issues with the feiga motors, they are cheap, so you get what you pay for, IMO.

Is there a specific reason that you do not like the idea of a hv setup? I find that the lipos are not pushed as hard, and therfore have more punch longer thru the run. This and lower temps are the main things I see with the hv setup.