Neu 1515 & MMM Temp Poll

[Nephre]

Check the bearings on the motor, bad bearings can cause high temperatures and it seems like the bearings Neu uses isn´t that good, I´ve heard of several neu´s with bad bearings

[rustyj]

Running a NEU 1515/1Y/F, with MMM. G3 chassis, v1 slipperential, UE diffs. Stock tires some of the time, otherwise Proline Beadlock with Big Joe tires. 11lbs with stock tires, 13 with the Big Joe's. Driving in the park on grass. Normal temp after about 20 minutes, ESC 110f, Motor 120F, batteries 85F. Batteries are 1-2s-8000 with 1-3s-8000 (5s total). Gearing is M1 spur 40, pinion 17. No additional fans for cooling.

Originally Posted by Nephre

Check the bearings on the motor, bad bearings can cause high temperatures and it seems like the bearings Neu uses isn´t that good, I´ve heard of several neu´s with bad bearings

i have another thread going about how to open up this motor. i've been curious about just that. i might as well swap out the bearings when i do check them out. any recommendations?