Lastest on MM with Novak motors?/3S with Novak motor?

novak motors (all but the HV series) will go boom on 3s.

Huh? I've been running the 8.5 for about 3 months now with no issues.I run it in a Rustler with the VXL,on 3s,Geared 18/87 with mashers it does about 50.But what makes it good is that it seems to run much cooler then the VXL motor.The important thing is to make sure it has the sintered rotor and keep it under 70000 rpm's going by there ratings.

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Yeah, those bonded rotor motors arent the best. Novak EX 10.5/bonded, fresh from warranty service (last one fell apart)...installed in a car with not good airflow around the motor but geared per Novak rec's. Motor thermal'ed through the overheat protection these things have (wasnt too suprised). Little bugger cogs whacking the throttle open now probably due to a bit of demag, so its in the junkpile now. That ESC runs other motors perfectly still.

The Novak sintered stuff is pretty nice, 8.5, 5.5, and 3.5 (110 amp fireball, lol) are good. My 8.5 on 3S geared up a bit should be nice in my currently 2S/3.5 powered speed buggy.

Keep the reports coming guys...I like being absolutely sure of things before I buy a MM and a 3S battery.