My BL Revo project

[BrianG]

Well, I took it out for a while today and had a blast. Runtime is still right around 25-30 minutes and I can't figure out why it's so long. The truck is heavy and is using GP3300 cells. :032: That calculates to 6.6A average current draw. And I'm not really easy on the throttle either...

I got a wheelie bar and it was working good until I landed on it from a jump and bent it. Oh well. Now I have to find a new one that will last more than one bashing session. Is there a good one that someone can recommend? I also bent the roll bar I made all to hell. Hmmph. That'll teach me to run without the body.

Man, the thing is hard to control! The power is almost too much. I ended up reducing the throttle to 85% and the brake/reverse to 60% on the transmitter. Otherwise the tires break loose when I goose it or it does forward flips when I brake. Seems like a waste to keep the EPA so conservative. Kinda makes me think I should have gone with a 9XL or 10XL instead of an 8XL? Is there a way to program the ESC so it will take longer to go full throttle if I "floor" it? According to the manual, it says there is a pre-programmed 0.3 second ramp-up time for the throttle. I was thinking maybe a 0.5-0.75 second ramp-up might help.