That spur gear didn't last long...

Cool.......3 people all bashing away the same answer at the same time:L:

[Dafni]

3 at once! Now this is fast response!

[Serum]

Well... The sprong is a wonderfull little device, that replaces the stock spring, which makes the slipper perfectly adjustable and wobble free..

(a fourth same answer would'nt hurt?)

[Toon]

Now that's what I call fast replies! :L:

I will definately get the sprong as well then, the stock spring setup is poor at best. I don't normally run the gear cover, so no problem there. I've just got to wait for all the necessary Strobe parts to be in stock now then. :D

[Toon]

I've been looking into the Strobe slipper a little more, and found that some people (Mike included) say that they have run a 9L motor with the stock spur (12 pegs and fully tightened), and not had any real problems with it. I will get the Strobe slipper eventually, but thought I would try the stock setup again as I have a spare spur.

As the first one burned up so quickly, maybe I had the mesh too tight/loose, or the slipper nut wasn't as tight as it could have been? I am also thinking that I may be geared wrongly, after reading some posts about gearing brushless setups on this forum. It is currently geared 16/66, which due to lower gearing of the UE diffs, would be 13-14/66 with stock diffs. The last time I got a full run out of the truck, and took a temp. reading, I think the motor was around 170*F, which is in the upper range of safe temps. My instincts would tell me to gear down more, but I think gearing up might be worth a try, as brushless is different to conventional thinking... :W:

P.S. If it makes any difference to gearing suggestions, the truck is just under 12 lb's RTR on stock Revo wheels/tires, but I have now also got a Hurricane/Response set, which knock a full 10oz. off that weight. :D

[Gustav]

Hey Toon,how's it going.

If, you've got a spur you may aswell use it.The problem you had looks like the slipper overheating.The strobe can actually be run as a slipper without over heating.

With regard to gearing it does sound like you may need to gear up a little rather than down.
Maybe this is of some helphttp://www.rc-monster.com/forum/show...=&threadid=884

Let us know how you like those tyres.i'm thinking about maybe trying the XTM XLB wheels and tyres.

Oh yeah,did you hear about the offer we've put in for Michael Owen.Record offer for the club so it must be over £15 million.

Originally posted by Gustav
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Let us know how you like those tyres.i'm thinking about maybe trying the XTM XLB wheels and tyres.
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I had those on my maxx but couldn't get the traction I needed on the hard packed surface. The "spikey" tires are good on a soft surface but tear up quickly on the concrete. I believe they came out w/ a street version for the XLB, but I no longer run them, so...

If you go w/ the XLB's you'll need the 17mm adapters.

[Gustav]

Thanks for the info C.H.U.D,

I'll probably get komodos then or i might try crimefighters.