Medusa Afterburner V2 BL motors

[lincpimp]

I have a feeling the new firmware will help...

anyone know if they will be adding the medusa motors to the asylum speed calculator?

Linc, I wash thinking along the same lines as you on the duct in the begining but after a couple attemps I trimed it to just blow around the motor. Given enough time I'm sure it is possible but I didn't feel like investing that much effort into a half beat body. The other minor issue is when I do end up on the roof there is enough body flex that the tube gets pretty beat up. I used thined epoxy over the whole tube to help give it some strength and to water proof it, it helped but still not perfect.

Hope the firmware helps with your temps John, I ended up needing a small fan on the ESC to keep it comfortable. I really wanted to avoid a fan if I could.

[suicideneil]

A couple months... not sure if I can wait that long, may have to pick up something cheap to tide me over.....

[glassdoctor]

They do have a 70mm coming and probably more kv choices too.

btw, I ran the 50mm 1300kv motor in the street yesterday. (6s and geared 15/46 in my kyosho buggy)

It ran nice, but my little torture test was too much for it, and I had to stop and let it cool cause it hit 200*

I'll have to do some more testing and try other gearing etc....

Originally Posted by glassdoctor

They do have a 70mm coming and probably more kv choices too.

btw, I ran the 50mm 1300kv motor in the street yesterday. (6s and geared 15/46 in my kyosho buggy)

It ran nice, but my little torture test was too much for it, and I had to stop and let it cool cause it hit 200*

I'll have to do some more testing and try other gearing etc....

Thats pretty tall gearing for a 50mm motor thats only spinning 27K.

You need to rethink when moving to a smaller motor, a 1515 might do fine that way but the little motor you have to let it spin fast and use gear reduction to replace the torque. Put that motor on 10s with a 9t pinion and see if it wont light your fire

Sounds good John, Thanks!

That new 36-70-2200v2 will be awesome, I think I'll hold off on the 36-60 and get myself a 70 when they come out, 2200kv will be nuts on 6s A123

[lutach]

Originally Posted by Buzzsaw46

That new 36-70-2200v2 will be awesome, I think I'll hold off on the 36-60 and get myself a 70 when they come out, 2200kv will be nuts on 6s A123

Are they really going to make a 70 version? I was going to et the 36-60-1500, but now I'll wait and see if the 70 will come out.

[pb4ugo]

Look at posts #200 & 203

[lutach]

Originally Posted by pb4ugo

Look at posts #200 & 203

Thank you sir. I really didn't see that. The 1600 will be a perfect choice for me for my 6S applications.

Those are going to be awfully powerful motors....

[lincpimp]

Anyone opened up one of these motors yet? From what I can see it looks like a neu or a plett inside. I have to run my hyper8 with the 36/60/1500 some more and see how it does. I hope the quark 125 can keep up as I am running 6s. That puts me around 33k rpm max, a little lower than I like, but the motor is making plenty of power and not getting hot. I think I am running 14/46 gearing at the moment. Need to do a full test and a vid, whenever I can get some help!

[glassdoctor]

I know the gearing is a bit tall, but it does pull and accelerate very well, and there's only one way to find out what it can do. :)

I'm sure dropping about 2 teeth would be about right for general racing, etc. I'm curious to see how it will run on the track. I'm looking at the 36-60-2000 as a better motor, but others are saying the 50mm does ok, so I wanted to try one. I think the 6s and low kv will give it the best chance to work, but it will probably still take a milder speed setup. I need to clock mine to see how fast it actually is...

This motor is spinning slightly more rpm than my 1509 4s setup

Isn't the 1509 a slightly larger motor also?

Why not a 36-60-1300? The 36-50-2200 seems like it may have been a better first choice.

[glassdoctor]

I got what was available at the time. And like I said... some swear that the 50mm is good for a buggy so that's why I got one.

Remember, I have only run it once, without changing gearing, and it was not on the track where I normally judge things.

I have always subscribed to the low kv and similar or taller gearing than stock (nitro) gearing. I don't plan to treat these motors any different... so I have a basis to compare.

I'm recommending to others that they run the 2200kv on 4s with a lower gearing, if they want the 50mm.

Right now the 60-2000 is the best bet, imo... and is very similar to what I have been running. I'm going to get one soon to test myself. The 2000kv on 4s has a very similar rpm as a 1300kv on 6s. That's another reason why I choose the 50-1300.

Anyway... I need to get to the track someday....

[speed demon]

I just got my 36-50-2200 in today. I like it better then the mega I had. Granted they both had different Kv(mega 3500) but the medusa seemed to draw less amps and ran incredible cool(never even broke 100 on 4S). I will know thursday whether it is faster then the mega. All around it just seems smoother and less touchy. Sorry no proof just my opinion.