What the *Bleep* happened?!! LOL

[sikeston34m]

On the Transmission with the 2 speed kit, I'm sure the secondary output gear is just about gone.

The single speed setup is MUCH stronger IMO. You just have to look at the design.

It's amazing to me just how much the smaller tires spin. This does relieve the drivetrain of alot of stress.

With larger tires that grip, that stress is much greater.

[sikeston34m]

Originally Posted by sikeston34m

On the Transmission with the 2 speed kit, I'm sure the secondary output gear is just about gone.

The single speed setup is MUCH stronger IMO. You just have to look at the design.

It's amazing to me just how much the smaller tires spin. This does relieve the drivetrain of alot of stress.

With larger tires that grip, that stress is much greater.

Some updates on this setup.

The clicking sound was due to me using too long a screws in the slipper. When I would gag it and make the slipper slip, the screws were gouging the other side of the slipper. Ooops.

I installed a new single speed tranny that I had and continued to change the setup.

After all the shock carnage repair, I changed the gearing again and put the stock tires back on.

I then changed the gearing on the medusa 36-60-1500kv to 22/40. Works great!

Then I decided to get creative with a Mamba Max. I built a little cooling house for it. LOL

I wanted to install a thermistor on the heat sink for fan operation, but couldn't find one that would work, so the fan runs all the time. Heated air exits through holes drilled in the ends of the casing.

I figured it would give some protection also.

A Novak 2700uf cap was added to the power leads as well as a CC UBEC.

This setup runs great. The motor stays cool and the ESC does too.

The 10,000mah 10C 4S setup gives an hour runtime.

[JERRY2KONE]

Hey Sikes I really like the idea of putting the ESC inside a little doghouse like that to control the airflow, and to keep it protected from other eliments. Thats engenious. What motor are you running on that thing? And an hour of run time is great for the average basher for sure. I have a set of those 10K pks as well, but I haven't even used them yet. I hope to put them on my V-twin Dewalt 970 setup for some fun in the next few weeks. I am still waiting on a few things to come in so I can complete the build. I have hardened steel pins comming to make indestructable hinge pins. I am tired of having to fight to remove bent pins from the bulkheads and arms. I am working on the wiring today trying to get it all nice and clean looking like your setup. Nice work Sikeston. I am also making up special harnesses for hooking up dual battery packs. One set of harnesses for running quad packs in paralelle, and one set for running quad packs in series. I really like having a little versatility to try out different power setups. I am finally getting to use my new Hako soldering rig, which was a great buy. Have a good one Sikeston.

[sikeston34m]

Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

Hey Sikes I really like the idea of putting the ESC inside a little doghouse like that to control the airflow, and to keep it protected from other eliments. Thats engenious. What motor are you running on that thing? And an hour of run time is great for the average basher for sure. I have a set of those 10K pks as well, but I haven't even used them yet. I hope to put them on my V-twin Dewalt 970 setup for some fun in the next few weeks. I am still waiting on a few things to come in so I can complete the build. I have hardened steel pins comming to make indestructable hinge pins. I am tired of having to fight to remove bent pins from the bulkheads and arms. I am working on the wiring today trying to get it all nice and clean looking like your setup. Nice work Sikeston. I am also making up special harnesses for hooking up dual battery packs. One set of harnesses for running quad packs in paralelle, and one set for running quad packs in series. I really like having a little versatility to try out different power setups. I am finally getting to use my new Hako soldering rig, which was a great buy. Have a good one Sikeston.

Thank you Jerry.

I thought I would try something different. Most of the time, I'm not all about the bling. I'm about what works and for the longer the better.

The 10K packs are close to the same weight of a 14 cell nimh setup, but give so much more. 100amps continous, 150 amps burst is more than enough. They hardly even get warm.

It's a Medusa 36-60-1500kv. 22/40 Mod 1 gearing is high enough to choke alot of motors, but this one being lower kv, it does fine with it. No cogging at all. The oversized heat sink really takes care of things. I know it's cool out right now, but I believe this setup would do well even if it were 90 outside.

You have a really nice collection Jerry. I ran back through your threads and took a peak. Good Luck with the pins, I feel your pain on trying to fix bent ones when things go wrong.

On the Wiring harnesss, just get you some Deans connectors and some 12Ga. Noodle wire, then use your imagination. LOL Just get the good quality stuff to start with and you won't be disappointed.