Temp questions ??

[simplechamp]

Florida is just plain ol' hot!

I was worried about my ESC temps when I was running my E-revo down there. Now I get back to MI where it's 20 degrees cooler and my motor and ESC temps both dropped by close to 20 degrees. Makes sense, but it's not something you really think about until you run in both climates. People in the cooler areas can get away with running a little hotter, higher gearing, etc. since the ambient temps are cooler to start with. Move to the North Pole and you'll be fine running 40/20 on 6s!!!

[scarletboa]

Originally Posted by simplechamp

Florida is just plain ol' hot!

Move to the North Pole and you'll be fine running 40/20 on 6s!!!

as long as the plastics don't shatter at the slightest impact

even if the ambient temp is hot, i wouldn't let your lipos get over 120F. it was 115F one day when i drive my rustler and my 5000mah 25c flightmax 3s pack puffed about 1-2mm and that was with a EZrun 3300kv 380 sized motor (the blue one with fins). i temped the battery at 124F when i had to stop running due to the motor being 190F despite stock 4" tires and 15/86 gearing

the sad part is, the pack never did go back to normal, but it is staying balanced pretty well still, so i'm not too concerned.