Brushless hpi baja rc-monster

[thomatrix]

I just added your setup to the top speed calculator and it seems like you are heading for a somewhat agressive top speed. Is this correct or did I miss something. A 7 turn 3060 is 1000kv right?

[mohanjude]

Originally Posted by thomatrix

I just added your setup to the top speed calculator and it seems like you are heading for a somewhat agressive top speed. Is this correct or did I miss something. A 7 turn 3060 is 1000kv right?

Yes you are right - it was like a crazed animal. I took the pinion down to 20 and it handles better and the Schulze is less warm. It wasnt boiling hot but it was getting warm. I can only get the throttle to about 30% before the Baja starts to spin around due to the speed. I am going to take it off the tarmac and try it on a reasonably muddy surface to see if it helps with control. Not a big fan of grass but if I cannot control the car at high speed on tarmac it will have to go on grass.

I had to 2 spare Lehner Brushless 3060 Motors (7 turns) with me. Therefore I wasnt going to buy another Castle 2215. I may reduce the pinion down to about 18 - at present I cannot find my box with the Mod 1.5 pinions... so I am going to try this gear ratio for now with a 20 tooth.

I will try and get a video of the Baja later.

Mohan

[nitrostarter]

Originally Posted by mohanjude

I had to 2 spare Lehner Brushless 3060 Motors (7 turns) with me. Therefore I wasnt going to buy another Castle 2215. I may reduce the pinion down to about 18 - at present I cannot find my box with the Mod 1.5 pinions... so I am going to try this gear ratio for now with a 20 tooth.

I will try and get a video of the Baja later.

Mohan

Sounds like fun Mohan! You should definitely get some video! Those big Lehners are definitely powerful!

Btw: if you have a spare Lehner sitting around, I can find a use for it...

[mohanjude]

OK guys here is the Video - very short but it shows what the Baja is capable about and how bad my driving is....

I installed a Garmin GPS - as you can see it was reset to 0mph and got to 60 mph in a short burst. I am certain that I did not go past 1/2 throttle max due to my morbid fear of crashing onto the raised pavement slabs.

I will take it out to a more open space and hopefully open it up.