Overheating problem with motor and esc for Outcast

[Whipplash RC]

For every run for the past month my Outcast has been overheating. It has done this on 4s and 6s. I run a 16t pinion. I have had it since December and it never did this before this month. Does anyone know why this is doing this?

 

[Mongoose]

Is the ambient temp higher now that it’s summer? It’s hard to keep them cool on a 95 degree day.

 

[chevys10zr2003]

Have you tried a lower tooth pinion? The 16t is recommened for flat ground doing speed runs and letting it cool.

 

[Whipplash RC]

Is the ambient temp higher now that it’s summer? It’s hard to keep them cool on a 95 degree day.

It is a little higher now that it is summer. That could be part of it.

 

[olds97_lss]

Have you tried a lower tooth pinion? The 16t is recommened for flat ground doing speed runs and letting it cool.

Is that for 6S or 4S though?

Could be that you have bearings going bad on you. Check your wheel/hub bearings. They require periodic replacement and at least some oil once in a while.

 

[Whipplash RC]

Have you tried a lower tooth pinion? The 16t is recommened for flat ground doing speed runs and letting it cool.

I did run the stock pinion until I stripped it out running 6s

 

[Whipplash RC]

Is that for 6S or 4S though?

Could be that you have bearings going bad on you. Check your wheel/hub bearings. They require periodic replacement and at least some oil once in a while.

I will check that out

 

[chevys10zr2003]

I did run the stock pinion until I stripped it out running 6s

So did the heat problem start happening right after you stripped the stock pinion?

Is that for 6S or 4S though?

Could be that you have bearings going bad on you. Check your wheel/hub bearings. They require periodic replacement and at least some oil once in a while.

I'm not sure exactly. I'm just going off of the manufacturer's website.

 

[Whipplash RC]

So did the heat problem start happening right after you stripped the stock pinion?

No. It started about 2 months after I replaced the pinion

 

[jonUF02]

Try 1 or 2 tooth smaller pinion, while the motor is out, make sure all the drive train spins freely. Heat sinks and fans never hurt.

 

[Zaiden15]

May want to check the motors bearings too.

 

[Camo]

I’d be checking the pinion isn’t rubbing on the motor mount as well. I’ve had a few esc fans stop working over the last couple of weeks and she hits thermal real quick. Good luck