Thanks. I never take my temp gun out with me(I should), but I do occasionally perform the ouch test during bashes, stock out of the box was BIG ouch, putting the cooling fans and heatsink on, substantially less ouch I would surmise.
Last time I seen flames in any relation to RC was when I used to hang with the nitro crowd, seen a buggy or two burst into flames for some crazy reason, a little more common, occassionaly you'd see someone belching flame out their exhaust.The flames'll let ye know that it's running hot!
Tae be fair @Airwolf076 havin re-read yer post its the firma kit yer runnin.
i myself on stock v5 motor/esc with a single fan on motor, im running a 14t, but left timing alone, whats that really do?
so what does setting timming to 15 do? i left mine at the 22.5 it was pre set to. is it lower torque, lower rpm= less heat
Yup, that’s what I understand it does basically so am finding out for myself.
wonder how much is saved if using higher tooth pinions, cause don't it put more strain on motor/heat either way. im sure somebody already talked about this..either way its interesting, im allways learning even at 40...
Yeah, learning at 52 here. Live and learn.
it’s so much hotter then normal this year, even for south central Texas.
Yeah, learning at 52 here. Live and learn.
My main goal is temp control. It was 107f actual temp today in San Antonio and still 102f at 7:40pm. I’m learning how to build better fans, putting in longer can, lower kv motors and now trying esc timing reduction on all my cars. There’s no end in sight for this heat. It was already 90f by 8:30am. If I want to run my cars this summer I have to avoid what happened last week, 200f motor temps (cooled to 192f by the time I thought of taking a picture)
yea, that makes a difference. 90 in wisconsin with the humidity sucks for meYeah, learning at 52 here. Live and learn.
My main goal is temp control. It was 107f actual temp today in San Antonio and still 102f at 7:40pm. I’m learning how to build better fans, putting in longer can, lower kv motors and now trying esc timing reduction on all my cars. There’s no end in sight for this heat. It was already 90f by 8:30am. If I want to run my cars this summer I have to avoid what happened last week, 200f motor temps (cooled to 192f by the time I thought of taking a picture)
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Man I wish it was 90f. I love the heat but rc cars don’t. Humidity sucks for sure but I don’t think the cars care about that. I think.
From what I understand the stock timing is way higher than it should be and under the right conditions can kill your electronics after a while. My wanting to go to a higher tooth pinion is in response to wanting to lower the timing to reduce strain on the motor and ESC while hopefully not nerfing things too much where the truck is boring
so the sweet spot is 160/180 deg max for most efficient...i'll have to check my motor temp after a full run next.From what I understand the stock timing is way higher than it should be and under the right conditions can kill your electronics after a while. My wanting to go to a higher tooth pinion is in response to wanting to lower the timing to reduce strain on the motor and ESC while hopefully not nerfing things too much where the truck is boring
Seems like a good plan to me. I'm currently running a 14t with a pretty good cooling set up and it rarely breaks 120f with my driving style. I plan to up to a 17t, but drop timing to 11.25. I think that should be a good trade off/balance and get me temps of around 150 to 160f at most.From what I understand the stock timing is way higher than it should be and under the right conditions can kill your electronics after a while. My wanting to go to a higher tooth pinion is in response to wanting to lower the timing to reduce strain on the motor and ESC while hopefully not nerfing things too much where the truck is boring
It was 101 today here in Colorado, I feel your pain. I'm actually going out to drive my limitless in an hour. It will be 10:30 pmYeah, learning at 52 here. Live and learn.
My main goal is temp control. It was 107f actual temp today in San Antonio and still 102f at 7:40pm. I’m learning how to build better fans, putting in longer can, lower kv motors and now trying esc timing reduction on all my cars. There’s no end in sight for this heat. It was already 90f by 8:30am. If I want to run my cars this summer I have to avoid what happened last week, 200f motor temps (cooled to 192f by the time I thought of taking a picture)
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It’s 1130 and finally has cooled to 87 but I can’t see so great at night and none of my cars have lights. Tomorrow is supposed to be a repeat with 106f high. I’m going to try to wake up early enough to go out and test a couple of fan set ups I’ve put together…but the wife and I are been bingeing on Adam Savage one day builds so who knows when we’ll get to bed finally. We’re in our fourth day of this binge
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