savtraxx

finally i did say id give pics so...

savtraxx

oh and my esc and motor is realy hot after 5 to 6 minutes of speed runs im running a 18 t pinion and stock spur what could be wrong?

Bosley2

try reduce your pinion's tooth?

Access

You're on the right track with the dean's plug, but remember that current has to make a complete loop through your whole system... Get rid of the connectors between the motor and the ESC, use either good bullet plugs (that surround the whole whole wire) or solder directly from the ESC to the motor.

Depending on the surface you are running on, you might need to gear it down and lots of acceleration and braking will heat things up quicker than normal.

savtraxx

pretty much all on road and some wet grass *spinning it up * and the tires ballooning so bullets or a pinion or both

savtraxx

could i use deans for the motor and esc?

brendonv

just reduce ur pinion size, that should help it.

Medrivfast

It's all the spinning of the tires that will over heat your system. Too high of R.P.M.S. with no load.

Access

You could but unless you are swapping multiple motors before a race or something, no reason to do that, just solder it like most people do. With a plug it could flap around or come out during a race, not something you want to happen.

drevil

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Absolutely. It's cheaper to just solder the wires directly to the motor but that also makes motor maintenance more troublesome as you have to keep soldering and unsoldering the motor. I guess it really depends on how often you remove your motor.

DriftingDragon

go trx plugs

adam-69

im no electric expert (or have a clue really) but surely rpm's wont make a motor heat up?

TIGER76

No but running the car with no load will stress the motor and increase rpm [)]
Same as running the car with no load holding one wheel with diffs to ballon tyres it will destroy the diffs in the end lol

adam-69

ahh right i see, but is there not sufficiant load from it being on the ground alone?

Access

For brushed they can, an undergeared motor goes over-RPM, starts to arc and all that... you can damage a brushed motor from undergearing almost as easily as you can damage it from overgearing. It's nowhere near as robust as brushless with regards to gearing, many have to be geared just right.

savtraxx

yep ive ordered a 14 tooth but my esc has thermal shutdown but everytime my motor gets hot its life decreases