JONNY520

i put a leopard brushless combo 4500kv in my 1/10 exceed dynomite ,within 5 min it just started smoking and became very weak. i sent itback ,the new one is on its way. i would like to know why this may have happened before i put the new one in ..any advice ?

ETOWN

It may have been defected.

thehuntingterminator

maybe defective, but that's pretty high KV for off-road. what were you doing?

JONNY520

well im new to this and wanted more speed and power,guessind by your reaction more kvs doesent mean more power. i never got the chance to take it off road. really i dident know if there was something i could have done to cause thu burnt out esc..fore future refrence what is a good kv for off road

Ttam Says Blarg

What type of batteries are you using?

JONNY520

6s nimh 3000ma

Brainanator

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what current is the ESC rated for? 35A? 60A? 15A?

SyCo_VeNoM

at its price I'm guessing 35A
the motor cans that come with them also look like the 35A EZ-runs just re-colored

LewAshby

Possible causes: Improper gearing, improper soldering, faulty battery, factory defect.

JONNY520

its 60A faulty gearing what do you mean by that?

Ttam Says Blarg

He means if your motor is geared to high it will let out all of its magical smoke.

JONNY520

thanks thast very helpful..

rclugnut10

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well overgearing usually burns out the motor before the esc undergearing kills the esc tho

the lug

t9dragon

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I have run Mamba Max 6900 & 5700 setups off road without any issues. Most likely it was a defective ESC but when you buy cheap RC's you get what you pay for.

thehuntingterminator

yeah. a Rustler with a Mamba 5700 looks awesome!