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i'm in a love hate situation with my velienon ESC...
i like the fan plug in the side, i like the mudproofness and the easy profile change... but i hate the cogging at low end and there isnt a throttle curve or brake curve. the low voltage cut off is so bad (shuts off with a 20c 8k pack and low gearing[:@]) i sometimes run lipo's in nimh mode[X(][X(][X(] and coupled with the fact that i race my rustler up against 1/8th 4wd trucks i cant have my front wheels alwats off the ground!! what's this stuff about a programing card for hte VXL ive heard about?? if only the mamba and ESC mated with each other:D |
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You know, after reading this whole thread, I'm sorry I ever doubted Traxxas, my XL-5 was great and all their products are just fine. One question though, you guys say the vxl has a automatic lipo cut off, is there a way to turn it off for nihm? Or does it automatically turn off for nihms?
PS Any body interested in an XL-5 rusty with ball bearings, brand new alias tires, original manual, and some extra parts? (I may include some RPM parts as well) There isn't a motor included, but the ESC is still working great. It's in good condition too. PM me if your interested. |
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Read the user manual. There is a setting to turn it off or on...
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Cool
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ORIGINAL: MuggyDude You know, after reading this whole thread, I'm sorry I ever doubted Traxxas, my XL-5 was great and all their products are just fine. One question though, you guys say the vxl has a automatic lipo cut off, is there a way to turn it off for nihm? Or does it automatically turn off for nihms? |
RE: velineon or mamba
That is actually another cool thing about the CC esc's... you can set the cut-off voltage to whatever you want.
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No kidding.:eek:
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I don't mean to start an argument...again, but one thing is that cogging is not caused by ESC's the term "cogging" relates to motors, not ESC's. If you want to continue telling people that cogging is caused by ESC's PLEASE prove your theory, by some form of documentation. I have proved cogging is caused by motors, not ESC's.
The reason why firmware fixes (or reduces "cogging") is known as a "start algorithm". This start algorithm is adjusted in the firmware or software update to reduce the effects of "cogging". However, cogging is ALWAYS present in sensorless motors and always will be. That is why sensored motor do not experience cogging. Sensorless systems cogg becasue they cannot know the position of the rotor at the instant they need to calculate starting voltage. Everyone knows that sensorless motors "cogg" due to this lack of data input to the ESC. Sensored motors do have a sensor in them to tell the ESC the current position of the rotor, so the ESC does not have to guess it's starting voltage. Thus I can take an ESC that has the ability to run both sensorless and sensored and I get no cogging from the "sensored" motor. If ESC's caused cogging then please explain why there is a need for a sensored system or a "sensored MOTOR"...why not just make a sensored ESC? Why not just upgrade the ESC and not the motor? Please provide data that proves that cogging is caused by ESC's and I will admit that I am wrong or mistaken. But I doubt you will find any proof. Cogging is caused by motors! And please refrain from calling people stupid, when you have not proven your case. I have proven mine and CAN continue to prove it. |
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ORIGINAL: VVRC I don't mean to start an argument...again, but one thing is that cogging is not caused by ESC's the term "cogging" relates to motors, not ESC's. If you want to continue telling people that cogging is caused by ESC's PLEASE prove your theory, by some form of documentation. I have proved cogging is caused by motors, not ESC's. The reason why firmware fixes (or reduces "cogging") is known as a "start algorithm". This start algorithm is adjusted in the firmware or software update to reduce the effects of "cogging". However, cogging is ALWAYS present in sensorless motors and always will be. That is why sensored motor do not experience cogging. Sensorless systems cogg becasue they cannot know the position of the rotor at the instant they need to calculate starting voltage. Everyone knows that sensorless motors "cogg" due to this lack of data input to the ESC. Sensored motors do have a sensor in them to tell the ESC the current position of the rotor, so the ESC does not have to guess it's starting voltage. Thus I can take an ESC that has the ability to run both sensorless and sensored and I get no cogging from the "sensored" motor. If ESC's caused cogging then please explain why there is a need for a sensored system? Why not just upgrade the ESC and not the motor? Please provide data that proves that cogging is caused by ESC's and I will admit that I am wrong or mistaken. But I doubt you will find any proof. Cogging is caused by motors! And please refrain from calling people stupid, when you have not proven your case. I have proven mine and CAN continue to prove it. |
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For MORE proof please see the following site:
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1977uill.symp.....K http://medicaldesign.com/motors-moti...ing_brushless/ http://www.powerqualityanddrives.com...ging_dc_motor/ http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/j...TRY=1&SRETRY=0 http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-155830474.html http://www.motorsdrives.com.au/Artic...ng/175711.aspx http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28021 http://www.thingap.com/ Here's one with pictures!! http://www.infolytica.com/en/coolstuff/ex0088/ I can find plenty more if needed...... |
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ORIGINAL: vge ORIGINAL: VVRC I don't mean to start an argument...again, but one thing is that cogging is not caused by ESC's the term "cogging" relates to motors, not ESC's. If you want to continue telling people that cogging is caused by ESC's PLEASE prove your theory, by some form of documentation. I have proved cogging is caused by motors, not ESC's. The reason why firmware fixes (or reduces "cogging") is known as a "start algorithm". This start algorithm is adjusted in the firmware or software update to reduce the effects of "cogging". However, cogging is ALWAYS present in sensorless motors and always will be. That is why sensored motor do not experience cogging. Sensorless systems cogg becasue they cannot know the position of the rotor at the instant they need to calculate starting voltage. Everyone knows that sensorless motors "cogg" due to this lack of data input to the ESC. Sensored motors do have a sensor in them to tell the ESC the current position of the rotor, so the ESC does not have to guess it's starting voltage. Thus I can take an ESC that has the ability to run both sensorless and sensored and I get no cogging from the "sensored" motor. If ESC's caused cogging then please explain why there is a need for a sensored system? Why not just upgrade the ESC and not the motor? Please provide data that proves that cogging is caused by ESC's and I will admit that I am wrong or mistaken. But I doubt you will find any proof. Cogging is caused by motors! And please refrain from calling people stupid, when you have not proven your case. I have proven mine and CAN continue to prove it. Are those some good motors? |
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@VVRC
I understand what you're saying about motors, but as I said, the motor design may contribute to cogging, but the ESC is what handles the motor. Sure sensored motors with a capable esc have no cogging, but that doesn't mean that a sensorless motor coggs ALL the time. As you even said, it's the starting algorithm that reduces the effect of cogging. My Sidewinder has no noticeable cogging running the VXL motor, yet the VXL ESC with the VXL motor cogged very bad! So... while the action of cogging is a result of motor design, the ESC's programming is what determines if that cogging is noticeable or not, thus it is actually the ESC that "causes" cogging because of crappy programming for sensorless motors. [:-] |
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ORIGINAL: simplecj @VVRC I understand what you're saying about motors, but as I said, the motor design may contribute to cogging, but the ESC is what handles the motor. Sure sensored motors with a capable esc have no cogging, but that doesn't mean that a sensorless motor coggs ALL the time. As you even said, it's the starting algorithm that reduces the effect of cogging. My Sidewinder has no noticeable cogging running the VXL motor, yet the VXL ESC with the VXL motor cogged very bad! So... while the action of cogging is a result of motor design, the ESC's programming is what determines if that cogging is noticeable or not, thus it is actually the ESC that "causes" cogging because of crappy programming for sensorless motors. [:-] Okay, I can see that...the ESC DOES control whether it is noticable or not....So, with that being said...truce? Anyway, now back to biz...Are you all saying that the CC's are better at controlling cogging? or the VXL's...now with the update? |
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ORIGINAL: VVRC ORIGINAL: vge ORIGINAL: VVRC I don't mean to start an argument...again, but one thing is that cogging is not caused by ESC's the term "cogging" relates to motors, not ESC's. If you want to continue telling people that cogging is caused by ESC's PLEASE prove your theory, by some form of documentation. I have proved cogging is caused by motors, not ESC's. The reason why firmware fixes (or reduces "cogging") is known as a "start algorithm". This start algorithm is adjusted in the firmware or software update to reduce the effects of "cogging". However, cogging is ALWAYS present in sensorless motors and always will be. That is why sensored motor do not experience cogging. Sensorless systems cogg becasue they cannot know the position of the rotor at the instant they need to calculate starting voltage. Everyone knows that sensorless motors "cogg" due to this lack of data input to the ESC. Sensored motors do have a sensor in them to tell the ESC the current position of the rotor, so the ESC does not have to guess it's starting voltage. Thus I can take an ESC that has the ability to run both sensorless and sensored and I get no cogging from the "sensored" motor. If ESC's caused cogging then please explain why there is a need for a sensored system? Why not just upgrade the ESC and not the motor? Please provide data that proves that cogging is caused by ESC's and I will admit that I am wrong or mistaken. But I doubt you will find any proof. Cogging is caused by motors! And please refrain from calling people stupid, when you have not proven your case. I have proven mine and CAN continue to prove it. Are those some good motors? |
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ORIGINAL: VVRC Please provide data that proves that cogging is caused by ESC's and I will admit that I am wrong or mistaken. But I doubt you will find any proof. Cogging is caused by motors! In the context above there really is no "right" answer to "is it caused by the ESC or motor?" The true statement is "It is caused by the ESC not knowing where the rotor is in relation to the poles of the motor". Now whose "fault" is that? It becomes a philosophical argument at this point, an "argument of assumptions" with no clear answer. In short it's caused by the whole "system" (ESC + motor). And I'm not sure what you mean by "provide documentation". I've always used the saying "seeing is believing". You can drown yourself in links and webpages and scientific-sounding articles to no end. But in the end either answer ("the motor" or "the ESC" ) has gotchas. The only conclusive answer here would be "both". And I would put "applied knowledge" over some kind of philosophical argument, I've shown what a near-optimal mamba setup can do in the video I provided and while it can't meet the goat in terms of crawl-ability, it's still far better than the original VXL ESC I have. So electric RC tuning / optimization becomes a series of trys like, to minimize cogging, use this ESC over that one. And someone who has the newer VXL ESCs, I'm just as curious about that as everyone else. |
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Thank you Access, once again your wisdom prevails. ;)
You are right in saying it is both motor and esc, but since most brushless motors have the same or similar construction the only real option we have at defeating the dreaded cogg of sensorless motors is to go with an esc that has better programming... I too am curious if the new VXL really has fixed this issue, it sounds like it has. If that's the case then the VXL esc just got a step closer to Castles controllers. |
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Any body interested in an XL-5 rusty with ball bearings, brand new alias tires, original manual and papers, and some extra parts? (I may include some RPM parts as well) It comes with a Trinity P2K2 Pro stock motor in place of the Titan. It has been run a few times but it is still running very well. It is super fast, close to brushless speed and a great brushed motor. The car has a few scratches but overall in great condition. PM me if your interested
(The post I did earlier is this one, but now I'm including the motor) I will include RPM stub axle carriers and steering blocks |
RE: velineon or mamba
I would like to change my vote from VXL to neutral. I think it would depend. I have the VXL now, and I have tried the Mamba ESC. Overall, they both worked fine for me personally, but the price and the simplicity of the VXL is what won it over for me. Still, that's just for me personally. Depending on how big cogging, tuning, sensored, etc are to you that would depend. I just don't feel it's right to say that one is better. For me, one is. Besides, even if I wanted the Mamba system, it's not in the budget, and even if it was IMO it's not worth the extra cash for me. Just saying, I was out of line to argue that one was really better.
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ORIGINAL: Always Dreamin I would like to change my vote from VXL to neutral. I think it would depend. I have the VXL now, and I have tried the Mamba ESC. Overall, they both worked fine for me personally, but the price and the simplicity of the VXL is what won it over for me. Still, that's just for me personally. Depending on how big cogging, tuning, sensored, etc are to you that would depend. I just don't feel it's right to say that one is better. For me, one is. Besides, even if I wanted the Mamba system, it's not in the budget, and even if it was IMO it's not worth the extra cash for me. Just saying, I was out of line to argue that one was really better. |
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ORIGINAL: vge ORIGINAL: Always Dreamin I would like to change my vote from VXL to neutral. I think it would depend. I have the VXL now, and I have tried the Mamba ESC. Overall, they both worked fine for me personally, but the price and the simplicity of the VXL is what won it over for me. Still, that's just for me personally. Depending on how big cogging, tuning, sensored, etc are to you that would depend. I just don't feel it's right to say that one is better. For me, one is. Besides, even if I wanted the Mamba system, it's not in the budget, and even if it was IMO it's not worth the extra cash for me. Just saying, I was out of line to argue that one was really better. ....ummmm.......+1 |
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funny to read these old post on VXL and Mamba....looks like Traxxas is offering both systems all these years later...Ive got a Revo 1/16 with Vilneon and 1/18 with Mamba, ...both scream running dual lipos........
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ORIGINAL: Jefferson1964 funny to read these old post on VXL and Mamba....looks like Traxxas is offering both systems all these years later...Ive got a Revo 1/16 with Vilneon and 1/18 with Mamba, ...both scream running dual lipos........ |
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