Originally Posted by
gordon7074
I'm using castle sidewinder 3 kit which says it is completely fine running 3s. I've already bought better parts to get that power to the ground and have a controller that lets me create my own torque curve so it's not all there at once and completely useless.
That's clever enough. But yeah, 5700kv on 3S is gonna be a handful fer sure. I have that motor in my 4wd 10th scale truggy and run 2S with the stock gearing. On 3S....pheew! I'd want to gear it down a little, and, make sure I had plenty of room! And no letting anyone else drive it, cuz it's gonna be a missile. Better be sure to monitor your motor temps with a infrared thermometer. May want a fan-sink for the motor, too. Gear it so the motor isn't getting over 180F, best kept below 160. Otherwise you risk cooking the motor, the magnets loose strength and/or winding insulation shorts.