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Old 10-18-2009 | 06:05 AM
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Lilredmachine
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Default RE: vxl gearbox durability threshold


ORIGINAL: Redvanmafia

i like that big heatsink on the motor, and the Huge computer fan on the esc lmao:P = fail, if you have any problems with the tranny your just gonna have to go with FLM stuff I'll drop 24/86 Get 70+ mph and still be 150F all day,

I ran 33/76 on a VXL motor in a slash on 3S and she ran 71mph with aero and suspension modifications. It would make maybe 3 runs before the VXL motor was too hot to touch and the VXL esc gave out after about 10 runs.

Hobbywing geared 19/54 mod 0.8 (geared for around 90 mph) on 4s with 2350kv motor = no problems at all. All day. There is a heatsink on the motor as it is so understressed from lack of load it runs more inefficiently than it would in an 8th scale. I could take the fan off the ESC no problem and run it, but I see no reason to.
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