coolkid

hey idk if this is just me, or this happens to all of u guys, but my esc is burnin after i dirft for like 10 minutes. Its probrobly becuase of the constant throttle on the motor, but idk... I've been dirfting with my car since i got it running, and i havent been tc racing on a track so i dont know if a hot esc is a result of all kinds of racing, please fill me in, becuase i dont feel like throwing another 50 bucks for a melted esc...

RC RAC3R

whoa dude... maybe gear it down a little bit..

I am running a tekin G-12 with no heatsinks and it barely gets warm... and this is after a full pack... 3000 - 3700 size packs...

mikewoodkozar

I second that, my esc gets barely warm and my motor isnt even that hot. Try a spur and pinion combo for midrange to low end power and make sure your mesh is set not to tight!

coolkid

alright, thanks a lot guys, im gonna gear down a little bit for sure, and ill see if theres anything else wrong, im still breaking it in, so maybe thats part of it.

greasysnowball

yea i had that problem with my brushless. but once it was getting hot it automatically shut off. since ive started racing i've noticed people putting fans over their ESC and some puting em over their Motors if you want to run cooler. the fans are like $10 and well worth it. look at your LHS im thinkin about investing my money on one. they are about the size of a Quarter and they work wonders.

coolkid

awesome, do u think i can just put it into the third channel on my reciever? or do i have to hook it in somewhere else.

ROYjovero

Yea, I'd like to know as well. I don't need to know for fan purposes, but to power some LED's. LOL.

For drifting, optimal gear ratios differ depending on what motor you're running. It's safe to say that you can use a 6.5:1 final drive ratio for both 27T stock and 19T spec motors. For brushless, you want a 7.5:1 final drive ratio. That way, you'll get cooler temps and longer runtime.

greasysnowball

well im gonna go to My local Race track in about an how for about 30 min and ill see where they install theirs. ill check out the majority and ill tell you what most prople prefere.

coolkid

lol royjevero, i was wordering the same thing, i have this extra channel, and it would be sweet to wire something to it, ive been trying to think what i could put in there... hey thanks a lot greesysnowball, that would be great.

greasysnowball

ok they do plug it into their third channel. it goes on as soon as the ESC is powered. all of them have it powered from thier third channel nowhere else.. go figure.

greasysnowball

this is an example of the fan


http://cgi.ebay.com/Cooling-Fan-for-...QQcmdZViewItem

mikewoodkozar

Those are very cool fans, and that guy seems to really know his fans (pun maybe? lol). I think i could use a fan in all of my RC's.

greasysnowball

i really want to place one on the ESC of my Brushless. that is so much money gone down the drain if it fries out... lol

coolkid

yeah it sounds like a good investment, i like the pun btw, lol, i might buy one, but for now im just gonna gear down.