ratman572

Hey 45,

Just out of curiosity, what pinion/spur are you running with the 5800?

I've got the 5800 in mine as well running 7 cell GP3300's, but recently discovered the 5800's limit.

It appears that my ESC is going thermal. This only happens after several high speed runs in succession, but it get's REALLY hot, -so hot that I got a blister from touching the heatsink on the ESC, -not good.

I can't remember what size pinion I have (RRP with less teeth than stock), and an 84 tooth spur. The truck is good for all of 40+ MPH and is a wheel-standin' S.O.B. It is absolutely a hoot to drive, but has really benfitted from the addition of the homemade wheelie-bar.

I'm kind of at a loss as to why the thing is getting so hot. I am going to gear down a bit to see if that helps. It only started happening after I started running the 7 cell packs.

I'll do a tooth count on the pinion to see what I've got then let you know.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

45mph pede

I run on any given day 14-16/90 on 7cells and 16/90 on 6cells. I run the big pullers though...
-Wes

thunderw0lf

I ended up going with a Feigao 8s and I have seen people posting about wanting even more than that. It's almost too much power for the drive train in my Pede, it's geared 18/87 and I can't even run a full 7 cell pack without shredding the diff gear.

purehobby

Thunderwolf,
I run the feigao 7s and I only have about 10 runs(lipo runs) in the PEDE but I have not had any problems YET with shredding the gears. Did you get the alum. idler gear?


Robert

aintskeered

purehobby that pede is pretty sweet but by the looks of it i can see only stock wheels...why is that? what for?
dave

purehobby

Thanks its still in the works everything else I will replace as I break it[>:]
I have some mashers for it but my LHS is out of the rims and has been for awhile so I am waiting until i need some more stuff and will get it elsewhere.

aintskeered

i see..cuz my mashers don't have a tight fit so i'm waiting to get the rims i want so i can glue the tires down instead of now so i don't have to unglue and reglue...i checked out some blue ones at tower hobby to fit my color sheme...maybe i will make a new thread and see what u guys think.
dave

monsterpede360

representing my hood here boyz

ratman572

Hmm, sounds like I may have overgeared it just a tad. I checked the pinion and it is a 16T, -the spur is an 84. I'm running the mashers, so they're a little taller than stock.

Are the pullers taller than the mashers? And whose 90T spur are you using?

I'd better gear it down just a bit before I completely cook the ESC.

It sure hauls some serious butt before the ESC signs off though!

Thanks for the info and advice.

S.A.E.W.O.T.

yea pullers r 5.3 inches... mashers r 4.9


and pullers r wider 2

45mph pede

Kimbro (sp) 90t but just go on tower and search for: 90t bb
-Wes

ratman572

Thanks for the help.

-Rich.

thunderw0lf

Yes, I'm running the aluminum idler. I'm thinking part of the reason the gear strips so easy could be partly from some glitching I'm getting. I made a shield with aluminum foil and card board and covered the ESC and fan with it. Helps but didn't eliminate it. After I added the fan over the ESC is when I got the most glitching, and twisting wires seemed to make the glitching worse. Someone else mentioned that they didn't get any glitching with the Novak XXtra so I have one on the way from Tower to try. If it doesn't work I'll just return it.

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What tires is everyone running on there pede.I've tryed a few but always get best results from stock.

danny_holtermann

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I am thinking about going all aluminum now, that stuff looks pretty interesting

thunderw0lf

Masher 2ks offroad. I have a set of road rages but I haven't tried them yet.

45mph pede

IMEX pullers, (imex is the best!) masher originals (when through those fast) masher 2k's and road hawgs.
-Wes

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Aren't the road hawgs small?I had a set of dirt dawgs and the truck kept flipping not to mention couldn't keep the front down.Are the mashers really that much better than the stock?The tread design looks real similar,I guess the rubber compound must be different.

45mph pede

Yeah there waaaaay small, very low profile, I just like rideing around making it look like a low-rider, they are brand new and will go on my rusty project car, they look kinda silly on the pede,
-Wes

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Finally got a pic of my toy

S.A.E.W.O.T.

sweetness

mouser

Nice.

45mph pede

JEFF GORDON!?!?!?!?!?!


Im so sorry about last nights race
-Wes

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#@$%^& Brian Vickers,Jeff could have had that race.Now thats off my chest.
What do you think about your brushless system on your pede.I would think it would probably suite a T4 or one of those type trucks better than a pede.I have a hard time controling my pede with the 12t motor on it,can't imagine with a 5800 brushless on it.You got a video posted,I would love to see this thing go Wes.

Joe

aintskeered

i'm tired of gordon regardless of popularity/ skill-same thing with earnheart[:'(]