RC8Te Question - Page 2

snap off racing · 23-10-2009, 08:39 PM

Feral batteries, Intellect 40c 5000ma 2S hardcase with wires and deans $95

Panicroom · 24-10-2009, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by snap off racing

Feral batteries, Intellect 40c 5000ma 2S hardcase with wires and deans $95

they look awesome. Anyone with any experience with these packs??

Panicroom · 29-10-2009, 08:52 PM

i ended up getting these batteries

Thunder Power "Pro Race" 4S Li-Polymer Battery 40C (14.8V/5000mAh)

mate put in a order through amainhobbies so i got him to get me this aswell..

Should be here any day now.

Cant wait

PBO · 30-10-2009, 04:43 PM

I think you've chosen well

I would have suggested TP G4 cells or Hyperion G3 VX

Can you please update when you have them & give some feedback, I'd like to know how the Losi combo lasts also

Panicroom · 04-11-2009, 03:56 PM

Everything seemed to be working well for a while

So far i have used it about 6 times. Never really giving it too much stick, keeping the temps to about 100F. Only using it for about 10-15mins each time as to break in the battery

But today i had to change the motor leads to some longer ones as i needed to put on the heat sink and the 1st set where in the way and too short, and now its doing weird things again...

Like before, dump the throttle and it just twitchs... pulled the motor out and still the same thing, changed around the wires, updated firmware on ESC and still nothing.

Dont understand how it could have changed??

Seriously over the Losi Combo already....

Panicroom · 05-11-2009, 01:24 PM

well im almost positive the Losi ESC is Dead.

Anyone know any ways i can test it to be 100% sure its dead.

Cheers

PBO · 05-11-2009, 05:26 PM

I suspect you've answered your own question...bugger! Sorry for your loss but it does confirm all the anti Losi electrics advice I've heard

Panicroom · 05-11-2009, 05:37 PM

now just need to decide its replacement...

MMM or the Tekin RX8

eXraycer · 06-11-2009, 08:55 AM

Could be the motor. Can you try another motor? My cousin's lsi motor pooped itseld like that. Over heated and then it didn't run except for some cogging noises.. Others have dropped magnets off the rotor too which will also cause it to lock up.

Panicroom · 06-11-2009, 09:31 AM

i've tried the ESC with another motor, was only a 540 motor (unsensored) and it still did the same thing. Although unlike the losi 670 motor it did eventually spin up. But even then it looked like it was struggling.

I think something is gone in the ESC and its not getting power to the motor.

towie964 · 06-11-2009, 09:42 AM

I would look at replacing it with either the Ezi-run combo (2650kv/80amp)(2000kv/150amp) or the MMM (2200kv), you can ussually pick up the MMM parted out from a Savage Flux for a reasonable price.

I am running the Ezi-run 2000kv/150amp combo in my SC8e (basically the same truck as yours) and it hauls ass, running 4s 5000mah turnigy.

mocky · 07-11-2009, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Panicroom

Currently its running 2 x 2c Venom 4000 in parallel. Every time i pull the throttle it just seems to struggle. Motor just makes this weird noise. If i

Parallel. I hope you mean in series, I haven't tried parallel in a truggy, but in a buggy after half a pack it tends to cog slightly. But i recommend running 4s on 1/8 electrics. ESC wise, if your Losi hasn't kicked it yet, EZRUN is a reliable unit, MMM is great only because of Neu, Tekin RX8 is a brilliant esc but motors are questionable but you get sensored (guarantee no cogging).

eXraycer · 08-11-2009, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by mocky

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Originally Posted by Panicroom

Currently its running 2 x 2c Venom 4000 in parallel. Every time i pull the throttle it just seems to struggle. Motor just makes this weird noise. If i

Parallel. I hope you mean in series, I haven't tried parallel in a truggy, but in a buggy after half a pack it tends to cog slightly. But i recommend running 4s on 1/8 electrics. ESC wise, if your Losi hasn't kicked it yet, EZRUN is a reliable unit, MMM is great only because of Neu, Tekin RX8 is a brilliant esc but motors are questionable but you get sensored (guarantee no cogging).

Yeah I noticed that too but though to myself, no.... surely he's running them in series!

I'm running a genuine Neu motor and a Tekin ESC. I think for the time being that is the ultimate combo until tekin sort through the rotor issues they had with the first batch of motors.

I also have a MambaMonster esc and it has been great for over 6 months but the first two I had were duds and the case design is still crap.

Panicroom · 09-11-2009, 07:59 AM

I'm not running the 2 venom batteries anymore.

I know have "Thunder Power "Pro Race" 4S Li-Polymer Battery 40C (14.8V/5000mAh)".