Lipo issues

[Big G]

when mind hit the lipo cut off I got about 20 seconds of 'dumping' before it stopped in the middle of the track. I was on the 3rd race of the night on the same pack though hehe.

[Yoldume]

hmmm i get that but after a miniute of run time not the third race of the night

i shall try my nimh pack later on

[Yoldume]

BREAK THROUGH !!!

my nimh packs do the same thing

and theres alot of heat coming from my esc after only a short run

so which one is it motor or esc ?

[Yoldume]

motor and esc are coming out tommorow

so anyone got one for sale ?

[stampede vxlboy]

its orion vortex my did that it will run a 15c rating battery its not the battery as i have just got 1 off ebay. its your esc fryed it did the same to my motor and esc .plus your using a big motor pick the car up off the floor and try if it does not spin the wheels its the esc that no good

[stampede vxlboy]

i got a traxxas combo forsale £100 posted with a mamba castle 4600kv

[Yoldume]

nah i only need an esc

bit gutted really theres a mm sidewinder on the bay dunno if it will be upto the job tho

[peetbee]

The wrong gearing will cause cogging and overheating of your speedo. are you sure the gearing is ok?
If not then, what car is it and what gearing are you running on what wind motor?

[stampede vxlboy]

leave the sindwinder alone. get a mamba max

[Yoldume]

Originally Posted by peetbee

The wrong gearing will cause cogging and overheating of your speedo. are you sure the gearing is ok?
If not then, what car is it and what gearing are you running on what wind motor?

its a Hpi e firestorm, im running 19/84 i should be running 18,17/84 but i didnt think for the couple of runs before my new pinions arrived there would be any problems

and to be honest i didnt run full runs i let it get warm and then let it cool before finishing the pack

but i can only blame myself if ive fried my esc just need a new one now

[Yoldume]

Originally Posted by stampede vxlboy

i got a traxxas combo forsale £100 posted with a mamba castle 4600kv

you wanna split the esc ?

[Marvin]

A Sidewinder will be up to the job in an E-Firestorm, you don't pull that much current in a 1/10 set-up. People have been running Mamba Maxes in 1/8 scale buggies with the BEC disabled.

The Sidewinder is what HPI put in the E-Firestorm Flux.

[Yoldume]

hmmm

i think anything will go in a firestorm but i just need an esc that does the job really

i suppose not frying the last one would have been a start

this blows the B4 budget out the window tho

might sell up and actually get myself to broxtowe and dip my foot into racing

[sparrow.2]

If you want to race stay away from the Mamba stuff. Try and get something sensored.
Speed passions for example will run sensored and unsensored so that you could still run your existing motor.

[Yoldume]

Originally Posted by sparrow.2

If you want to race stay away from the Mamba stuff. Try and get something sensored.
Speed passions for example will run sensored and unsensored so that you could still run your existing motor.

i was just thinking this why buy another basher esc when i can get something half decent

althought i love my firestorm It wont break before it died i spent the day jumping it off a 20ft bank onto my driveway and apart from the motor slipping once or twice it didnt break a thing

other than the esc going bang but this happend on a big patch of soft cleared dirt so i was giving it the beans quite alot

hmmmm

its decision time

[sparrow.2]

Originally Posted by Yoldume

...althought i love my firestorm It wont break before it died i spent the day jumping it off a 20ft bank onto my driveway and apart from the motor slipping once or twice it didnt break a thing...

It hasn't occured to you this might have something to do with your speedo dying?

Electronics are fairly robust but some things just go a little far

[stampede vxlboy]

£70 for the esc thereb£120 new its 2 months old

[Yoldume]

Originally Posted by sparrow.2

It hasn't occured to you this might have something to do with your speedo dying?

Electronics are fairly robust but some things just go a little far

well yes par for the course this thread was mainly about my lipo tho tbh somethings broken as to why it died is another thread in itself

and it lasted quite a while before it did die, ive jumped roads, off cliffs taken it through massive puddles (it was hidden) driven it on all surfaces and had atleast 50 packs through it each time doing something it shouldnt be doing

so it was a long time coming

if i could race my firestorm id be down the track now

[stampede vxlboy]

i have used mamba stuff for along time and there there good no problems with mine

[Yoldume]

Originally Posted by stampede vxlboy

£70 for the esc thereb£120 new its 2 months old

hmm you alright mate ill find something ive got a tight budget