Speed Passion Cirtix Stock CLUB ESC
#331
really? I thats weird. So it could be because of the fact im running 3.6?
#333
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On saturday (8/14) I took part in a local club race that was ran by socal-rc.com, which is an authorized SP seller. I ran in their stock spec class and had a thermal cutoff-like problem with my car and 2 other people the same day. The weird thing is the 3 of us are all running Cyclones, and were all running 3.6 FDR. The race took place in San Diego, so the weather was not even all that hot, the motor was around 120deg while the esc was at around 110 deg. F. What could cause the cars to slow down to a crawl like it did?
#335
Everything looked good on mine. Didn't have a temp gauge when I got to the car but I could hold my finger on the motor and ESC, 3 minutes into the race it just slowed to a crawl with what looked like a flashing orange light. I turned it off/on and it was fine. I was one of the other two that had an issue that day. Louie who won the main went in with the programmer and shut off thermal protection, as he had a thermal during the 2nd heat.
Mark
Mark
Last edited by markw; 08-16-2010 at 02:17 AM.
#336
#337
Yeah Charlie, MarkW is one of the 2 other guys who had the problem too, and the crawl problem happened to me twice. Once in a heat and the other time at the end of the main. Ill look into the sensor wire
#338
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Did a 5 min qualifier on Saturday and my temp was 190 coming off. Running 88 spur and 54 pinion on my Sprint 2. Thought I had a transmission ration of 2.13. So I thought I had a FDR of 3.47. Some sites have the Sprint 2 with a 2.43 transmission which will make my FDR at 3.96. Don't want to lose to much top end or acceleration. What gearing should I go with.
#339
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Did a 5 min qualifier on Saturday and my temp was 190 coming off. Running 88 spur and 54 pinion on my Sprint 2. Thought I had a transmission ration of 2.13. So I thought I had a FDR of 3.47. Some sites have the Sprint 2 with a 2.43 transmission which will make my FDR at 3.96. Don't want to lose to much top end or acceleration. What gearing should I go with.
#342
#343
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Everything looked good on mine. Didn't have a temp gauge when I got to the car but I could hold my finger on the motor and ESC, 3 minutes into the race it just slowed to a crawl with what looked like a flashing orange light. I turned it off/on and it was fine. I was one of the other two that had an issue that day. Louie who won the main went in with the programmer and shut off thermal protection, as he had a thermal during the 2nd heat.
Mark
Mark
BTW Derrick, I use 48 pitch gears, 69/45 with 2.167 internal gearing to achieve 3.32 FDR
I ran 69/41 on Saturday = FDR of 3.65
#344
I was actually running a Cyclone S and it thermaled on me. I was running 88/53 and my FDR was just right under 3.6...it was like 3.59 something