Novak Kinetic
#976
I would like to thank Steve UK and Johnny Wishbone for their help ! The ESC seems silly fast indeed.
#977
Whoop!
I'm finally getting there after a number of set backs.
I'm running a GM 10.5 in a WCE Cyclone on a
track with a fairly long straight and tight infiled and used the following:
FDR 7.03
Timing 55
Start RPM 7000
End RPM 25000
No Boost
I was struggling for grip on old tyres (not a problem before as there wasn't as much speed!) and was over shooting apex's. But even having never completed 1 lap that I was truly happy with, my fastest lap was only a 10th shy of my fastest ever and I did more of them!
Once I fit a new pair of tyres and get used to the extra speed I can feel my 19 lapper drawing closer
Awesome performance and the motor never got hotter than 62*C!!
If anything, the car was a little sluggish out of the corners and when accelerating hard compared to the top speed by the end of the straight. I think my next step is to go down 1 pinon to 7.24 FDR and maybe up the start RPM to 8500 incase this is bogging the motor down.
I'm running a GM 10.5 in a WCE Cyclone on a
track with a fairly long straight and tight infiled and used the following:
FDR 7.03
Timing 55
Start RPM 7000
End RPM 25000
No Boost
I was struggling for grip on old tyres (not a problem before as there wasn't as much speed!) and was over shooting apex's. But even having never completed 1 lap that I was truly happy with, my fastest lap was only a 10th shy of my fastest ever and I did more of them!
Once I fit a new pair of tyres and get used to the extra speed I can feel my 19 lapper drawing closer
Awesome performance and the motor never got hotter than 62*C!!
If anything, the car was a little sluggish out of the corners and when accelerating hard compared to the top speed by the end of the straight. I think my next step is to go down 1 pinon to 7.24 FDR and maybe up the start RPM to 8500 incase this is bogging the motor down.
Last edited by dvaid852456; 10-13-2010 at 02:10 AM.
#978
Tech Elite
iTrader: (8)
Kinetic Meltdown
Well, this is was second week running the Kinetic speed control in my sedan and while I was taking a few practice laps the thing caught fire spewing out large flames and a ton of smoke...I cant figure out why this happened considering last race week I was running the exact setup with temps in the range of 140-150. I was running a LRP 13.5 with advanced timing set to 6.. I have no clue why this occurred, I've been running Novak speedcontrols for the past 15 years, from the DUSTER, CYCLONE, GTX, GTB with no problems. I've followed all the recommended setup procedures in the manual and what has been mentioned on here by the Novak Tech Admin.
A little bit of insight on the cause of this would be great, has anyone else encountered such an issue?
Luckily nothing else was destroyed... Strange.
Cheers
Edward Pickering..
A little bit of insight on the cause of this would be great, has anyone else encountered such an issue?
Luckily nothing else was destroyed... Strange.
Cheers
Edward Pickering..
#979
Well, this is was second week running the Kinetic speed control in my sedan and while I was taking a few practice laps the thing caught fire spewing out large flames and a ton of smoke...I cant figure out why this happened considering last race week I was running the exact setup with temps in the range of 140-150. I was running a LRP 13.5 with advanced timing set to 6.. I have no clue why this occurred, I've been running Novak speedcontrols for the past 15 years, from the DUSTER, CYCLONE, GTX, GTB with no problems. I've followed all the recommended setup procedures in the manual and what has been mentioned on here by the Novak Tech Admin.
A little bit of insight on the cause of this would be great, has anyone else encountered such an issue?
Luckily nothing else was destroyed... Strange.
Cheers
Edward Pickering..
A little bit of insight on the cause of this would be great, has anyone else encountered such an issue?
Luckily nothing else was destroyed... Strange.
Cheers
Edward Pickering..
#980
My first Kinetic suffered this fault. No idea what caused it. The temps were fine and performance was fine, settings were conservative and no where near stressing motor or speedo. No warning, it just let go, complete meltdown. I was lucky not to loose receiver and cause any damage to the chassis. Touch wood, my second has been fine.
#982
Same here - even in Australia a replacement was sent out within a couple of weeks. The service docket claimed multiple mosfet failures, which must have caused the flaming speedy. New one has been going fine so far.
#983
Yes, same explanation I had. I wish it would not have happened, but Novak was amazing in taking care of the issue.
#984
Tech Elite
iTrader: (5)
I am no seasoned vet by any stretch of the imagination but this combo has been the best I have ever run. Smooth, fast and cool. I can smell some of the other guys Durango after the heat. I stay about 135F on the motor. ESC is rarely 110F. Batteries as cold as the room.
#985
Tech Rookie
Fire and Smoke
Am now on my second and so far so good. Has survived 6 full runs and 1 final.
After the first one I have been fairly conservative with my settings and gearing but now would like to find a bit more speed. Have tried the Ballistic 13.5 and also the X12 13.5. Does anyone have a good setup for either of these motors. Track has a 45 metre straight and fast sweeper then a fairly technical infield.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Neil
#986
So, just got off the phone w/Novak Technical Support, and STILL have a problem they could not address (but they are still working on it).
They suggested coming on here and seeing if anyone else had (or knew how to fix) this problem.
My novalink software updater does not work. Every time I click the updater icon from the novalink screen, a small dialog box blinks once extremely quick (like less than a second) and goes away. The guy at Novak said, "It's acting like there's a phantom folder somewhere."
That's it.
Any ideas?
They suggested coming on here and seeing if anyone else had (or knew how to fix) this problem.
My novalink software updater does not work. Every time I click the updater icon from the novalink screen, a small dialog box blinks once extremely quick (like less than a second) and goes away. The guy at Novak said, "It's acting like there's a phantom folder somewhere."
That's it.
Any ideas?
Last edited by DIALED; 10-15-2010 at 04:28 PM.
#987
is this on a laptop or your home computer, if its a laptop, bring it sunday and I'll help you. also I think I have what I did in a email to Charlie, I'll see if I can find it and PM it to you.
#989
#990
Tech Elite
iTrader: (15)
Next question: What is "the maximum possible motor timing advancement at full throttle"? I'm looking for a timing value here, along with a "ramp" or "feed" value to get an idea of how quickly timing is added at full throttle.