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Old 11-23-2008, 03:43 AM
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I have a Limited Edition 8ight-E and the settings on the ESC are all set on Default, I was practicing with the Buggy yesterday and it was going fine on 1 Losi 4s Battery and then bout half way through the battery the Buggy just stopped and only made the cogging sound. So I plugged my Friends Losi 2100KV motor into my ESC and it was gogging like mine, then I plugged my motor into my friends 8ight-E ESC (yes he has one to) and the motor worked fine. I plugged the ESC into the computer and the settings where the same as before the ESC stuffed up. There is no burnt smell or the ESC and Motor wasn't hot at all. will updating the ESC work? or can anyone help me fix this problem. Or should I buy another brand of ESC.

Has anyone heard of this problem with Xcelorin 1/8th ESC?

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Old 11-23-2008, 10:12 AM
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I hate to tell you, but it's likely toast. There's a phone number in the instructions for the Xcelorin, call them and they'll tell you where to send it. My new setup came back in 1 week.
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im interested if anyone is running another brand heatsink on there losi motor. if so which one with a part number

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I haven't had any luck finding a heatsink that fits the 40mm diameter Xcelorin can. Someone mentioned Integy having one earlier in this thread and so I contacted them. They replied that they do not have any heatsinks that fit a 40mm can.

As far as I can tell, the options now are custom fabricate or wait for Losi.. speaking of that.. Losi people - when are these coming out
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Old 11-24-2008, 05:41 AM
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I've been trying to get answers from Horizon now for a couple of weeks and so far all I've gotten is an auto reply saying that someone will contact me within 48 hrs. I just want to know if they are even considering a firmware upgrade that will put the Xcelorin on par with Castle's product as far as fixing the cogging and braking issues. The brakes just will not cut the mustard when running with the fast guys. You really need to be able to finesse the car in the air and right now that is impossible. Please, for the love of cheeses, somebody tell me there is an upgrade on the way so I don't have to give up my beautiful system that fits my car like a glove. I'm just about ready to put the ole Mamba Max in my ride until I get a yes or no.
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I considered the losi esc but heard the brakes were bad, so I picked up the mmm and still think find the brakes pathetic compared to my 10th scale tekin esc's...why is it so hard to make proper brake profiles for 8th scales
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I found a viable option for a heat sink, and it does include one from Integy. The one that sticks up the most has no indication of where it came from and I've never seen one like it before. I was at the track describing my issue about not being able to find a heat sink that would fit. A good friend handed me these two. I had to Zip Tie the tall one on, and the other fit like a glove! Adding them dropped the temps 15 degrees. It was about 40 degrees outside, but the motor never got over 120 after I added the heat sinks. If you look, you can see that the vent on the body over the motor, forces air directly over the heat sinks.





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As for the brakes. All I had to do was turn my EPA down a until I was happy with it. I can control the attitude of the car in the air with no problems. If you have the feature, use some expo on your brakes. I just use the expo in my throttle finger.
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Originally Posted by Krio
I considered the losi esc but heard the brakes were bad, so I picked up the mmm and still think find the brakes pathetic compared to my 10th scale tekin esc's...why is it so hard to make proper brake profiles for 8th scales
What settings do you use with the MMM? I have my brakes set at 50% and that is plenty. Can control the buggy in the air no worries.
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Top job with that heat sink R40Victim
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Originally Posted by Krio
I considered the losi esc but heard the brakes were bad, so I picked up the mmm and still think find the brakes pathetic compared to my 10th scale tekin esc's...why is it so hard to make proper brake profiles for 8th scales
as fast as you are you need brakes? ha ha on another note i like the brakes on the mamba max, they are strong!
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as fast as you are you need brakes? ha ha on another note i like the brakes on the mamba max, they are strong!
I need the brakes to slow down when I find traffic I'm not saying they aren't strong enough...heck, I have them set at 40% on the esc and they grab like crazy. What I'm complaining about is the feel; they aren't very linear. I wonder if gearing up will help smooth out the brakes (wink wink, shoulda tried the 16 tooth)
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I think the Integy heatsink is for a 36mm can. It works perfectly, just is a little tighter fit.



LINK - http://www.integy.com/cgi-bin/webc.c...=4054&p_catid=
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Originally Posted by Krio
I need the brakes to slow down when I find traffic I'm not saying they aren't strong enough...heck, I have them set at 40% on the esc and they grab like crazy. What I'm complaining about is the feel; they aren't very linear. I wonder if gearing up will help smooth out the brakes (wink wink, shoulda tried the 16 tooth)
ah i see, i never found it to be a problem since i just blip the brakes, that the 10th scale comin out in ya lol
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I want a Eight-E
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