Originally Posted by hanulec

What is the maximum temp as shown on the LEDs an RS should be run to? I've been seeing 4 or 5 bars on the temp meter in 13.5t/2s rubber tire touring car.

I'm trying to determine what is the optimal location and positioning for ESC cooling. On my XRay T2 08/09 I had been running the RS right next to the motor, laying flat with the gold posts facing towards the inside of the car. I've been running 13.5t motors mostly -- and haven't had any known overheating problems yet. I'm just trying to get this placed as ideal as possible.

This weekend I swapped the location of my ESC and receiver (futaba) but didn't notice any temp change really. Would spinning the RS 180 degrees so the posts are towards the outside of the chassis help?

thanks.

Originally Posted by Uziman

Does anyone see anything wrong with placing some heatshrink over the soldered part of the wire which attaches to the posts?
I'm not talking about all the way down, i know they are used as a heatsink. Just over the solder and the bare copper wire part.

Cheers

Originally Posted by Mugen10

Jared get the software and share it with your fellow Losi driver.

Originally Posted by hanulec

What is the maximum temp as shown on the LEDs an RS should be run to? I've been seeing 4 or 5 bars on the temp meter in 13.5t/2s rubber tire touring car.

I'm trying to determine what is the optimal location and positioning for ESC cooling. On my XRay T2 08/09 I had been running the RS right next to the motor, laying flat with the gold posts facing towards the inside of the car. I've been running 13.5t motors mostly -- and haven't had any known overheating problems yet. I'm just trying to get this placed as ideal as possible.

This weekend I swapped the location of my ESC and receiver (futaba) but didn't notice any temp change really. Would spinning the RS 180 degrees so the posts are towards the outside of the chassis help?

thanks.

Originally Posted by nitrobeast

This past weekend i saw someone running the v199 version and it was super fast for a minute or two and then the turbo would stop working? After a 6 minute run the car was pulled of and no turbo. After about 30 seconds or so it started working again? Is this one of the bugs?

Originally Posted by nitrobeast

This past weekend i saw someone running the v199 version and it was super fast for a minute or two and then the turbo would stop working? After a 6 minute run the car was pulled of and no turbo. After about 30 seconds or so it started working again? Is this one of the bugs?

Originally Posted by zake540

I'm done with the 198 software! No matter how I gear it on my DOU 17.5 it's always gets hotter that 180 degrees. So I tried the previous software (194?) geared it around 4.5, 0 on the motor and 20 boost and to my suprise it ran faster in the in field and faster in the straight. Also temps were around 150-160.

Has anyone else tried this and had success like I did?

Originally Posted by Randy_Pike

This is the exact reason why 199 was NEVER released to the public. All the poeple that wound up with it can't manage to get it work properly because the "buddy" that hooked them up did them a disservice not telling them how to use it properly.

This is why I said NO to everyone that asked for it, sorry.

200 is on the horizon. It does not have this issue at all...

If your Duo is overheating double check your settings, there isn't a strong enough difference from 194 to 198 to cause the overheat. I'm betting that you're just off a tooth or two in your setup and simply just on the verge of the "sweet" spot of that motor.

Originally Posted by B4james

I face the posts towards the servo and put a small ESC type fan onto the chassis between the servo and ESC blowing over the posts.

If you have a search using the search function on this thread Randy and others have mentioned this tip and have also put photos of it.

Originally Posted by HarryN

Hey Randy,

Is 199 specifically tied to the DUO motors? My Redline 17.5 is loving it a lot. My most hottest run I got was 114*F. However, I am geared for bottom end instead of top end, because of how tight our track setup is.

Originally Posted by John Tag

Harry..

Im not Randy, But 199/200 is for any motor brand. All software is usefull for all winds/brands.

I actuall ran your local tracl last week. Had a great time in Maryland. My motors were coming off at 160-170* temps with 194 software and about same with new software after 6 minutes. I was geared low to mid 4 range for ratio for both softwares. Ill be back up there in a few weeks again, If you have any questions feel free to stop over.....