New Novak Brusless System
10-04-2006, 03:29 PM
#1501
OK small issue, I installed my new GTB in my car last night with a brushed motor, switched it to brushed mode and when I tried to setup the GTB it just wouldn't work properly, after going through the setup procedure the motor would just run continuously (forward) not at full revs though, I tried resetting it multiple times but just wouldn't set up properly.
Any thoughts people??
I have a 3PK btw, trim centred and EPA & ATL at 100%
Any thoughts people??
I have a 3PK btw, trim centred and EPA & ATL at 100%
10-04-2006, 03:32 PM
#1502
Originally Posted by syndr0me
Tower has 'em in blue, black and purple, but no pictures, and only purple in stock. Make sure you don't get the one for the HV motors.
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Velociti Motor Sleeve
10-04-2006, 03:45 PM
#1504
Originally Posted by syndr0me
You might want to pick up a mill, too. :-D
10-04-2006, 04:14 PM
#1505
FH- A very common issue.
Whats happening is that ANYTIME you do the One TOuch Setup, the ESC reverts to factory default everything. Meaning it goes to profile one, brushless mode.
To switch to Brushed mode, you have to do the switching procedure AFTER you do the one touch setup.
After that you should be fine. This happens a lot. Its explained in the manual, but not clear enough evidently. THis comes up often.
Whats happening is that ANYTIME you do the One TOuch Setup, the ESC reverts to factory default everything. Meaning it goes to profile one, brushless mode.
To switch to Brushed mode, you have to do the switching procedure AFTER you do the one touch setup.
After that you should be fine. This happens a lot. Its explained in the manual, but not clear enough evidently. THis comes up often.
10-04-2006, 04:24 PM
#1506
Originally Posted by Charlie
FH- A very common issue.
Whats happening is that ANYTIME you do the One TOuch Setup, the ESC reverts to factory default everything. Meaning it goes to profile one, brushless mode.
To switch to Brushed mode, you have to do the switching procedure AFTER you do the one touch setup.
After that you should be fine. This happens a lot. Its explained in the manual, but not clear enough evidently. THis comes up often.
Whats happening is that ANYTIME you do the One TOuch Setup, the ESC reverts to factory default everything. Meaning it goes to profile one, brushless mode.
To switch to Brushed mode, you have to do the switching procedure AFTER you do the one touch setup.
After that you should be fine. This happens a lot. Its explained in the manual, but not clear enough evidently. THis comes up often.
I read and reread the instructions and saw that it reverted to profile 1 when you did the setup, but I didn't realise it would also switch from brushed (profile 6) to brushless mode as well.
All is well though, I managed to sort it myself last night just wondered if anyone had the same problem and the cause of it so as not to do it again.
Anyway thanks again Charlie.
10-05-2006, 11:57 AM
#1507
Originally Posted by syndr0me
I got a look at the new heatsink from Novak last night. It replaces the ugly purple "ring" on the motors with a new one that's got a heatsink built into it. So, it's more like a part of the motor than something that just clips on to the outside. It also comes with thermal paste to make sure you get the most heat transfer possible. I'm gonna get a black one, purple isn't my thing.
Has anybody tried polishing the can of their brushless motors? I saw that this guy did it, and thought I might give it a try. The motor would look pretty bling polished with the black heatsink. I bet it's worth 3,000 RPM at least!
Has anybody tried polishing the can of their brushless motors? I saw that this guy did it, and thought I might give it a try. The motor would look pretty bling polished with the black heatsink. I bet it's worth 3,000 RPM at least!
10-05-2006, 12:15 PM
#1509
There's a couple of guys in our area that's been testing/comparing the 13.5 against stock motors in the offroad & onroad arenas with great success. I ran one on one of our local offroad tracks for 20min w/o any fade and was still clearing back 2 back triples. Awesome!!! We're finding that these motors are faster than the current crop of stock motors but are lacking quite a bit on the torque side. They're very consistent throughout a whole run and the hottest it's has ever come off the track (onroad) is a measly 127*!! We're thinking of just starting a new 8-minute 13.5 Brushless class to accomodate the new platform.
Very neat product so far
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Very neat product so far
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10-05-2006, 09:12 PM
#1512
Tech Regular
Charlie, Im sending you an email - didn't realise the pics were quite that big though - sorry if it takes a while.
10-06-2006, 01:00 AM
#1513
Tech Master
Hi Charlie,
I don't know anyone has asked about this, but what the heck....
I would like to know whether Novak is working on a pure Brushless with forward only ESC? I figured that, that could make the ESC smaller than the GTB. Cause ironically, the GTB is the biggest modern day ESC I've own to date (Not including the Novak Tempest though
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I don't know anyone has asked about this, but what the heck....
I would like to know whether Novak is working on a pure Brushless with forward only ESC? I figured that, that could make the ESC smaller than the GTB. Cause ironically, the GTB is the biggest modern day ESC I've own to date (Not including the Novak Tempest though
)
10-06-2006, 08:14 AM
#1514
Actually to have the GTB run brushed motors makes it no larger than it needs to be for brushless operation.
In a brushless system the ESC is generally doing a lot more work than a standard brushed ESC does so it needs to be larger than brushed ESCs to handle the stresses acompanying this larger work load.
In a brushless system the ESC is generally doing a lot more work than a standard brushed ESC does so it needs to be larger than brushed ESCs to handle the stresses acompanying this larger work load.
10-14-2006, 11:54 AM
#1515
Fried SuperSport 5800?
I was outside drifting today. I was on about the third pack when I decided to show my friends how fast my RC can go on rubber wheels. I changed the SuperSport to Mode 1 and slapped on some rubber wheels. A few minutes into it, the motor just stopped dead cold. The esc was HOT. It did smell like an electrical burn, but there was no smoke. Did I fry it? Is there some special way to reset it after it has cooled down? I was within the recommended final drive ratio when this happened plus ut was mid-40s. This esc shouldn't have gotten fried.
The system isn't even a year old, including how long it was owned by the previous owner. Does the warranty period transfer over to me?
If it is fried, how much will it cost to fix it?
The system isn't even a year old, including how long it was owned by the previous owner. Does the warranty period transfer over to me?
If it is fried, how much will it cost to fix it?
