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Old 04-02-2011 | 05:34 PM
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Anyone know what F/R Blinking Lights on the ESC means..

After about 9 mins into the a main landed a jump and dead car still had stearing so i thought it was lipo cut off pulled the car and it was blinking at me..

Re loaded my settings from the pro gauge and it went back to working fine.

What do those blinking lights mean. i looked through the manual didnt mention it.
Means you ESC gotta boo boo.
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Old 04-02-2011 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by smokinu
Anyone know what F/R Blinking Lights on the ESC means..

After about 9 mins into the a main landed a jump and dead car still had stearing so i thought it was lipo cut off pulled the car and it was blinking at me..

Re loaded my settings from the pro gauge and it went back to working fine.

What do those blinking lights mean. i looked through the manual didnt mention it.
It will be written on the latest version user manual. Please note that the motor temperature cut off only works with motors that have temp sensors installed. Also, the temperature reading was from the core of the motor, not the motor can surface. That means, when you get 160* on the motor can, it could be 200* in the core.


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Battery Cut Off: Parameters from 4.5V to 13.5V, (0.1V incremental). Allows user to set the cut-off for the appropriate voltage per type of battery used.

Motor Temperature Cut Off: Parameters from 160 Degrees to 270 Degrees (10 degrees incremental). Motor temperature cut activation is indicated by blinking “F” and “R” LEDs.

ESC Temperature Cut Off: Parameters from 160 Degrees to 270 Degrees (10 degrees incremental). ESC temperature cut activation is indicated by blinking “F” and “R” LEDs with solid “N” LED.
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Old 04-02-2011 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by srv
It will be written on the latest version user manual. Please note that the motor temperature cut off only works with motors that have temp sensors installed. Also, the temperature reading was from the core of the motor, not the motor can surface. That means, when you get 160* on the motor can, it could be 200* in the core.


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Battery Cut Off: Parameters from 4.5V to 13.5V, (0.1V incremental). Allows user to set the cut-off for the appropriate voltage per type of battery used.

Motor Temperature Cut Off: Parameters from 160 Degrees to 270 Degrees (10 degrees incremental). Motor temperature cut activation is indicated by blinking “F” and “R” LEDs.

ESC Temperature Cut Off: Parameters from 160 Degrees to 270 Degrees (10 degrees incremental). ESC temperature cut activation is indicated by blinking “F” and “R” LEDs with solid “N” LED.
i guess my motor thermalled after looking back.. i have the esc protection set to 180 on the motor the temp on the can was around 129 or so...
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Old 04-02-2011 | 08:41 PM
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i guess my motor thermalled after looking back.. i have the esc protection set to 180 on the motor the temp on the can was around 129 or so...
Well that thermal allowed me to swoop by ya! HA! Now we get to try it all over again tommorrow.
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Old 04-02-2011 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by vr6cj
Well that thermal allowed me to swoop by ya! HA! Now we get to try it all over again tommorrow.
With traction my driving gets better.. we are pretty close though.. working on my buggy soon to get it ready.
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Old 04-03-2011 | 01:37 PM
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Congrats to Lou Como for making the A-Main last night...morning... at the Missouri RC Pro Series Round 1. He and I both were in the B-Main, and he bumped out. Not going to lie, i was asleep during the A-Main.... so, im sorry, but i have NO idea where you finished. That was a 30 hour race day. Racing started at 10AM, and we didnt get done till.....4AM? So travel and such was about 30 hours for me.


So-the Viper 8th scale motors...... You are all in for a treat.
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Old 04-03-2011 | 01:44 PM
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Thanks for the update Derek....glad you made it home safe bro


GJ Lou makin' it to the BIGshow......I seen our buddy Gary was there....LOL!
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Old 04-03-2011 | 01:46 PM
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Are the 1/8th scale motors coming out in May? Are they going to be built like the 540 motors so they can be over geared or more like the Tekin's?
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Old 04-03-2011 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Dlewis4
Congrats to Lou Como for making the A-Main last night...morning... at the Missouri RC Pro Series Round 1. He and I both were in the B-Main, and he bumped out. Not going to lie, i was asleep during the A-Main.... so, im sorry, but i have NO idea where you finished. That was a 30 hour race day. Racing started at 10AM, and we didnt get done till.....4AM? So travel and such was about 30 hours for me.


So-the Viper 8th scale motors...... You are all in for a treat.
Thanks Derek and Trevor,Qualified 9th finished 6th in the A, Got back to the hotel at 4:30 this morning
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Old 04-03-2011 | 05:16 PM
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Alright-some info about the Viper 8th scale motors

OK-RC Pro Series round 1 EScale buggy
during practice-geared 17/46 with the 1600-Ran for about 5 minutes, came off the track room temp., but had great power and very very very smooth. Mid throttle is when the motor....found itself, and took off though. Was very awkward to drive like that. BUT- it was driveable.

First qualifier-Bumped the Tekin RX8 up to profile 2, 27* of timing. Much better, mid was a lot smoother, and had quite a bit more top end. Came off at 100*. Was thinking about gearing up a hair more, but didnt want to lose the bottom I had.

2nd qualifier-Bumped Tekin to profile 3, not sure WHAT amount of timing it had, but it was more. TONS more power. Mid throttle went back to being touchy, for some reason. BUT-had a lot more top end, and bottom was still very smooth. Came off at 112

3rd qualifier-same as 2nd, didnt change anything.

Main- 2 minute warm up and 8 minute main. Didnt change anything, but came off at 130 after 10 minutes. Motor never felt soft, or gave anything away during the round.




Keep in mind-not 100% sure the exact specifications of the throttle profiles on the RX8, and this RX8 was ancient, so not sure on its....test worthiness..... had my fellow Tekin team driver do that for me

NO ETA-NO ETA-NO ETA....but testing is looking great. So its ON the way!

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Old 04-03-2011 | 05:25 PM
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WHEN ARE THE NEW 1/10 ESC GOING TO BE OUT OR ARE THEY OUT ALREADY..... THANKS GUYS FOR YOUR INFO LOOKING AT GETTING TWO..
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Old 04-03-2011 | 06:07 PM
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tibbs- just a couple of weeks away, getting closer everyday. As you might have seen (if not check out our facebook page, or see r/c new sites like redrc and caraction.com) the new logos are done and ready to go.
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Old 04-03-2011 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by vr6cj
Well that thermal allowed me to swoop by ya! HA! Now we get to try it all over again tommorrow.
i lapped you in the main today what happened...

Let these guys know how you like that 8.5!!!

Anyways Went to the new track in sac today.
ran pro 2wd buggy

Vst8.5 and vtx10 Ran Flawless all day.. just wish my driving was better.

Car was Faster then it seemed And the low end this motor pulls is CRAZY!
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Old 04-03-2011 | 09:40 PM
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SMOKINU

I had my motor temp disable at 180 or 190 and after my main when I got to my car it never stoped in the main my ESC was bugging out like yours and I checked the temp and it was only 145 degrees....I ran my temp up to 230 on the ESC and it has never done it since....and I run my motors about 150ish...The core of the motor definetly get hotter than the cans do!!!!!
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Old 04-03-2011 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by scootinround

I had my motor temp disable at 180 or 190 and after my main my ESC was bugging out like your and I checked the temp and it was only 145 degrees....I ran my temp up to 230 on the ESC and it has never done it since....and I run my motors about 150ish...The core of the motor definetly get hotter than the cans do!!!!!
yup i had no problems today.

Car ran great and that 8.5 pulled hard!
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