Originally Posted by
wallacengineeri
The SMC battery below comes wired from the factory with 10AWG wire, so I will stick with 10AWG wire for my new setup, to keep everything nice and even. Different size wiring in different points of the electrical system is DANGEROUS and should be avoided at all costs (10AWG battery leads leading into 12AWG ESC wire means the power coming from the battery gets choked at the connector, leading to increased heat and possible fire!).
Just want to post that using different gauge wires doesn't cause a choke point. As long as both wires are adequate, like 10 awg battery wire and 12 awg motor wires in a car that only needs 12 awg, there isn't a problem.
Originally Posted by
wallacengineeri
Even with how long the Tekin has been sitting around? Its been in a box, melted, for like a year now. Also, I didn't buy it. It came on a truggy that I purchased used. Honestly it may not be worth it regardless, as my new Truggy setup will also be getting the T8 2000Kv motor for more torque and less speed. So thats $160 for a new motor plus $120 for replacement RX8 plus shipping to Tekin for the replacement ESC. To be honest, $320 for a whole new setup is about the same cost, plus I cant do it right now, my new project will be taking place sometime later this summer after I move to Seattle.
If you don't want it, I bet someone would buy it off you for a few bucks to get a discounted Gen3. The esc/motor bundles do save a bunch of money, so if you already need a motor you won't save much.