Motor Timing Help
Hey guys, I am working on trying to get a little more speed out of my motors, usually I gear around what everyone else at the track is gearing towards, then adjust the timing based on temperature. I was reading that there is a "sweet spot" to set the timing to get the max efficiency out of the motor and that this "sweet spot" is typically around 5-6 amps and if I understand correctly, it is the point where a very small adjustment of the timing will result in a big jump in amps. So I hooked up my motors to an amp meter and for the most part, this seemed true, somewhere roughly after 6 amps, the motor would jump up suddenly to 9-10 amps and so I set each of them to exactly 6 amps and I now plan to adjust the gearing based on heat. My concern is that I feel that the timing is set too high, some people claimed that their motors are set to only pull 2-3 amps, but then wouldn't that mean that their motors aren't running at peak performance? Using a contact tachometer, was able to record the RPMs at the wheels, and I noticed an increase in RPMs as the timing and amp draw was increased, something like 800+ RPM from 4.5amps to 6 amps. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!