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Old 09-04-2006 | 12:19 PM
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Still Bill
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Originally Posted by EAMotorsports
Hi Ral,

I dont have any 12th scale expereice but I can tell you that the KD's get HOT!! They pull huge amps and require a little different motor setup because of this. I cant help you out on Rollout as I dont race 12th scale but I can tell you that you can take a little off the edge of the brush either .010 off the trailing or .005 off the leading and trailing and it will reduce the amp draw a little and help with the heat.

But from my expereince I dont usually worry about motor temps as long as the motor is not fading more than normal during a 5 or 8 minute run and the motor is not burning up.

Hope this helps.

EA
Hot on only 4 cells...Not my experience.
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