Originally Posted by
jmcvicker
That's a hot motor - like 1000 watts. With a 2-cell LiPO it may be sucking a lot of amps through the esc off the lower-volt battery. Say the motor is running at its wattage rating of 1000 watts and you have 7.2 volt batteries. It'll want to pull 1000w/7.2v = 138 amps. Amps = heat. Anyone else - let me know if the calculation is wrong.
Would you be willing to try a smaller motor like a 1506 1.5Y?
http://www.neumotors.com/Site/1500_series.html
The motor is ice cold. And the 1000 watts is what it CAN do if I'm correct. Not what it puts out all the time?
138 amps is more than the MM is rated for so when the funds allow maybe I'll get the MM Pro.
Definitely not looking to go down to a 1506. Maybe a 1509 but that's the lowest I'd consider. I am also very interested in the 1400 series motors because with the 15 I have now there are very few gearing options I have available due to the diameter of the can.