Originally Posted by
thorns
Heres one for you. I also PM'ed you on teh RCracer forums.
I just bought a GXII from Frankton Models and had them do the pre run in service. Along with it, I bought a competition heater as well.
Have just spent the last few hours trying to get this thing started. I just cant get it to turn over on the starter box. It keeps catching at TDC, even after heating to around 90-100 degress celsius.
Any suggestionss? I am using the GO starter box on a 12v Gel cel battery. Could the gel cel perhaps be the problem? Would a gel cel usually have enough grunt to turn over a new GO, or should i look to upgrade to a lipo?
Frustrated the hell out of me and have packed it in for the day.
Cheers
Paul
what are u using to power the comp heat ?
don't use the same battery to heat & start the motor, especially during run-in, the gel cell is fine to start the motor as i used them for all my starter boxes & have run-in 8 motors in 12 months using the comp heat off a separate gel cell.
& don't use 4s lipo with the comp heat as it will burn out the element. 3s lipo max
don't try to start the motor until u have a bit of heat coming through the chassis were the engine mounts are as well.
u could try using a run-in shime for the first couple of tanks.