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Old 11-04-2011, 10:13 AM
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RoyJ
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Default Motor Overheating in just 5 minutes of Granny Driving

I need some help from an experienced Silver Arrow V2 user.

Speed Passion asked me to send in my R8 to trade up to the Silver Arrow, since I could not get the R8 to reverse motor rotation for my reverse engine mounted T8E-buggy. My R8 combo came with an SP 2500KV motor, but when the Silver Arrow arrived, I noticed the manual specs suggested 2200KV and lower. Since my motor is a 2500, could that be causing the overheating?

I have reduced the pinion size from stock 16T to 14T, with no improvement. I'm considering a 12T or even 11T, but I will then have to use a larger spur to get close enough mesh.

My battery is a twin pack of 2cell 6Amp packs pumping 25-35C. My punch is turned down to level 1, my throttle endpoint has been lowered to 70%. What gives? Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!
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