Awesomatix EP Touring Car (A700 Shaft Drive)
#2297
Tech Initiate
hello, i hope someone can help me, in owner of a tamiya 417x and like it a lot, i do many batteries during the week and like to change it for a new car.
i saw the awesomatix and thought it was totally different from the rest, but i have many doubts about it, first is to know is there a new car coming soon because someone is selling me one brand new and i dont want to be one newer once i bought it, the second thing is to know if this car is easy or difficult to set up because im not a very experimented driver.
thanks a lot.
sorry about my english
i saw the awesomatix and thought it was totally different from the rest, but i have many doubts about it, first is to know is there a new car coming soon because someone is selling me one brand new and i dont want to be one newer once i bought it, the second thing is to know if this car is easy or difficult to set up because im not a very experimented driver.
thanks a lot.
sorry about my english
#2298
Hi,
I have an A700 I built a few days ago, she was new because one shop still had kit on stock and I drove it, she's wonderful, really better than my BD5 Yokomo.
But I have a problem I can solve: I run with the same esc ( Tekin RS pro), motor, receiver, sensor, gear ratio ans so on than on my BD5 and each time after 2min 30s my esc overheat and stop.
I lookeed at my transmission, everything is free and well adjusted.
I tried with a second electronic ( which works well on my BD5 too) and I have the same problem of overheat after 2 min 30 ... and I had an fan on my Tekin.
If you have an idea of what happen please....
I have an A700 I built a few days ago, she was new because one shop still had kit on stock and I drove it, she's wonderful, really better than my BD5 Yokomo.
But I have a problem I can solve: I run with the same esc ( Tekin RS pro), motor, receiver, sensor, gear ratio ans so on than on my BD5 and each time after 2min 30s my esc overheat and stop.
I lookeed at my transmission, everything is free and well adjusted.
I tried with a second electronic ( which works well on my BD5 too) and I have the same problem of overheat after 2 min 30 ... and I had an fan on my Tekin.
If you have an idea of what happen please....
#2299
Tech Fanatic
Nico,
Please check you actual final drive ratio.
There are 2.08 and 2.55 internal drive train ratios for our car.
What ratio are you using for calculations now?
Is the whole transmission free for rotation now without pinion gear?
Please check it also.
Please check you actual final drive ratio.
There are 2.08 and 2.55 internal drive train ratios for our car.
What ratio are you using for calculations now?
Is the whole transmission free for rotation now without pinion gear?
Please check it also.
Hi,
I have an A700 I built a few days ago, she was new because one shop still had kit on stock and I drove it, she's wonderful, really better than my BD5 Yokomo.
But I have a problem I can solve: I run with the same esc ( Tekin RS pro), motor, receiver, sensor, gear ratio ans so on than on my BD5 and each time after 2min 30s my esc overheat and stop.
I lookeed at my transmission, everything is free and well adjusted.
I tried with a second electronic ( which works well on my BD5 too) and I have the same problem of overheat after 2 min 30 ... and I had an fan on my Tekin.
If you have an idea of what happen please....
I have an A700 I built a few days ago, she was new because one shop still had kit on stock and I drove it, she's wonderful, really better than my BD5 Yokomo.
But I have a problem I can solve: I run with the same esc ( Tekin RS pro), motor, receiver, sensor, gear ratio ans so on than on my BD5 and each time after 2min 30s my esc overheat and stop.
I lookeed at my transmission, everything is free and well adjusted.
I tried with a second electronic ( which works well on my BD5 too) and I have the same problem of overheat after 2 min 30 ... and I had an fan on my Tekin.
If you have an idea of what happen please....
#2300
thanks for your reply
my final drive ratio is the same than with my Yokomo, that' s to say 4,42 ( I'm running 10,5 blinky mode)
I use 2.08 for calculations and I use the a 85 spur gear and 40 pinion.
my transmission is totally free, Hugo Ragaut helped me to have it perfect so no worry I think about my transmission.
that's why I don't understand at all what happen?
#2301
Hi Oleg,
thanks for your reply
my final drive ratio is the same than with my Yokomo, that' s to say 4,42 ( I'm running 10,5 blinky mode)
I use 2.08 for calculations and I use the a 85 spur gear and 40 pinion.
my transmission is totally free, Hugo Ragaut helped me to have it perfect so no worry I think about my transmission.
that's why I don't understand at all what happen?
thanks for your reply
my final drive ratio is the same than with my Yokomo, that' s to say 4,42 ( I'm running 10,5 blinky mode)
I use 2.08 for calculations and I use the a 85 spur gear and 40 pinion.
my transmission is totally free, Hugo Ragaut helped me to have it perfect so no worry I think about my transmission.
that's why I don't understand at all what happen?
On a belt drive car the belt itself moves quite a bit of air and tends to be right next to the ESC, helping to keep it cool. On a shaft-drive car you don't have this.
Just fit an ESC fan and you should be fine (I recommend the Yeah Racing Tornado fan, but only running on 6v from the receiver, it can't cope with any more). I think the ESC stays cooler when mounted vertically (I've seen a few mounted like that), and a fan blowing across the bottom and onto the solder poles (which it uses for cooling).
If that doesn't work, just get a £60 Hobbywing and forget all about overheating.
#2302
The Tekin can be quite sensitive, and prone to overheating. I've known people cut the bottom off the case trying to keep it cool!
On a belt drive car the belt itself moves quite a bit of air and tends to be right next to the ESC, helping to keep it cool. On a shaft-drive car you don't have this.
Just fit an ESC fan and you should be fine (I recommend the Yeah Racing Tornado fan, but only running on 6v from the receiver, it can't cope with any more). I think the ESC stays cooler when mounted vertically (I've seen a few mounted like that), and a fan blowing across the bottom and onto the solder poles (which it uses for cooling).
If that doesn't work, just get a £60 Hobbywing and forget all about overheating.
On a belt drive car the belt itself moves quite a bit of air and tends to be right next to the ESC, helping to keep it cool. On a shaft-drive car you don't have this.
Just fit an ESC fan and you should be fine (I recommend the Yeah Racing Tornado fan, but only running on 6v from the receiver, it can't cope with any more). I think the ESC stays cooler when mounted vertically (I've seen a few mounted like that), and a fan blowing across the bottom and onto the solder poles (which it uses for cooling).
If that doesn't work, just get a £60 Hobbywing and forget all about overheating.
I don't understand the link between servo and Tekin... but I can't explain what happen.
#2303
thanks for your reply, I already tried with a fan, I just learned that one people had the same problem as me and everything seems to provide from Sanwa BLS ( we have the same servo), when he put it off, it works, when he put in on , it doesn't work and Tekin overheat after 2min 30!
I don't understand the link between servo and Tekin... but I can't explain what happen.
I don't understand the link between servo and Tekin... but I can't explain what happen.
#2304
#2305
Hi,
I tried to run today with an other servo, one KO RSX one, and this time, no worry of esc overheat! so it was right Sanwa BLS the cause.
Thanks a lot for the help.
=> this car is so nice to drive, wonderful!
I tried to run today with an other servo, one KO RSX one, and this time, no worry of esc overheat! so it was right Sanwa BLS the cause.
Thanks a lot for the help.
=> this car is so nice to drive, wonderful!
#2307
Thanks John,
We are two in France to run Tekin and Sanwa BLS and had the same problem, but other drivers in France with Sanwa BLS and other ESC ( Orion R10) and with A700 have no problem.
I'm in touch with Tekin support for my problem ( support very reactive, nice) , I will ask them what can't work between Tekin esc and sanwa BLS, and tell you after their answer,
bye,
Nico'
We are two in France to run Tekin and Sanwa BLS and had the same problem, but other drivers in France with Sanwa BLS and other ESC ( Orion R10) and with A700 have no problem.
I'm in touch with Tekin support for my problem ( support very reactive, nice) , I will ask them what can't work between Tekin esc and sanwa BLS, and tell you after their answer,
bye,
Nico'
#2308
Click me
New / improved / revised items are being tested and will be available to the public shortly. 2 items that are confirmed for release and what I'm most interested in are the lower deck (narrower and different flex) and P01/P02 (stronger). A must have item that's not on the list (link above) is the P20 - Front Universals Ring. Otherwise, the car is very durable and race worthy right out of the box.
New / improved / revised items are being tested and will be available to the public shortly. 2 items that are confirmed for release and what I'm most interested in are the lower deck (narrower and different flex) and P01/P02 (stronger). A must have item that's not on the list (link above) is the P20 - Front Universals Ring. Otherwise, the car is very durable and race worthy right out of the box.
#2309
Oleg is best to comment about parts/kits to market.
Of the things I have tried - the car has been dialed in on both carpet and asphalt.
I am looking forward to the finished bits as well.
#2310
Tech Initiate
So with the current car and upgrade parts available have people converged on a set up that is dialled on carpet now.
I've not raced mine in a while due to other commitments, not even fitted the stuff I ordered like the battery mount and sleeves to go on the UJ's.
I plan on stripping the car and then rebuilding with new parts etc but would be good if someone can point in the right direction of what they have found works well on carpet and I will use that as my base point. just hoping things have moved on a bit since all the original base set ups we started with.
Many thanks guys
I've not raced mine in a while due to other commitments, not even fitted the stuff I ordered like the battery mount and sleeves to go on the UJ's.
I plan on stripping the car and then rebuilding with new parts etc but would be good if someone can point in the right direction of what they have found works well on carpet and I will use that as my base point. just hoping things have moved on a bit since all the original base set ups we started with.
Many thanks guys