Choosing a motor and ESC for your Wraith - Gearing Added!

[Taper]

Originally Posted by ImDude

I now have the Puller Pro 540 3500kv and MambaX installed. It will fly in reverse but forward, not so much. It being a sensored motor , i k ow i cant just switch 2 of the wires and fix it. Reversing the radio just makes the cobtrols backwards. I keep reading i need to reverse the motor direction. Some say change the ring gear to the other side on both axels. If i need to reprogram, can someone give me part numbers on what usb wires i need to get? Thanks for any info.

Hi,

Got you a decent drag brake with this combo?


Thanks

[tjohanne]

I suppose I can't really recommend this setup, but it works for me. Only parts I had available:
Axial Vanguard AE-3 ESC
Axial Vanguard 2900kv sensorless motor

I used to run 14t pinion on 56t spur and it was fast. I went down to 11t pinion to ease strain on the motor and get some low speed control. It's still quite fast.
It can't crawl, but it's fun to drive if you like jumping around offroad. I consider running open diffs to make it more of a racer. Then I could probably gear up a bit more.



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[Mustang351cca]

Ok good question for all the gurus.. I setup my Wraith with a 87/16 s&p with a 4370kv motor setup as it came with an 87 tooth spur when I bought it.. previously I was running a 87/23 ( but thinking it was a factory 80t spur) it was stupid fast with this setup and crawled worth $hit.. now with the 87/16, it crawls not too bad and still has good speed.. Now on to my main question.. I finally got most of my parts in, what would be a good gear for a 3200kv sensored brushless motor with a 2 speed trans that comes with a 60t 32p spur??

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[lonleycreeper]

Originally Posted by Mustang351cca

Ok good question for all the gurus.. I setup my Wraith with a 87/16 s&p with a 4370kv motor setup as it came with an 87 tooth spur when I bought it.. previously I was running a 87/23 ( but thinking it was a factory 80t spur) it was stupid fast with this setup and crawled worth $hit.. now with the 87/16, it crawls not too bad and still has good speed.. Now on to my main question.. I finally got most of my parts in, what would be a good gear for a 3200kv sensored brushless motor with a 2 speed trans that comes with a 60t 32p spur??

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Run the stock 12t pinion to start. I have ran as low as 9/60(3000kv 4 pole) with the same gear box, and 13/60 (brushed 27t). The lower gearing really helps with drag brake and slow speed low gear stuff. High gear is plenty fast and I started breaking stuff every time I used it (brushless).

Low in the trans is 5:1 while high is 1.86:1 IIRC.

[MrSquiggles]

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but my son just smoked out the stock ESC on a brand new (like 15 min runtime) Wraith Spawn 2.2. Looking for durable, reliable options that are fairly budget-friendly. The Hobby shop sold a 3s with it saying it would run it no problem, but now I'm seeing that with a 3s, you need an external BEC? Any suggestions/advice is greatly appreciated. BTW, I'd like to still keep decent speed with good crawling. Hoping there's some new tech out there that fits the bill!

[TORC811]

Originally Posted by MrSquiggles

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but my son just smoked out the stock ESC on a brand new (like 15 min runtime) Wraith Spawn 2.2. Looking for durable, reliable options that are fairly budget-friendly. The Hobby shop sold a 3s with it saying it would run it no problem, but now I'm seeing that with a 3s, you need an external BEC? Any suggestions/advice is greatly appreciated. BTW, I'd like to still keep decent speed with good crawling. Hoping there's some new tech out there that fits the bill!

Hobbywing 1080 is a great brushed ESC that works with 2-3S for under $50.

I will be trying a Hobbywing QuicRun 1800kV brushless combo in my converted 1.9 Wraith in the next week or 2.