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08-04-2008, 01:56 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: GILBERT
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so i just tried connecting a novak brushless motor (13.5)to my sidewinder. thought it would work but it sucks. any way to make this work well? |
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08-04-2008, 02:04 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: America
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I'm pretty sure that most (if not all) of the Novak motors are sensor based... a sensored motor will not work very well with a sensorless esc. There isn't really anything you can do about it.
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08-04-2008, 02:09 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: GILBERT
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i was under the impression that the sensor was input to the esc not esc to motor? are there any inrunner motors that work? |
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08-04-2008, 06:47 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Germany
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Castle Creations offers various inrunner motors with different kv ratings that will work. Try these
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08-04-2008, 05:13 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2007 Location: lacey
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what kind of batteries are you running? what are you running it in? how heavy is the thing? I know alot of people who race with mamba maxx speed controls w/novak 13.5-6.5 turn motors. |
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08-05-2008, 02:14 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: GILBERT
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it hauls ass fine but when i try to climb a wall or something it just cogs.and the motor i want from castle is about $150. too much for me! i am running an axial with an 8 cell pack |
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08-05-2008, 04:04 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hilo
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What size stick pack. I know all the guys here running in stampede's all run 4500mah packs or bigger. The sidewinder really drains some amps so if the batt can't handle it, it cogs real bad. A motor with that kv will have a hard time if its under load. You could try adjusting the curves and what not with the castle link. Or maybe you have to play with gearing. Thats just my experience with the sidewinder. Oh and I've heard that the sidewinder is not as smooth as the mamba. hope it helps mike |
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08-05-2008, 05:54 AM
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| Official Cook of the ECC   Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hawthorne, Florida
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 That is not a crawler motor. You can't expect a motor that does well down the straights at your local track to be worth a damn at crawling. Now, if you were using a sensored ESC it would be a little better, but still not ideal.And I don't know of any CC motor that costs that much. And regardless, none of the CC motors will crawl well. | |
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