Trinity Monster Maxx "wild"

[Planespotter]

Hi everybody, I just picked up a Trinity Monster Maxx "Wild Wind" 19T 550 motor. The guy at my LHS assured that it would be great for my SCX10, but I am having some doubts. For starters, I am running 14 tooth pinion with an 84 tooth spur, which I feel is a pretty conservative ratio(my stock 27T barely gets warm to the touch). After runnning one battery pack, the Monster Maxx was so hot that I couldn't even touch it! It actually radiated so much heat that my gearbox and driveshafts were surprisingly warm. Is this normal? I was just test driving it around the yard, and the speeds were nothing to write home about. Any Monster Maxx users out there?

[John82601]

I've had 2 sets of the Trinity motors in my Emaxx's over the years and didn't have very good luck with either set.

What voltage are you running? Those are designed for 12v+. Does it seem like the motor is lugging or revving too freely?

[motorman1600]

Sorry, but the motor is not the right type. I used these for the Losi CC after rewinding the arm. They spin to fast and have little torque. If you could put a 35 turn arm in it it would be great. Go with any hand wound 35 turn. and 13 or 14 tooth 87 spur. 3s lipo. Killer setup.

[BDKesling]

Originally Posted by Planespotter

I just picked up a Trinity Monster Maxx "Wild Wind" 19T 550 motor. The guy at my LHS assured that it would be great for my SCX10,

That guy's a prick. On the correct voltage those motors run pretty well, but mine devoured brushes and were a lot of maintenance. I'd go with a speedgems 19 single and 7.2V battery, or the 35t and 3s if you have lipo.

[omenwolf]

Originally Posted by BDKesling

That guy's a prick. On the correct voltage those motors run pretty well, but mine devoured brushes and were a lot of maintenance. I'd go with a speedgems 19 single and 7.2V battery, or the 35t and 3s if you have lipo.

a buddy has the 21t that i gave him after i went brushless in my losi in his honcho and it works great on 2s his gearing is 87/16 great wheel speed and tons of torque on the 2s lipo but when you put 3s to it the slow speed suffers a little it gets a little coggy, and it does eat through brushes really fast i put a new set in it before i gave to him and he has run about 3 weekends the brushes are almost gone.

[TexasSP]

Those monster maxx motors were some of the worst ever made. Constant maintenance, replacing brushes, comm cuts, power hungry, inefficient, etc.

The 27t on 3s is really nice but on 2s I would go with a 35t.

[chafey]

Originally Posted by Planespotter

Hi everybody, I just picked up a Trinity Monster Maxx "Wild Wind" 19T 550 motor. The guy at my LHS assured that it would be great for my SCX10, but I am having some doubts. For starters, I am running 14 tooth pinion with an 84 tooth spur, which I feel is a pretty conservative ratio(my stock 27T barely gets warm to the touch). After runnning one battery pack, the Monster Maxx was so hot that I couldn't even touch it! It actually radiated so much heat that my gearbox and driveshafts were surprisingly warm. Is this normal? I was just test driving it around the yard, and the speeds were nothing to write home about. Any Monster Maxx users out there?

check the timing

[Planespotter]

I was so underwhelmed by the performance of the Monster Maxx that I just put in a cheapo Integy 35t with a 14 tooth pinion, and use 7 cell packs to get wheel speed. I am actually pretty happy with this setup. I can't wait to go 3slipo! Anybody want to buy a Monster Maxx cheap?