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02-02-2011, 03:05 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Raleigh NC
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|  Torquemaster 540 Problems
Was running my crawler today and the motor quit running. I'm running a 35t HH Torquemaster 540. The motor is spinning but it is not turning the external drive gear. Anybody got any ideas?
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02-02-2011, 03:08 PM
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| Official Cook of the ECC   Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hawthorne, Florida
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Pinion loose on the motor shaft.
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02-02-2011, 03:17 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Raleigh NC
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and my dumbassedness as been revealed  . Thanks guy, thats exactly what it was....
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02-02-2011, 05:07 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Delta B.C.
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make sure you use some loctite on that setscrew
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02-02-2011, 08:10 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Raleigh NC
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yep, slathered it in some blue loctite and ran it for a good 2 hrs. Good to go.  |
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02-02-2011, 08:40 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Shreveport, LA
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02-03-2011, 09:32 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Shreveport, LA
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I think I answered my own question. The Rooster can't handle motors with less than 27T.
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02-03-2011, 09:37 AM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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Sounds like you may have a hung brush or something else going on. The Rooster will work, it will just wear out running too hot of a motor.
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02-03-2011, 10:09 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Shreveport, LA
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02-03-2011, 10:22 AM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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Read up here first, it may help Caring for your new Brushed motor |
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02-03-2011, 10:34 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Shreveport, LA
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 and I feel like an @$$ for asking this question but here goes, Does it make a difference which side of the motor you solder the connection to? I see both sides have solder posts. I've currently got it wired with the negative side closest to the negative spring and the positive opposite the positive spring. I can post a pic when I get home to better show what I'm talking about if its hard to visualize. Last edited by TC09mini; 02-03-2011 at 10:37 AM. | |
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02-03-2011, 10:35 AM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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Doesn't really matter in a crawler.
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02-03-2011, 12:08 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Shreveport, LA
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I've got a red light blinking. . . here's what Novak says: Red LED flashing: Speed control has thermally shut down––Allow ESC to cool down––Use milder motor or smaller pinion gear––Check for adequate cooling to ESC’s heat sink. It shouldn't even been hot since it won't run to begin with. I've got a Sidewinder micro I can try, not sure if it will be any better. | |
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