Exceed maxstone 10 ESC in a Wraith ?

[4x4Ric]

hey all,
noob question, but will a exceed maxstone 10 ESC, work on my stock axial wraith ?
Is it a plug and play ?

I did a quick search, but got to get to an interview.

[lemonhead]

been running one out of a Mad Crawler in my SCX10 on 3s with no problem. not sure if there the same ESC.
give it a try on 2s should work fine

[Charlie-III]

I don't see any specs on the ESC from a few vendors. The stock rig uses a 7.2vdc NiMH pack, so I agree, you should be able to run a 6 cell NiCD/NiMH or 2S LiPO (although you won't have a LiPO LVC built in).

As to "plug & play", depends on your connections. The RX connection is likely fine and you can always change motor & battery connections if need be.

[4x4Ric]

very nice, thanks for the replies..
I should have one shipped out today.

NOOB question, whats meant by 32 or 2s ? Im guessing something about the batteries ?

[Charlie-III]

Originally Posted by 4x4Ric

very nice, thanks for the replies..
I should have one shipped out today.

NOOB question, whats meant by 32 or 2s ? I'm guessing something about the batteries ?

2S or 3S is a cell count for LiPO batteries as well as how they're connected. In this case the "S" means a "series connection" which adds the cell voltages. A single cell is usually rated @ 3.6volts, thus a 2S LiPO is ~7.2 volts.

Some packs may have a "P" which is where the cells are paralleled, this adds the capacity, not the voltage. Thus a 2P pack is ~3.6volts but doubled capacity (mah).

For NiCD/NiMH a single cell is usually rated @ 1.2volts. Thus a 6 cell NiCD/NiMH is 7.2 volts.

[4x4Ric]

thanks Charlie, that was easy enough even I understood, lol

[BigSid00]

Ok, i just bought me a max stone 10. So the above writing means i CAN run a 2s 5000 mAh battery with my stock esc????

[Charlie-III]

Originally Posted by BigSid00

OK, I just bought me a max stone 10. So the above writing means I CAN run a 2S 5000 mAh battery with my stock esc????

I see nothing that would say "NO". You should be fine.

Keep in mind, I see nothing that shows this ESC has a LVC (Low Voltage Cutoff), so it's possible to drain a LiPO too far down. If the directions with the ESC don't mention a LVC or that it is "LiPO compatible" I would suggest you find a "LiPO low voltage alarm" or "external LVC" to use. LiPO packs really don't like to get run way down.

All my crawling ESC's have a LiPO LVC built-in, so I have no experiance using an external one.