ESC temp?

[Uniballer]

Hello all, my first thread on this site so go easy on me. I've slowly been building up my MRC for the last few months, and I would like to give a general thanks to everyone and their willingness to share their builds as I have scored many a good idea off this forum. But now to the question (that I hope has not already been asked, as I did search for it)...

How warm (or hot) does your ESC get? I have more of a background in RC cars/trucks where 8' of air is the norm, a world where if you can touch any of your electronics for five seconds and not have skin blistering your rig is normal. I have done a fair amount of mods, listed below are those who might put a strain on the ESC. After a recent string of mods I now notice that my ESC gets warm after a few minutes of crawling. I have heard of people referencing warm ESC's but is this normal or should I start stealing money from my wife's purse for a Tekin.


Stock motor
Stock ESC
Stock Radio
Hobbico CS-71 BB MG servo (don't ask me I found it in my parts box)
Proline 1.9 Flat Irons (And yes they kick @ss, I'll review them in a few days)
Stock wheels w/ PVC beadlock conversion
1-3/8 oz weight in each front wheel
3/4 oz weight in each rear wheel

[me13]

i did notice my esc got a little warmer once i put weights on the front wheels. but nothing bad.

[Uniballer]

Originally Posted by me13

i did notice my esc got a little warmer once i put weights on the front wheels. but nothing bad.

How many packs do you think you have run through it since it started getting warm.

[Pdog7]

In my opinion the stock esc is weak. I installed a holmes hobbies torque master mini and ht 645, and the esc started squeeling really bad, hesitating, and glitching. Save your pennies and get a tekin. The tekin fxr is awesome!! It is really quiet compared to the noisy stock esc, and has much more adjustability as well as a built in BEC and lipo cut-off.