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Eagle-Mark · 05-21-2005, 09:39 PM

Have a stock Clod and while driving in tight spots the front wheels will spin and the rear does not.

I understand both ends get the same power and the one with more traction will stop while the other spins but will a better speed control help? Or rewireing away from the stock switch that has a power saver option? Lath motors?

TwistedCreations · 05-21-2005, 10:27 PM

welcome to the clods

some people run different gearing in them to help with the axle stall, but you will have it with a clod. some people run like 10p in the front and 9 in the rear

OldSchoolCrawler · 05-21-2005, 11:18 PM

lower gears or motors with more torque will help. but you do need to ditch the power economy swich unless you are wanting to keep it stock.

Rockinrockcrawler · 05-22-2005, 12:08 AM

Wireing the motors in parralell i think it was instead of series will help lots.

Eagle-Mark · 05-22-2005, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockinrockcrawler

Wireing the motors in parralell i think it was instead of series will help lots.

Any wiring diagrams to help accomplish this? At this point the mom has interferred with the project by cleaning up and the instructions were lost. So I'm not sure the switch is even wired correctly...

Eagle-Mark · 05-22-2005, 01:43 PM

Never mind I found them with a search... :-)

Series did help but this speed controler is terrible, is it really this bad or do I have a problem?

Rockinrockcrawler · 05-22-2005, 01:45 PM

don't bother with the msc or that switch. Buy an esc. this way worked for me.

Eagle-Mark · 05-22-2005, 06:15 PM

Tried wireing the motors both ways. Parelell just doesent seem to work? Well it' does but not very well. Sometimes it does nothing, other times it just takes off...

Just trying to keep this new toy going for awhile before another upgrade. Looks like an ESC is next.

Rockinrockcrawler · 05-22-2005, 06:39 PM

you can't wire teh msc in that way it can't handle it

JohnRobHolmes · 05-22-2005, 09:19 PM

sounds like your msc is blown. get an esc if you have the money, like a super rooster my novak.

fuzzhead · 05-22-2005, 10:07 PM

tekin rebel 2 is another esc to consider. but for a few dollars more than one of those you can get a remanufactured Super Rooster.

Eagle-Mark · 05-22-2005, 11:33 PM

Took the msc apart and found black grease buildup on one side. May have been casued by a miswire at one point before we took out the paower saver switch. Cleaned it up and regreased and works much better in parelell, at least drivable... ESC is on the update list with probably a gecko... :-)

05-21-2005, 09:39 PM	#1
Eagle-Mark Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Idaho Posts: 97	Front wheels spin more than back Have a stock Clod and while driving in tight spots the front wheels will spin and the rear does not. I understand both ends get the same power and the one with more traction will stop while the other spins but will a better speed control help? Or rewireing away from the stock switch that has a power saver option? Lath motors?

05-21-2005, 10:27 PM	#2
TwistedCreations Colt Python/SR9c Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: out in the shop, reloading ammo! Posts: 8,626	welcome to the clods some people run different gearing in them to help with the axle stall, but you will have it with a clod. some people run like 10p in the front and 9 in the rear

05-21-2005, 11:18 PM	#3
OldSchoolCrawler Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2005 Location: castlerock Posts: 97	lower gears or motors with more torque will help. but you do need to ditch the power economy swich unless you are wanting to keep it stock.

05-22-2005, 12:08 AM	#4
Rockinrockcrawler Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2005 Location: lost in vintage tamiya land. Posts: 305	Wireing the motors in parralell i think it was instead of series will help lots.

05-22-2005, 01:43 PM	#6
Eagle-Mark Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Idaho Posts: 97	Never mind I found them with a search... :-) Series did help but this speed controler is terrible, is it really this bad or do I have a problem?

05-22-2005, 01:45 PM	#7
Rockinrockcrawler Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2005 Location: lost in vintage tamiya land. Posts: 305	don't bother with the msc or that switch. Buy an esc. this way worked for me.

05-22-2005, 06:15 PM	#8
Eagle-Mark Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Idaho Posts: 97	Tried wireing the motors both ways. Parelell just doesent seem to work? Well it' does but not very well. Sometimes it does nothing, other times it just takes off... Just trying to keep this new toy going for awhile before another upgrade. Looks like an ESC is next.

05-22-2005, 06:39 PM	#9
Rockinrockcrawler Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2005 Location: lost in vintage tamiya land. Posts: 305	you can't wire teh msc in that way it can't handle it

05-22-2005, 09:19 PM	#10
JohnRobHolmes owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down! Posts: 20,290	sounds like your msc is blown. get an esc if you have the money, like a super rooster my novak.

05-22-2005, 10:07 PM	#11
fuzzhead Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Grand Forks, ND Posts: 620	tekin rebel 2 is another esc to consider. but for a few dollars more than one of those you can get a remanufactured Super Rooster.

05-22-2005, 11:33 PM	#12
Eagle-Mark Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Idaho Posts: 97	Took the msc apart and found black grease buildup on one side. May have been casued by a miswire at one point before we took out the paower saver switch. Cleaned it up and regreased and works much better in parelell, at least drivable... ESC is on the update list with probably a gecko... :-)

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