Settings for MMP w/ Novak 18.5 & 3S?

[SgtMunger]

I have a LNC with some minor mods (wheel weights, steel trans gears, HD worm in front) and I just bought the Novak 18.5 sensored brushless and the CC MMP with the intent of running a 3S LiPo. Is anyone else running that combo that can speak to the MMP settings I should dial in before lighting it off? Thank you.

[GiJoe]

Originally Posted by SgtMunger

I have a LNC with some minor mods (wheel weights, steel trans gears, HD worm in front) and I just bought the Novak 18.5 sensored brushless and the CC MMP with the intent of running a 3S LiPo. Is anyone else running that combo that can speak to the MMP settings I should dial in before lighting it off? Thank you.

Smart Sense, Crawler reverse, 100% forward/reverse, No Cheat, 0* timing, linear throttle curve (my preference), stock defaults for anything else....


And dont be afraid to step up to 4S. That combo will handle it all day long. I do 4S with a 15T pinion and 13.5 and its great!

[SgtMunger]

Outstanding. Thanks for the low down GI, very much appreciated. Soon as I get my motor lead connectors on friday I'm going to key those settings in and give it whirl!

[SgtMunger]

No good regardless of what setting I use. Rev works for about 2 seconds then stops. Fwd just sits there and clicks (cogging). I swapped out the MMP for a brand new one and have the same problem. Novak support says: "I can only guess, that this is a better question for the Castle folks, seems like more of an ESC topic then it is a Motor topic in my personal opinion. The very little bit that I know about the castle ESC's, is they need to be plugged into a computer to setup for usage with sensor based motors."
No response from Castle Creations yet.
Checked the alignment of the sensor and the marks look lined up, calibrated throttle, tried 4 different batteries, confirmed voltage, spread the components out away from each other to eliminate possible interference and no joy. When I unplug the sensor it work FWD and REV without issue. But then I defeat the purpose of buying a sensored package...
Any ideas? Anyone else experience this?

[84yoda]

Do you have another motor to try? What are your settings in mmp? Sensor wire is good and 100% plugged in correctly? Wires a-a, b-b, c-c between esc and motor? It could be so many different things, we need more info.

I would try a different motor because novak is hit and miss and that motor might be the problem. Is it brand new?