corpestipp

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can some one please tell me why my esc on my stock ax10 rtr is overheating after only a few hours of use? and how i can fix it? or where and what one should i get to replace it if needed? i do use a 3300 mah battery if that helps

dezfan

How "hot" is it getting?

Are you running stock gearing? Is something in your drive train binding?

As for a replacment. Check out the Castle Sidewinder.

corpestipp

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its getting so hot you can smell it and it starts studdering to when its that hot, the drive train seems fine, both axles are locked thou

dezfan

Try lowering your gearing a bit, the RTR electronics are really just barely adequate IMO.

Maybe a small fan would help.

MORNINGSTAR

well, how many volts is the battery?

and how many volts is the stock speed control rated for?

corpestipp

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the battery is a 1.2 v i dont know how to find the info about how much its rated for. and it is geared low with a 55t motor, and would i have to run the fan off of a another battery?

corpestipp

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and what is a good replacment esc then for it??? where and what one??

grimgard

The best place to get help is here [link]http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/[/link] Do you know if your using a standard 6 cell battery? did you instal the 14T pinion your self? and if so your gear mesh might be to tight. Try loosing the gear mesh a bit. If you want to buy new ESC then you might as well get a 55T motor as well. Novak makes a grreat ESC motor combo for $114.00 Tower hobbies has it. Its the Novak Rooster crawler ESC 55T Motor combo. I hope this helps. Head on over to rccraler.com for a more in-depth crawler forums.

corpestipp

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i do have a 55t motor with the 14 tooth on it , and yes iam running a standard 6 cell battery. i just put a fan on it using another battery. it seems to help but it makes it way to heavy

corpestipp

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HOLY **** IT WAS THE GEAR MESH THANKS MAN !!! THANKS ABUNCH!!

The Real Dogman

a good replacement ESC is a Castle SideWinder and it will hadle your motor and batter very nicely and it is only $76 new. Castle makes the best ESC's for crawling on the market and that is not just my opinion that is fact!![8D][sm=thumbs_up.gif]

grimgard

Glad I could be of help. A loose gear mesh is better than a gear mesh that is to tight. You should be able to see a small amount of space between the pinion gear (small gear) and the spur gear (the big one) I usally just eyeball it but most people put a pice of paper between the gears to get the spacing right.

EDIT****

The truck should roll back and forth with ease with out any power to it as long as your using the stock ESC. ESC's with a drag brake will not do this and is not a good way to test the gear mesh.

Here is a good link you should read [link]http://www.teamassociated.com/basicshub/troubleshooting/stripped_gears07.htm[/link]

and a video tutorial [link]http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-set-gear-mesh-on-a-remote-control-car-239621/[/link]

BadClownCrawler

at best the stock esc will work good off a 7c (8.4v) or a 7c (9.6v) max. so if you have a 6c pack at 1.2v per sell you have a 7.2v pack.
the CC Sidewider or the Novak Rooster ESCs are both good ESC and around 80.00 each. you can get the rooster combo (esc/55t motor) for about 100.00