turnigy trackstar 120a esc 2300kv combo?

[scotty1986]

hi all just brought me a losi 8t with a turnigy trackstar combo 120a esc and 2300kv motor ,, anyone have any opinions on these combos ,, been looking for some vids of people running this combo in a truggy but not really found anything,, just trying to gauge what the losi will go like on 4s ??

 

so anyone on here run this setup?? if so any vids,, also opinions on the combo would be good too

[shdaxner]

I had the 1900kv Turnigy motor in my ST and it ran quite well.....did get quite hot though but it had enough grunt to make the ST wheely all day long.

 

Dependant on your type of bashing I reckon it will be sweet.

[Jernst20]

it should be fine for bashing

[Nitroholic]

Sounds like a budget buggy setup...and I reckon it's going to be marginal in a truggy.

 

Keep a close eye on temps and gearing. It's a very short can (65mm ) which means it will not be big on grunt. The 1900Kv would go better.

Wouldn't be my first choice setup.

 

Plug in the 4S .... but keep the temp gun handy!

[scotty1986]

the cans a lot fatter then the the leopard 2100kv thats in my hong nor buggy,, if i find the motor is getting hot do i put a bigger or smaller pinion on??

[optimus]

My turnigy 2350kv had a 18t pinion and it felt hot so I put a 16t pinion on it.

It still feels hot.

One thing I have been advised to get is a temp gun. That way I can find out if the motor really over heating or not as my fingers aren't that great at giving me accurate centigrade measurements...

[scotty1986]

ive got a 16t on at the min might drop to a 14t

[Oh How Original]

Yeah that's certainly not the best combo for an 8ight-Te, I had a similar one in my buggy and on 4s it ran quite warm with a 15t pinion.

Don't worry too much if the motor runs warm, as long as it's not sizzling hot, I maybe wrong here but judging by my own experiences with different motors, the shorter ones tend to run a bit hotter.

[scotty1986]

think ill drop down to a 14t and try it if it still gets warm then ill flog the system and buy something else ,, one problem i am having though is when driving forward i hit the brake and it stops,, i hit the brake again and it goes in reverse,, but when going in reverse if i press throttle there is no brake or delay it goes straight into forward any ideas on how to sort this??

[optimus]

If possible check the settings on your esc.

My esc has three modes; forward only, forwards and reverse then forwards, brake, reverse. I can switch between modes with my program card.

It sounds like your esc is set on forwards, brake, reverse. It's probably set like that to stop you from damaging your drive train/gears. Imagine going forward full pelt then pulling reverse, something could easily get damaged. In general reverse is not as fast as forward so that's probably why the esc will let you gas it forward while you are in reverse as there is less chance of any damage occurring.

At least that's what I think. I hope it makes sense to you lol.

[scotty1986]

it does bud but my esc is only giving me forward  and forward reverse lol

[optimus]

Does it come with a program card?

[scotty1986]

yes bud ive got a program card ,, brakes are set at there lowest,, it just seems like theres no breaks or everything its got,, also on my esc i just have both lights on constant ,, no green when going forwards or red when going back just both all the time ,, if i turn my dr down on my tx i can turn the throttle down but the dr for the brakes dont do a thing

[Oh How Original]

Easy solution, don't reverse then straight to forward lol, wait for it to come to a halt

[scotty1986]

doesnt help my brakes being all or nothing though bud lol

[Oh How Original]

I didn't mention your brakes... I said don't reverse then press forward while it's still moving... Wait for it to naturally come to a halt, theirs no real valid reason to need to go backwards fast, so it won't take any longer