NOFX Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 . I've swapped the 30a esc out of my bad bug into our sons mmt. I'm putting a 120a esc in the bad bug. It's come out of the crappy viper. It's 4s , so hopefully won't turn into a smoke bomb. The soldering is doing my head in. I wanted to get it done tonight, but it's pee'ed me off so it's gone back on the cupboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capri-boy Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 15 minutes ago, NOFX said: . I've swapped the 30a esc out of my bad bug into our sons mmt. I'm putting a 120a esc in the bad bug. It's come out of the crappy viper. It's 4s , so hopefully won't turn into a smoke bomb. The soldering is doing my head in. I wanted to get it done tonight, but it's pee'ed me off so it's gone back on the cupboard. How've you found the bad bug? Mine's stil sat in it's box :/ Too many micro MT's going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 Really good. The wheel bar shock went bleurgh first run. But I replaced it with a mlst shock. Our little un drive it at full beltover a jump into wave breaker rocks on the beach last Halloween. Bent a dog bone. The esc in his went Fizz & there's no way of getting a similar one to replace it. That's why he's had my esc & motor. He'd be gutted if his goes boon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capri-boy Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Awesome. My thought's we're to run it till the inevitable with such a small 4S esc then swap the electrics for something like the 4500kv leopard 2838 from the EMB1 buggy and run it on 2S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 Its got 2 battery trays. Might make it handle funny. I suppose you could weight the battery less tray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeze Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Just wire it so the batteries run in parallel, like a MERV. No funny handling or lopsided weight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 Is parallel more go less time? I can never remember. We bash em together. Little sod'd be gutted if his did half the speed of mine. He did a backflip with his when he was 3 last summer. Landed it perfectly. (hit the brakes thinking " oh crap!!!" . But he still says " I'm better at radio controlled truck than mummy . I've let him rip with all mine except the brushless summit. That COULD do damage. I've got scars from backfbackfliping it up my legs . But scars are cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeze Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Parallel is double the runtime, series is double the voltage Sounds like you're sorted for now but as a fallback plan, a more 'normal' ESC and the 4pole EMB motor that capri-boy mentions with parallel batts would probably work well. That motor is a bit of a monster for something it's size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 Finally got the esc soldered in. I hate soldering!!!! . Now to see if it turns into a rolling ball of burning plastic or not. I bet it rains before the batteries are ready ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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