westerlycarrot9

Well here are two ratings from the esc manual: Rated/Peak Current: 180ABraking Current: 90A

I use the stock axial 35t motor. So basically what the guy told me is false right?

Greetings. Got my first crawler, the SCX10.2 rtr and the only battery i own right now is a Voltz 3250mah 2s 20c LiPo. However i was told that a 20c rating battery is too low for the AE-5 ESC and it could fry it. Is that true? How about a 25-30c?

Has anyone use these on the Outlaw? https://www.modelsport.co.uk/axial-12mm-aluminum-hex-black-4pc/rc-car-products/368106 Do they work with the stock wheels? The FTX alloy ones are more expensive than these and i still don't understand why.

As i suspected Thanks for letting me know!

LiPo of course. That red LED only flashes when the battery runs out of power so it should be normal.

Could someone answer my question as well?

I just realized today that the stock brushless ESC has a red LED near the orange one which flashes the moment the battery runs out of power. Is that normal? Is that a warning for the battery? Unfortunately the manual mentions nothing about the red LED...

I've already tried adjusting the steering arm but i'll check it out again.

Yes still using the stock plastic ones. I'll check it out then.

Good morning everyone So the right front wheel seems to have a problem. For some reason it's always turned to right a little and not straight as it should be. I've centered the servo, adjusted the steering arms and adjusted the buttons of the controller but still nothing. I've even taken out the front CVDs, steering knuckle arms and the bearings to check if something's wry but nothing. Any ideas?

I'm sure you could fit it in using the 23t motor mount

Well i just realized that the spur gear that comes with the brushless Outlaw is the 17t and not the 23t that i thought it was

I don't have much money left for a new rc Even a cheap one like the Mauler or the Outback.

Haha I basically wanna make the Outlaw have less speed and more torque in order to be able to crawl better. I've compared it with the Yeti which has different gearing and the yeti seems to crawl smoother. Of course this is also because of the locked rear diff

I think i get it now So we are basically stuck with the 62t spurs but we can change between 17t and 23t pinions. That kinda sucks I suppose adjustments in the pinion gear to blend in with a bigger or smaller spur are not that easy to make

Hm yes i think i'm getting a little confused over the gearing now Still an amateur on that department i'm afraid xD So the only pinion gears i can put in are the 17t and the 23t because of the pre drilled motor mounts right? But as far as spur gears go, i can fit in bigger or smaller than the stock 62t right?

I was thinking about trying the 17t pinion gear and the 64t pinion gear that the Yeti and the Bomber use. That was i should be able to achieve more torque and less speed which is what i'm after right now. In fact the Yeti uses a 16t pinion and a 64t spur so the 17t pinion is pretty close. Have you read those two articles of Axial (http://www.axialracing.com/blog_posts/1073910694 and http://www.axialracing.com/blog_posts/1073921336)? This line "Again, bigger pinion, more speed. Smaller spur, more speed." explains it all i think It basically means that if we use a smaller pinion and a bigger spur we will achieve less speed and more torque. I still don't understand why can't we fit a 16t pinion in there or something smaller. Could it be because of the motor's shaft? Because the mount isn't even the same diameter as the gear.

I see. Fair enough then What about the spur gear? Do you think one with more teeth than the stock one can be placed?

Have you a tried a 64t spur gear? Also why is it so restrictive with the 17t and 23t pinion gears? Is there no way around this?

Alright so congrats to me! I just broken 3 teeth of the stock spur gear I should probably change it as soon as possible and not run a lot with it The thing is i want to try out different things with the gearing and make it less fast and more powerful for climbing etc. Besides the 17t pinion gear that is probably needed which spur gear would you suggest? Also, go for a plastic one or a metal one? Has anyone tried below 17t pinion gears? I know it's not supposed to go below 17 but why??

Does it make a difference in speed? Can the car climb more easily now? Also is that the stock spur gear? What's the max tooth number gear that can fit in there? see you don't use the stock brushless motor so i won't ask about cogging.

In that case i could change the stock 23t pinion gear to a 17t one and see if it makes a difference. I don't think i can put a bigger spur gear in there

Mhm i see. One other thing...how about changing the stock gears to the ones that the Yeti runs with or similar ones? I suppose it would make the Outlaw a little better at slow speeds. The Yeti uses a 56t gear.

It's weird because my friend's Yeti also has the stock Vanguard 3150kV sensorless motor but never had such issues. That's why i thought it may be caused by the gears and the lower gear ratio of the Outlaw compared to the Yeti.