How is the Max5g2 mounted to the Vesla?

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Just curious how others have mounted theirs. I'm not sure how it's mounted on the RTR versions.

I'm thinking of custom making a metal plate that I can screw into the bottom of the ESC and then attach that to the chassis. If I do this it will be very rudimentary and will be a learning experience.
 
Ferrebee88 said:
You are correct. 650kv on 8s would be much slower.
I have a castle xlx2 with 800kv motor in my Baja 5b, and that thing is a pretty quick machine.
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I keep toying with the idea of going 12s even though 8s makes more sense since I already have an 8s rig, Batteries will be interchangeable

800kv would be the direction I go but I want to be in the 50-60mph range and I fear gearing up to do that will cook the motor
 
Those big 800 kv motors are rated 12s but not sure you'd ever want to go so fast! On 8s with 30 pinion 30 spur on my x maxx it's got insane torque for any speed ack flips and soo much top speed I run out of open field trying to keep the front wheels down in seconds!!! Motor esc temps are never and issue ... however my batteries get hot enough to start swelling after 5-6 mins, get the biggest mah batteries you can to help supply the demand, start a timer on your runs, then ajust gearing if you need to, just watch your temps often on your first few runs
 
Rceverywhere said:
Motor esc temps are never and issue ... however my batteries get hot enough to start swelling after 5-6 mins, get the biggest mah batteries you can to help supply the demand, start a timer on your runs, then ajust gearing if you need to, just watch your temps often on your first few runs
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mAh doesn't effect power output just run time. What brand and discharge rates are your batteries?
 
cmbscx10 said:
mAh doesn't effect power output just run time. What brand and discharge rates are your batteries?
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Yes it absolutely does! A 6800 mah 100c vs a 9200 man 100c is in theory 680 amps output vs 920 amps output. But all c ratings are exaggerated so the larger of the two will take more time to get hot during high amps loads by distributing it over a larger reserve
 
Rceverywhere said:
Those big 800 kv motors are rated 12s but not sure you'd ever want to go so fast! On 8s with 30 pinion 30 spur on my x maxx it's got insane torque for any speed ack flips and soo much top speed I run out of open field trying to keep the front wheels down in seconds!!! Motor esc temps are never and issue ... however my batteries get hot enough to start swelling after 5-6 mins, get the biggest mah batteries you can to help supply the demand, start a timer on your runs, then ajust gearing if you need to, just watch your temps often on your first few runs
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I plan on using 2x SMC 4s 10600mAh batteries
 
Kratonwatch said:
I plan on using 2x SMC 4s 10600mAh batteries
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Excellent choice. I've been eyeing and liking smc for quiet a few years. It is from smc I learned all c ratings are estimated and inflated. They admit to also putting higher than actual c output on their batteries and explain it's just to know the difference between their own level of packs and to match the market. They also list the power factor for most of their batteries, it's basically the voltage sustained by each cell during a set time and amp load. They boast in tests there batteries hold the highest voltage to amp as compared to others.
The only time you really need this is during a max load for extended time, as in top speed passes. Being way over geared then even under slow acceleration a top speed run can spike and cause the esc to see a voltage drop and stop accelerating limiting your highest possible speed.
 
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