dbrad's GP mods

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dbrad

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Oh yeah, I mentioned that I had acquired a couple of 8.4V batteries with the Titan motors in another post.

I then read in the GP manual that the stock ESC goes up to 8.4V. I figured this being the max voltage, it might be risky to run it at that voltage for a long time.

I did it anyways and wow.

That extra 1.2V makes a huge difference. I can't imagine what 14V would be like. (I know you brushless guys are thinking "How naive" but I haven't driven a brushless set up yet.)

The ESC got quite hot. I was doing a lot of less-than-full throttle driving with some breaks. It would still get hot to the point that I couldn't keep my hand on it.

Might this be a problem? If someone doesn't tell me to wait until I get a better ESC, I won't be able to stop. The extra power is addicting.
 
Ball Racing

Ball Racing

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Part throttle makes alot of heat..
You can buy little cooling fans,
if you can find a place to mount it, to blow on the esc.
 
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Brian34

Well-Known Member
dbrad said:
Oh yeah, I mentioned that I had acquired a couple of 8.4V batteries with the Titan motors in another post.

I then read in the GP manual that the stock ESC goes up to 8.4V. I figured this being the max voltage, it might be risky to run it at that voltage for a long time.

I did it anyways and wow.

That extra 1.2V makes a huge difference. I can't imagine what 14V would be like. (I know you brushless guys are thinking "How naive" but I haven't driven a brushless set up yet.)

The ESC got quite hot. I was doing a lot of less-than-full throttle driving with some breaks. It would still get hot to the point that I couldn't keep my hand on it.

Might this be a problem? If someone doesn't tell me to wait until I get a better ESC, I won't be able to stop. The extra power is addicting.
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You think that's good ? Wait till you go brushless, you ain't seen nothin yet!
 
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William

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dbrad said:
At the end there, you can almost see why I now need to get some new shock/lower link mounts. My axle brace held up though.:)
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Good vid, breakage stinks though. With the big tires and extended wheelbase the aluminum mounts might be a good idea.
 
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