Ramjet
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My 1/10 EXC Ruckus Monster truck has been upgraded to support 3S. Besides the battery and aluminum wheel hexes, only the ESC has been upgraded because the stock ESC Horizon Hobby limits its ability to 2S, even though the ESC's manual says it supports 3S. I'm not happy about the forced upgrade I had to do, however, this thing is fast with 3S! I've clocked it at 41 mph.
Today, I was bashing around a big field, mostly wide open. I was letting the motor cool every 5-10 minutes. The motor is the stock, Dynamite Tazer 3300Kv 4-pole 540-size Brushless motor. It got pretty hot at one time, so I turned the ESC off and let it cool for 20 minutes. When I powered back on, the drive train was very noisy when I started rolling. I knew right away that something wasn't right, so I stopped bashing and went home. When it is powered off, the rear wheels feel like they have jittery torque on them when I manually spin them, as if there is a motor brake applied. I tested it at very slow speeds, and the truck does run, but it runs very, very loud. Something isn't right.
Does this sound like a burned up motor or a damaged transmission?
Today, I was bashing around a big field, mostly wide open. I was letting the motor cool every 5-10 minutes. The motor is the stock, Dynamite Tazer 3300Kv 4-pole 540-size Brushless motor. It got pretty hot at one time, so I turned the ESC off and let it cool for 20 minutes. When I powered back on, the drive train was very noisy when I started rolling. I knew right away that something wasn't right, so I stopped bashing and went home. When it is powered off, the rear wheels feel like they have jittery torque on them when I manually spin them, as if there is a motor brake applied. I tested it at very slow speeds, and the truck does run, but it runs very, very loud. Something isn't right.
Does this sound like a burned up motor or a damaged transmission?