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Old 11-05-2008
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Originally Posted by JCJC View Post
Our first propper car, a belt drive, 4WD buggy, a Yoke MX4BC would overheat like mad, took a long time for us noobs to find the rear diff had gone, I would look at all the drive, car should roll like a hotwheels toy when the motor is not in.
It does roll smoothly, and I tightened the front diff a little, but that all still tuens free as well.

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Originally Posted by TheNinj View Post
Even in my Hotshot the wires get pretty warm and thats only a Tamiya sport tuned.
Yeah, but there's hot, and then there's hot

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Originally Posted by budgio View Post
I,m running a mamba max 4600 with a 19t pinion & 4600 stickpacks,Durga runs sweet and i had no problems in the heat at Coventry today.
Double check your diffs, i melted mine once because they were not tightened properly.
As I mentioned above, they diffs seem fine as far as I can tell.

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Originally Posted by Jonny_H View Post
What gauge wire are you using? 14 SWG, or even 12 SWG (thicker) is usually a good idea.

How hot is the motor itself? Can you keep a finger on it for a few seconds?

What gearing are you using (someone else with a Durga will have to confirm), and how much timing have you set on the motor?
Not sure of the wire gauge, but the motor to esc is the wire prefitted to the esc. And the design of the LRP ESC looks like you can't easily shange them, so I would assume it should be good as it's rated to motors over 10 turns.

I'll have to run it again tomorrow and then check the motor temp itself.

In terms of gearing, I have the standard spur gear, and had a 23t pinion, which this time I have replaced with the smaller one.

Cheers!
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