All I can say is wow.

[porra]

Hi all,

Today I did some runs on my 1/8 scale monster truck too see what kind of power I was getting. The funny thing about the set up that is in the truck now is the fact the motor in it was meant for a helicopter. The specs on my system are: 100A made in China BL ESC, Align 600L motor, 2 A123 10S1P is parallel, gearing is 22T/51T and the truck weighs close to 15 pounds. I first did a bench test and the results were: Current Max: 122.31, Voltage: ranged from 36.46 max and 20.86 min, Power max: 2678.55 and this test was for only 20 sec. or so. I've been running this set up for a while now and the motor is really taking the abuse. After this initial test, I took the truck for a spin on a empty parking lot and the results freaked me out completely. The DPR-II-150 was only meant for 150AMPs, but here are the results: Current max: 172.49, Voltage: ranged from 36.56 max and 20.94 min, Power max: 3780.32. All this from a 100A ESC and a Align 600L motor. I ran the truck just a little over 3 minutes. I still need to connect the temp probes to see what kind of temps everything is. From touching the controller I would assume 150-160F and the motor was a little hotter at maybe 180-190F. The results are insane and I'm now going to buy the 600XL motor too see what it will do. The 600L is rated at 1500 watts to be used with 22.2 volts and I got 3780 watts out of it. Now the 600XL claims to be 2000 watts!!!!! Here are the graphs:

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[ElectricThunder]

So you basically overvolted the hell out of that poor little L motor.:D Nice! That's some sickening power.

[porra]

I had to see what the little guy could do. I will add a smaller pinion to lower the temps on the motor. Lets see how long it will last.

[ElectricThunder]

Yeah, that was what I was thinking next; that's some serious heat from the motor.

Got any links to that ESC you're using? I've never heard of it.

[porra]

I'm not sure if the company has the FETs to make more of the 100A controller. As you know after the market had that crash in the late 99 and beginning of y2k a lot of the semiconductor companies stopped mass producing their products. Their was a lot of excess stock, but now they are facing some shortages. If the distributors don't have stock than you have to wait for the long lead times.

[porra]

Just got off the phone with the factory and they said it should take around 15 days after they receive the components to ship the controllers out.

[ElectricThunder]

Just got off the phone with the factory and they said it should take around 15 days after they receive the components to ship the controllers out.

What kind of specs do these controllers have anyways, and what kind of pricing?:confused:

From what you're running, it sounds like a great 1/8 conversion ESC.:wave:

[porra]

ElectricThunder,

The specs as of now only states they are 200A continuous. No pricing yet, but as soon as I get and figure everything out, I will tell the price. For the time being I'm just messing with the 100A controller to see how reliable it is. So far so good. I think by going with what the 100A is doing, I have some high hopes for the 200A controller.

Regards.

[ElectricThunder]

Sounds nasty. If it's rated to the same voltage that you're running, then that's going to be some SICK wattage. WOOOO!

Kinda makes me wanna do an 1/8 conversion, and then I remember I'm broke.:D

[porra]

Price will be set when they come in and I have tested them.