J1A1H
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Oh Guys... I'm so angry at the moment... (will keep my lanaguage to a minimum)
Yesterday, i took my newly built savage for its maiden voyage only to have a friend crash it at WOT on 4s into the only lamp post in the whole car park! This crash was a direct front smash!
I will get pics up
... but the main damage is that the motor has cracked and it looks like all the internals have been slammed forward and forced its way out of the case!!!
I am in the process of ripping it apart again and seeing the extent of the damage!
- Motor Broken
- Tie rods all broken
- Front metal plate (under plastic skid plate) has bent upwards.
- A arm hinge pins all broken
- 2 LiPo batteries destroyed
- One upright is broken (Tie rod ripped off the point is was connected too)
Looks like the motor is the big problem... I HOPE MY ESC hasn't GONE ASWELL!!!!!! This savage is one tough truck... I can understand why the motor would have broken.
If i connect my ESC Via the castle USB and it works... can i presume the ESC is operating?
Good news is that this DB-17 chassis by GCM has not bent at all!!! I COULDNT BELIEVE IT! I think it saved a lot of things in side the TVPS!
The strength of these TVPs in undeniable!
I Think i just carried out your first indestructable test. Not one scratch... no distorting of the chassis or anything! Your design of the skidplate didnt even pop out!!!
Tough savage! Only motor is gone....
ANYWAY THAT IS MY RANT OVER!!! SO ****ED OFF BUT IT WILL LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY!
SO i need a new motor quickly... and my mate is going to pay for it.
I was going to upgrade to a tekin but its quite a bit of money at the moment and have found a second hand motor. Can you please give me your opinions on it before i buy it today!
I'm looking at a
Neu 1515 2.5D 1650kV Finned Brushless Motor. I can get it for around £100. it has 15 runs on it. Would it be worth it?
I really do need a new motor to get running again..
Also considering I'm now running 5s and 6s only... and i want to run higher gearing as the TVPs allow it easily. What i think i already know...
If you have a Savage Flux you will have to grind the motor clamps to fit this motor but it can be done. It will run cooler and with more torque than the 2200kV stock motor. It is also better for 5S/6S operation since the RPMs are in the 40k range. It also draws a bit less amps and doesn't stress the lipos as much. It is shorter than Castle/Tork 2200, but they are both 1515 versions. Maybe Castle motor only has a longer can. Shouldnt this also work with my Castle creations ESC? will i keep all the flexibility of using the USB aswell?
is this all true... Please help me out here. I can get hold of this motor but not for much longer.
Thank you
Josh
Yesterday, i took my newly built savage for its maiden voyage only to have a friend crash it at WOT on 4s into the only lamp post in the whole car park! This crash was a direct front smash!
I will get pics up
... but the main damage is that the motor has cracked and it looks like all the internals have been slammed forward and forced its way out of the case!!!
I am in the process of ripping it apart again and seeing the extent of the damage!
- Motor Broken
- Tie rods all broken
- Front metal plate (under plastic skid plate) has bent upwards.
- A arm hinge pins all broken
- 2 LiPo batteries destroyed
- One upright is broken (Tie rod ripped off the point is was connected too)
Looks like the motor is the big problem... I HOPE MY ESC hasn't GONE ASWELL!!!!!! This savage is one tough truck... I can understand why the motor would have broken.
If i connect my ESC Via the castle USB and it works... can i presume the ESC is operating?
Good news is that this DB-17 chassis by GCM has not bent at all!!! I COULDNT BELIEVE IT! I think it saved a lot of things in side the TVPS!
The strength of these TVPs in undeniable!
I Think i just carried out your first indestructable test. Not one scratch... no distorting of the chassis or anything! Your design of the skidplate didnt even pop out!!!
Tough savage! Only motor is gone....
ANYWAY THAT IS MY RANT OVER!!! SO ****ED OFF BUT IT WILL LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY!
SO i need a new motor quickly... and my mate is going to pay for it.
I was going to upgrade to a tekin but its quite a bit of money at the moment and have found a second hand motor. Can you please give me your opinions on it before i buy it today!
I'm looking at a
Neu 1515 2.5D 1650kV Finned Brushless Motor. I can get it for around £100. it has 15 runs on it. Would it be worth it?
I really do need a new motor to get running again..
Also considering I'm now running 5s and 6s only... and i want to run higher gearing as the TVPs allow it easily. What i think i already know...
If you have a Savage Flux you will have to grind the motor clamps to fit this motor but it can be done. It will run cooler and with more torque than the 2200kV stock motor. It is also better for 5S/6S operation since the RPMs are in the 40k range. It also draws a bit less amps and doesn't stress the lipos as much. It is shorter than Castle/Tork 2200, but they are both 1515 versions. Maybe Castle motor only has a longer can. Shouldnt this also work with my Castle creations ESC? will i keep all the flexibility of using the USB aswell?
is this all true... Please help me out here. I can get hold of this motor but not for much longer.
Thank you
Josh