FE_Chris
07-31-2011, 07:33 PM
Had a chance to run the MC three times now. First time was with the stock prop, stock strut depth. The boat ran OK. Not great but good. Temps where right around 110 on the motor and ESC. Everything was good.
The last two times I have run with the M445 and my motor is getting really warm. I checked it after a 3min WOT run and I was at 130 on the ESC and 150 on the motor. The motor even smells just a little burned. Not much, and I don't think it was burning, just like hot electronics.
I have the strut adjusted properly. The boat is not running wet. It comes out of the water great and is in the low to mid 40's I believe. My solder connections are top notch. The only thing I can think of is the 98 degree water is not enough to keep things cool. It's hot down here. Air temp was 104 today. Just wondering if maybe I need to keep the stock prop on this thing until we dip back down in to the 70's. Temp wise and water temp wise.
The other thing I was thinking of was getting some bigger water pickup's and running one for the esc and another one for the motor separately.
Any thoughts?
The last two times I have run with the M445 and my motor is getting really warm. I checked it after a 3min WOT run and I was at 130 on the ESC and 150 on the motor. The motor even smells just a little burned. Not much, and I don't think it was burning, just like hot electronics.
I have the strut adjusted properly. The boat is not running wet. It comes out of the water great and is in the low to mid 40's I believe. My solder connections are top notch. The only thing I can think of is the 98 degree water is not enough to keep things cool. It's hot down here. Air temp was 104 today. Just wondering if maybe I need to keep the stock prop on this thing until we dip back down in to the 70's. Temp wise and water temp wise.
The other thing I was thinking of was getting some bigger water pickup's and running one for the esc and another one for the motor separately.
Any thoughts?