cmon guys give me a hand esc trouble

[Jcarlton]

i have a villain ex with 19 turn komodo motors , and im running 2 4200 7 cell batts ,
i fried a capacator in my esc replaced it ran fine for 10 min and quit again . shouldnt that novak esc handle this ? or do i need to upgrade to the superduty? any duel motor esc suggestions would be great!!!!:)

[saleens7]

if its dying on you, i would definately upgrade to an esc that can handle the amount of cells and the # of turns of the motors..

[Steven Vaccaro]

I would think it would handle them. It handles the trinity monster motors. You may want to change the gearing and retest.

[Jcarlton]

but are you running 6 or 7 cell packs?

[RMZDADDY]

I wouldn't personally trust the EVX esc past 12 cells with the 19t motors in a marine application, I have two villains that I installed the super duty xr in. One with trinity monster big block 12t and the other with big block 14t motors. The super duty handled the low turn motors without any problems, even when the driveline on one side bound up and overheated the motor to the point that it burned the com beyond repair and melted the solder off the motor connections!

[Jcarlton]

so your talking about the novak super duty do you have any pics?

[RMZDADDY]

Yes it is the novak, I could take some pics and send them to you or post them on this thread.

[Jcarlton]

that would really help thanx alot!!!

[RMZDADDY]

Here's a pic, it has the same footprint as the EVX, pretty easy to install.

http://www.rcflix.com/photopost/data/500/super_duty-1.JPG

[Jcarlton]

man thanx alot !!!!!!!!!!! try that other esc and make me an offer . so im getting in some octurra 447,447r props and shafts , and prop balancer . are the props hard to
balance & sharpen? whats in your boat?
also i just bought a m tronics brushless motor esc comb. will that work good in a graupner b24 ? ive got a shockwave 26 coming but is that going to be a waste of time .

[Jcarlton]

also was it hard to wire in?

[Jcarlton]

acually some more pics of your whole boat would be great !!!
thanx for educating me just getting in it

[Jcarlton]

are you also cooling the shafts too ? love to see your setup!!!!!!!!!!

[Jcarlton]

love to see how you cool the shafts thats nice .
what would be a good boat to install the brushless on?

[RMZDADDY]

I'll get some more pics posted tonight or tomorrow, I'm now running trinity monster maxx wild motors with 12 tooth pinions, graupner u-joints, offshore's carbon fiber upgrade props and x447 octura props. I've also added trim tab/turn fin combos that help alot with turning and straight line stability. The props aren't hard to finish, but it does take patience. I don't have any experience with the mtronics or the other two hulls you mentioned, hopefully some of the other members can help you there!

[RMZDADDY]

Here's the pics, The esc is a breeze to wire, though positioning it in place can be a little tricky. the key is to use a little grease on the wires where they pass through the boot seal. This makes it easier to position the esc after the wiring boot seal is popped back into the electronics box.

http://www.rcflix.com/photopost/data/500/medium/ex-IV.JPG
http://www.rcflix.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IV-motors.JPG
http://www.rcflix.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IV-rear.JPG
http://www.rcflix.com/photopost/data/500/medium/ex-rear.JPG

[Jcarlton]

wow man nice setup . man i hop mine turns out as nice as yours . thanks for all your help . which do you think is better carbon props or alum or brass . got my 2 octurra props in but their alum not brass is that bad?

[Jcarlton]

but where did you get your turn fins from? whats the brand ? my graupner outdrives are coming from germany!!!! do your maxx 12 turns make it haul ass or do you think im alright with my 19 turn komodos? im going to send some pics tommorow !! my friend is going to airbrush it !

[Jcarlton]

have you ever tried 7 cells?

[RMZDADDY]

The tab/fin combos came from Offshore, listed under drive hardware. They need the mounting surface cut down some to fit the transom properly, I just used some tinsnips and a file. The aluminum props are ok, not quite as durable as brass, but they are easier to sharpen and balance. I like the carbon props alot, no balancing needed with comparable performance.
The Maxx motors I am running now are 19t, I found with the 12t and 14t stability was an issue. Don't get me wrong, it was fun but I can't tell you how many times they wound up upside down in the water!
I have run 7 cell packs with the current setup, thats all I ran with the lower turn motors. Since my focus has shifted towards brushless powered hulls I'm more content running 12 cells in the villains, the motors will live longer! I'll get a video clip of the 12t setup with 14 cells on rcflix, I'll link to it on this thread, its pretty wild!

[Jcarlton]

cool cant wait to see it . just got me a novak superduty on e bay . for my villain . but im still interested in the other one for my shockwave 26 . im gonna juice that one too!!!!!!! thankx alot

[RMZDADDY]

I'm going to try to link to it now. This was before the fins/tabs were installed. Its a short clip, but it gives you an idea what its like!http://www.rcflix.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2556&cat=500&ppuser=3129

[Jcarlton]

wow what acceleration!!! the trim tabs make it that much better eh?