prop question

[camarohrod]

what do you mean by caps?

[srislash]

and i have it times as low as it will go

Your timing will depend on your motor and this could be your source of heat.I'll see if I can find your recommended motor timing.
Did you get the caps meaning?

[lenny]

Yes, These.http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pro...prod=etti-e041

caps?

[camarohrod]

yeah i understand but i know nothing about them, here r the pics of my esc without the wrap around it

[srislash]

How are you programming the timing? I went searching and couldn't find the wind of that motor.You could start a thread and see if anyone knows.If timing is too low it might cause the ESC to heat up.I would try different settings.

[lenny]

A picture of the caps ends please.

[camarohrod]

here is the programing for my esc, ive tried the 2-4 and the 6-8 and both of them run just as hot

[srislash]

I assume your marks on the side are your settings?Your PWM should be 8khz.Odds are you definately don't want 16khz.Try that.

Also,I run soft cutoff normally so you can get the boat back in .Gently.If you run the lipos down all the time they won't last long.

[camarohrod]

i have it set on 8khz those marks r just what i had it set at one time when i was tryin to figure out myself why it was getting hot, that was just a quick run when i had it set on that. its on 14.8v, soft start, no brake, clockwise rotation, 2-4 pole timing, and 8khz

[srislash]

Well maybe that ESC is just being pushed too hard.You should grab a Seaking T-180.They aren't much.Guess I should ask this first,do you enjoy the boating?
My CC 1415 running a X435 pushes 100 amps but that is in a 25" mono. So yours could be pushing it.

[camarohrod]

yes i enjoy it and i live on a river so its something i can go out and do anytime the weather is ok. i kind of came up with the same conclusion that theres something wrong with that esc. thanks everybody for your help.

[srislash]

What gauge wire is on your parallel connector?In review they look small too. If the ESC is having to work hard to pull the amps that'll heat it up as well.
I would say 12 gauge wire throughout is minimum.I run 10 and even 8.
Sorry,it's been a while since I've had an issue like this to deal with.

[srislash]

BTW,what kind of Camaro?

[camarohrod]

i believe its all 12

[srislash]

I got a e-mail that you have a Yenko clone.However I don't see it here. Just checking.Sometimes we get the ghosts in the machine.

Nice wheels then.I used to have a 71 RS Z/28 and a 1977 type LT extensively modded.