Traxxas Spartan

[oscarel]

So I have a friend that just purchased a Spartan and he's too busy to run it and he's given it to me to break in for him I should have eagle tree data tomorrow, I've got 2 Turnigy 5000 3S on the charger now! I was able to see the Traxxas guys testing this thing and now I'll get to try for myself before I buy!! Thanks Butch for letting me be the first with your baby!

[CaptPJB]

At last

Looking forward to some real data not the hype that has been pushed for months.

[Brushless55]

watch temps, I hear some have returned them due to temp issues on the motor

[martin]

They have just got the Spartan in the shops in the UK now & i asked how much a spare motor was, £160 GB pounds. So i expect this to be around $160 for you guys. For us in the UK the £160 is around $250, ouch.

[oscarel]

Here's some amperage data, my GPS unit didn't seem to capture anything. I ran it for a couple of mins and brought it in and then put my cell phone in to capture speed. I was able to get 46.3 which isn't bad for run down lips's. I have not touched the stinger or tabs, everything is the way it was when the box was opened. Eagle tree data first run was with batteries about 3/4 of the way back, second was with batteries all the way back. Phone GPS reading was also with batteries all the way back.

Oscar

[Doby]

Gee,,46.3 with run down LiPos is awfully close to the 50 Mph advertised speed..........finally someone with some facts!

[befu]

Real data, YEah!!!

So, only high 40's huh? Guess the boat stinks then.... LOL

Good to see some data. I was wondering what the amperage was going to be. Looks like spikes up around 100 and settles down closer to 80 as it gets up to speed. Motor and ESC must be decent quality for that. I think this is comparable in size to a 540xl Feigo, correct? Those are rated for around 70amps max I thought, but I have never actualy run one, so I do not know what people put them through when they run them hard.

Either way, you know the ESC handles 120 amp surges! Get more data and thank you for posting.

brian

[oscarel]

NP, I did get to talk to the Traxxas guy again today and he said he saw amps between 80 and 130 in the 100hrs of testing he did. I had a PM asking about heat, with 6S running with the batteries all the way forward the motor did get a little on the warm side. But today airing it out a little more it was way cooler. The motor does have a temp sensor on it so I would expect it would shut down or cut back if it got too hot.

Also one other thing, make sure you check your rudder direction before running. When I first turned it on yesterday it was reversed and it was very easy to correct. Today between runs it reverted back to reversed, so watch it!

[martin]

How did you reverse rudder direction through the tx. Thanks.

[oscarel]

press menu for 3 sec you should bet 1 blinking green,
press menu you should get 2 blinking green
press set should get 1 blinking green
press set again should get 1 blinking red
press set again and the steering servo should reverse

[oscarel]

Programming is on page 26 of manual.

[Brushless55]

Here's some amperage data, my GPS unit didn't seem to capture anything. I ran it for a couple of mins and brought it in and then put my cell phone in to capture speed. I was able to get 46.3 which isn't bad for run down lips's. I have not touched the stinger or tabs, everything is the way it was when the box was opened. Eagle tree data first run was with batteries about 3/4 of the way back, second was with batteries all the way back. Phone GPS reading was also with batteries all the way back.

Oscar

Right on man!
I just placed an order for one of these at tower to do some testing on 4s, 5s, and 6s
I don't have an Eagle Tree, but I was going to do gps runs and see what happens on the stock prop and then try some others I have lying around
and gues what the CC1520 is going into after my gps runs

[jac4412]

Huh interesting... so it appears they came out with a great setup! Any info or comments on the handling and such? Thats funny... now that I think of it I'm wondering why no one brought up the heat concern before the release.... Going from a few nimh packs to racing 6s lipos is a huge jump... I wonder how these things will work in the summer. But thats cool... maybe I'll have to pick one up since theyre is such positive reviews!

[Brushless55]

I've read over at Traxxas that someone is seeing 185-205* temps on the motor

[jac4412]

Well that's a little too high for my taste... like about 50 degrees too high.....