Thanks Justin
That's about the only conclusion I can draw based on what Traxxas is doing. They knew that the motor would be an issue and a recall would hurt them even more financially and hurt their image, not that what they've been doing is any better.
I know I don't recommend the boat to anyone.
They think that the "New" motor will be all that and a bag o' chips, but I think they are too full of themselves.
Although some people seem to be getting by on the stock system, maybe 1in250 motors is actually constructed without large stator gaps.
by sheer chance I found the old rccaraction mag with the Titan article and interview with Tim Roberts, After I scan it I'll have to post it.
Did some tear down of the boat;
re-lubed the bearings, motor already stinks but no rotor epoxy discoloration.
had left the strut mounts alone to try and retain that setting, but after I cleaned them up and shoved 'em back to the right and up the boat ran better.
bent the trim tabs up 1* more, should just take them off
mounted the rudder on the left side of the mount again, but left the push rod in the outer hole.
boat handles about the same if not more planted, flow is better and seems more consistent.
Ambient: 32*f
Run#1 2x 2s
esc: 51* motor: 76*
max amp: 50 speed: 27mph
Run#2 2x 3s
esc: 70* motor: 98*
amp: 91 speed: 45
Run #3 2x 3s
esc: 78* motor: 110*
amp: 141 speed 44
amp spike was caused by throttling out of a hook spin.
lots of teflon flakes this time, tried to illustrate the wear best I could(ran a sharpie over it and wiped the excess off, left in the groves)
drive-line temps are only about 20* over ambient
since it's Traxxas week, and I want to make sure I do my part in burning through the old motors
I brought the stock jacket back
but not without modification
I was going to bring it back at some point after temps seem to stabilize and I think that some cross flow can help prevent ballooning/leaking and allow more flow over the motor.
Results tomorrow
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