Monster Truck Madness – Powering the TLR LMT
Hey of us and Happy Thursday!
Well, final weekend it lastly was time to re-power my new TLR tuned LMT. I received 5 to 6 years of use out of my Graupner brushless system, nevertheless it lastly beginning performing up. It was time to buy groceries!
It’s been awhile since I’ve had a brand new Castle system so after doing a little bit of analysis, I went with a brand new Copperhead 10 combo. The cause I went Copperhead vs Mamba X is that I don’t want the acute excessive cell functionality of the X, as my LMT might be run on both 2 or 3S.
The combo I selected had a 3800kv sensored motor with a 5mm shaft, which is a direct match to the LMT. I mulled over whether or not to get a warmer motor or a bigger can, however 3800kv in a 550 measurement permits me to both gear excessive when utilizing 2S or gear conseratively whereas utilizing 3S and be effective both means.
This is a pic of the brand new Castle motor subsequent to the Graupner which was eliminated.
The Copperhead is a really slick wanting ESC, and it has an enormous ol’ fan on high to maintain issues cool. Hooking up the motor was straightforward as you simply use the A B C labeling for simple plug and play arrange. You should solder battery leads on, so simply maintain that in thoughts in case you seize one in all these.
With the ESC and motor put in (with the inventory 14t pinion), it was time to program it. I picked up a Castle AreaLink system. You can use the system with out a pc (and this included programming card) for simple changes out on the race monitor or bash spot, however you may also hook it as much as your laptop for extra in-depth changes. That’s what I did right here. After adjusting my drag brake preferences and turning up the inner BEC to have the ability to deal with my excessive voltage Spektrum S6250 Servo, it was good to go.
The system feels buttery easy, with a pleasant torquey response all through the throttle curve. A HUGE enchancment over my earlier system that was going kaput. Running the truck on 2S, the 3800kv motor might in all probability use one other pinion tooth or two to assist with a smidge extra high finish, however I’m going to attend till I get it on monitor this weekend to begin making changes from there. As-is, she’s prepared for battle!
I’ll you should definitely provide you with up to date impressions, together with what sort of gearing I wind up, after some on-track time.
Until subsequent time, maintain it on all 4’s!