RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
[quote]ORIGINAL: cooper998 four packs through and it flamed up! was running 3s Venom 5000 20c pack and motor and esc were getting very hot. Talked with the guys at the lhs and they suggested gearing down but did not have a smaller pinion at the time. My guess is HPI geared it to run 65mph so it could claim the top speed and would try to correct issues as they surfaced. Unfortunately we suffer as guinea pigs while they get their act together, which I am sure they will. Anyone know of a reliable esc I can use while I wait for a replacement? Will the Sidewinder Sv2 be good enough? coop [/quote] I believe you are right, I think they geared it crazy high just so they could claim the high speeds. Therefore, the motor is drawing high amps and frying an ESC that can't handle the current draw. Now here is the question... do we go ahead and gear down and try to fix a problem that we shouldn't have to fix?
Posted on: 9/20/2011 8:39 AM by Author "Spaz163" in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10725766

RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
[quote]ORIGINAL: srt10 [quote]ORIGINAL: Spaz163 I think they plainly undersized the ESC in this thing. I just got done run if mine on a 5000 2s 40c, the temps were 140 on the ESC, 170 on the motor and the battery was 110. I noticed the wiring was hot to the touch, I checked that and it was 135. Does any one have a current logger that they could use to see what kind of current this is pulling
Posted on: 9/20/2011 3:06 AM by Author "Spaz163" in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10725379

RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
I think they plainly undersized the ESC in this thing. I just got done run if mine on a 5000 2s 40c, the temps were 140 on the ESC, 170 on the motor and the battery was 110. I noticed the wiring was hot to the touch, I checked that and it was 135. Does any one have a current logger that they could use to see what kind of current this shrek is pulling in this heavy truck? I'm sure gearing down would help and so would dropping a lower kV motor in it. Or say screw it and run MMPs like some of you already are. Hopefully HPI catches on to all of this rather than selling a product that isn't worthy!!
Posted on: 9/19/2011 4:52 PM by Author "Spaz163" in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10724776

RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
[quote]ORIGINAL: gwismos this guy had a problem with the pinion after 20 seconds on his XS <a href=''http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR1zm_Usuvg''>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR1zm_Usuvg [/quote] Hopefully this is rare, however, it should be fairly simply to throw some threadlock on that setscrew.
Posted on: 9/7/2011 7:26 AM by Author "Spaz163" in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10705538

RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
Now amain hobbies says ETA 09/30/2011... WTF!!
Posted on: 9/6/2011 1:21 PM by Author "Spaz163" in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10704462

RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
[quote]ORIGINAL: JP38 My XS just arrived this morning via UPS! [/quote] where did you order from?
Posted on: 9/6/2011 1:09 PM by Author "Spaz163" in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10704436

RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
A Main Hobbies moved their ETA back to 9-7-2011
Posted on: 9/6/2011 7:24 AM by Author "Spaz163" in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10703880

RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
Amainhobbies shows delivery date as 9-12 now... Bummer! Wonder why they got em in Canada already?
Posted on: 9/1/2011 3:45 PM by Author "Spaz163" in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10697329

RE: Savage XS Flux...
Tower Hobbies now lists late August for arrival for this little beast. Bummer!!
Posted on: 8/1/2011 7:22 AM by Author "Spaz163" in the forum "RC Monster Trucks"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10649226

RE: OFNA stock servo savers?
The main issue I see here is that it doesn't say Traxxas on it... Sup Nate!!
Posted on: 7/21/2007 10:21 PM by Author "Spaz163" in the forum "RC 1/8th Scale Buggies"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=6140056