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k0Re7

I have a bomber with all stock gearing and lots of upgrades, but i was out trailing the first time and my 35 turn axial motor started smoking so i stopped. I had to get a new motor from the LHS, but all they had was 27 turn.

So i put that in and made sure the mess was fine. well that one started to smoke too, but said the hell with it and keep driving the trail. It finally stopped working. Motor got so hot that the plastic fan melted and stopped the motor from turning.

Well i had a spare 27 turn from the LHS and there was a small easter trail crawl, so i put another new motor in and same thing happened. i know it was likely going to happen. It only took about 20 mins, the motor melted the fans inside the motor and 3S 5200 LiPo was at 3.8 volts per cell.

I was going to get a 55 turn, but decided to wait and try and figure out what is going on. I figured why waste another $15 on motor to have it get so hot it melts the fans again. I am just getting into RC, so i am still learning.

So my Axial AE-5 junk? Is the gearing wrong for 27 turn and 55 turn would be fine? Could it be one of my batteries? I have emailed Axial, but nothing back yet (2 days now).

k0Re7