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Choosing a motor and ESC for your Wraith - Gearing Added!

Re: Choosing a motor and ESC for your Wraith

fj45lc said:
Hi Harley what are your thoughs on a Novak Timbuk2/Ballistic Crawler Brushless System 13.5T ? thanks for the help
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The novak programming is garbage. MANY better choices. Read the first page.

GARBAGE: TowerHobbies.com | 3224 Novak Timbuk2 13.5T System Wraith Edition w/5A BEC for $184

RECOMMENDED
Holmes Hobbies / Holmes Bikes :: Motor Speed Controllers :: Mamba Max Pro - $129
Holmes Hobbies / Holmes Bikes :: Motors :: Brushless Inrunners :: Tekin Redline sensored motors - $79

Total - $209
A little more money but infinitely better.
 
Re: Choosing a motor and ESC for your Wraith

I run a mmp and did the novak build-a-ballistic motor. For the motor i went with a 13.5t, 13mm rotor and ceramic bearings for 100 bucks. Geared 56/14 32p, has butta smooth low speed and some nice top end "thumbsup" I think i have the drag break at 75% and it holds nice!
 
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been thinking about regearing for a while. running a 20c 5000mah 2s with the stock esc, titan 12t(have an extra since they're so cheap) and stock gearing. I have metal trans gears for when the stock ones go out, and i want to switch to 32P. What would get my gearing about the same as stock(seeing as the motor only gets luke warm now) in 32 pitch? i'd prefer a TAD lower over higher, but closest to stock would be my preferred. Mines mainly a hillclimber/trailrunner/rockracer/dune buggy that see's occasional very light crawling. Thanks!
 
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LIke to switch to 32p but not sure which combo with a hh 35t motor, 3s.
Thanks!
 
Re: Choosing a motor and ESC for your Wraith

hey there harley i was pretty much sold on the novak timbuk2 wraith edition,ive read everything i can on them and it seems like they would have more features and the most simplest user friendly programming out there, plus the 6 degrees of advanced timing at full throttle(rock boost) sounds pretty high end. but then i read that you think novak is garbage,so knowing how much you know i was wondering why you think that? have you had bad experiences with them, is there somthing novak isnt telling us or is this just personal view, i put the novak rooster and a novak motor in my scx10 and couldnt be more pleased. so to recap, HARLEY i know you dont think novak would be a good idea, was just wondering why to help me make my decision.
 
Re: Choosing a motor and ESC for your Wraith

irollgen4s said:
been thinking about regearing for a while. running a 20c 5000mah 2s with the stock esc, titan 12t(have an extra since they're so cheap) and stock gearing. I have metal trans gears for when the stock ones go out, and i want to switch to 32P. What would get my gearing about the same as stock(seeing as the motor only gets luke warm now) in 32 pitch? i'd prefer a TAD lower over higher, but closest to stock would be my preferred. Mines mainly a hillclimber/trailrunner/rockracer/dune buggy that see's occasional very light crawling. Thanks!
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which speed do you reach with your 12 T and lipo 2S?
 
Re: Choosing a motor and ESC for your Wraith

nuggsmoker said:
hey there harley i was pretty much sold on the novak timbuk2 wraith edition,ive read everything i can on them and it seems like they would have more features and the most simplest user friendly programming out there, plus the 6 degrees of advanced timing at full throttle(rock boost) sounds pretty high end. but then i read that you think novak is garbage,so knowing how much you know i was wondering why you think that? have you had bad experiences with them, is there somthing novak isnt telling us or is this just personal view, i put the novak rooster and a novak motor in my scx10 and couldnt be more pleased. so to recap, HARLEY i know you dont think novak would be a good idea, was just wondering why to help me make my decision.
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Their marketing is good, however that's the extent of the good things. Their motors are ok but the ESC programming is tired. The reliability of Novak is also the lowest I've seen. I've owned their brushless systems (still have two of them). However they don't belong anywhere near a crawler, no matter what key words they try and throw in the marketing.
 
Re: Choosing a motor and ESC for your Wraith

Alright another question for you all. I am running tekin 13.5, mmp, bec, and 4000mah 2s 20c. I was wandering if you all could give me any advice on what settings would be good on the mmp. I have stock gearing and also 14/58 32pitch. I would like setting advice for both gearing options. Thanks a lot for your time.
 
barnyard said:
Alright another question for you all. I am running tekin 13.5, mmp, bec, and 4000mah 2s 20c. I was wandering if you all could give me any advice on what settings would be good on the mmp. I have stock gearing and also 14/58 32pitch. I would like setting advice for both gearing options. Thanks a lot for your time.
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No setting suggestions, I don't run anything different then linear profiles.
 
Re: Choosing a motor and ESC for your Wraith

barnyard said:
Alright another question for you all. I am running tekin 13.5, mmp, bec, and 4000mah 2s 20c. I was wandering if you all could give me any advice on what settings would be good on the mmp. I have stock gearing and also 14/58 32pitch. I would like setting advice for both gearing options. Thanks a lot for your time.
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I run sensored only
advance the timing one or two profiles
crawler reverse
75% dragbrake, but i also have a 13mm rotor
I think thats about it, id have to plug it in to remember! Run 3s and you will love it "thumbsup"
 
Re: Choosing a motor and ESC for your Wraith

nuggsmoker said:
hey there harley i was pretty much sold on the novak timbuk2 wraith edition,ive read everything i can on them and it seems like they would have more features and the most simplest user friendly programming out there, plus the 6 degrees of advanced timing at full throttle(rock boost) sounds pretty high end. but then i read that you think novak is garbage,so knowing how much you know i was wondering why you think that? have you had bad experiences with them, is there somthing novak isnt telling us or is this just personal view, i put the novak rooster and a novak motor in my scx10 and couldnt be more pleased. so to recap, HARLEY i know you dont think novak would be a good idea, was just wondering why to help me make my decision.
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If you don't mind another's opinion, I think the only advantage for Novak ESCs is their simplicity which can be good for a novice that already has a lot to learn about the hobby. But once you have experience you'll find that they lack a lot in terms of programability and flexibility.

Here's my personnal Novak story: I used Novaks for fun cars and trucks in the past 20 years and was happy with them. I got my first crawler a few years ago and a Novak Rooster Crawler without doing research; I replaced it just a few months later after realizing that the drag brake wasn't programmable and too strong for my fast setup, and I couldn't transfer it to one of my other non-crawler r/cs. I went with a Castle Creations Sidewinder which has tons of programablity using a PC with their USB cable and have since bought 3 more.

I'm now looking at putting a Mamba Max Pro (also from Castle) with a Tekin 13.5T in my Wraith, I just have to decide between 2S and 3S (I'd appreciate anyone's comments on voltage selection).
 
Re: Choosing a motor and ESC for your Wraith

With the 13.5t i would run 3s. Just as good down low but more top end if ya want it "thumbsup"
 
Re: Choosing a motor and ESC for your Wraith

Cableman said:
With the 13.5t i would run 3s. Just as good down low but more top end if ya want it "thumbsup"
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I'm not putting in a MMP and 13.5T to go slow, so thanks for the reply. I was just worried about temps, but I'll just have to keep an eye on that.
 
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