How hot is too hot?

[maxxxracer]

How hot should be p2k pro be? I am running 24 70 gearing in a tc3. I was running a 26 tooth pinion but i thought that it was too hot. I have a temp gauge but the batts are dead. (mip temp 2) so can u give a touch gauge, like how long u can put your finger on it without getting burned.

[Mason Copeland]

you shouldnt be able to burn yourself at all, it might get a little warm or a little on the hot side but that it.

[1 Krazy Foo]

I think its if you can hold your finger to the motor for 10 sec or more with out experincing a burning sensation then its fine. But im not to sure on that. My P2K Pro runs kinda warm too, as soon as I can Im getting a heat sink/sinq/sinc what ever it is :p

[ 08-26-2001: Message edited by: StrangeDesires ]

[maxxxracer]

ya i just tested it with 24 70 gearing and it was realy hot. I am hopefully going to get a heatsink tommorow.

[B3Tyler]

10 seconds!! undergeared...

[Gutter Ball]

Wow, when my friend bought his TC3, alot of the guys told him that 4WD cars tend to make the motor hot no matter how you gear them because everything is squished together.

[maxxxracer]

after about 7 seconds it starts to hurt. My batts get realy hot too. after 10 seconds it starts to hurt. but my esc is about abient temperature.

[nsane]

3 to 4 seconds is about right.

[CHobbes14]

im running a p2k pro their nice but im running a hpi rs4 mt elec and geard 22tp/ 96ts syock i cant get new gears no cash but can in the fucture and how should i gear it its way too hot along with myh batts

please help im a newbe :D