Monster Maxx motors

[GilBeQuick]

Anyone ever used any of the Monster Max motors? There are 3 versions, the mild 21t, wild 19t, and pro 17t version.

I recently picked up an electric boat, the Aquacraft Hammer, and I'm looking to upgrade it. The boat is a blast to mess with! The thing will straight scat off the line but the top speed is just OK, nothing to do a dance about.

It comes standard with a 550 sized 27 turn motor. What I'm really thinking about getting is the "Wild" version of the MMaxx motor. Also I've already got an ESC capable of handling it on the way.

Ayone had experience with these motors? Likes, dislikes? I'm thinking most people who would have tried them, got them to replace the motors on their E-Maxx...so if you did, were they a good upgrade?

 

[militarymaxx]

I've run the wild and the pro in my E-Maxx and they're great motors. It's hard to beat the stock Titans for performance and cost, I think they're going for $20 a piece. Anyways, any of the monster maxx' are great replacements. Something better than upgrading the motors was going to a 7 cell stick pack. I know your application is for boats, but as a reference the E-Maxx flat out rocks going from 12 cells to 14 cells.

 

[GilBeQuick]

Can you honestly tell a difference between the wild and the pro?
Also, I keep finding different info from different places. Here's what I think is right: Mild is 21 turns, Wild is 19 turns, Pro is 17 turns.... correct?

I think that ESC can handle 7 cells....so it'd be really worth it to run a 7 cell pack over a 6 cell?

Do the larger packs draw more amps?

 

[militarymaxx]

I really couldn't see the difference between the 17T and 19T, but running in the dirt it's hard to see small changes. Your are correct on the turns Monster Maxx Mild 21 turn, Monster Maxx Wild 19 turn, and Monster Maxx PRO 17 turn. Trinity does make another Maxx motor, the Monster Maxx PRO 19 turn. Handwound 19 turn double modified motor. Epoxy balanced rotor and diamond trued commutator. Hand assembled and tweaked by our motor technicians. Dyno tuned. I went to the 7 cell stick packs before I jumped to the Maxx motors so I don't have a baseline for them. All I know is how much better 14 cells vice 12 cells are with the Titans.

Here is some nice to know battery stuff.

Number of cells- The more cells you have, the higher voltage you supply to you motors, and the higher current draw your batteries will receive. More current means less runtime. Therefore running two 6-cell packs will achieve more runtime than running two 7-cell packs.

mAh rating of cells- As a rule of thumb, the higher the mAh, the longer the runtime.

Type of connectors- The stock Tamiya style connectors are, in simple terms, junk. They get a looser connection quickly with use and that gives them a high resistance. This produces heat, which causes wasted power. By installing “zero loss” plugs such as W.S. Deans 2-pin Ultra Plugs or DuraTrax Power Poles, you can reduce wasted energy and increase your runtimes.

 

[GilBeQuick]

Thanks for all the great info, I do appreciate it!

I've wanted to switch to deans plugs for a long time, but then I'm faced with the dilemma of how to charge them. I'd then have to switch my charge adapter to a deans plug, right? How do you charge your batteries with the deans plugs installed? If so and I do that I've got to switch every battery pack I own to deans, and I've got about 10 packs. If I switch all my packs I've got to switch all my rides!
I want to switch over, but I'm not sure if I'm ready for the commitment yet.

 

[militarymaxx]

Yup, you said it. All the way or not. I had to cross that bridge as well. All my packs have been changed over to the deans (female)
plug and my charger and light-bulb dis-charger have the deans (male) plugs. It's not uncommon for folks with a hotter setup than stock, to literally melt those tamiya type connectors. It really sucked one day when I was at the track and my stick packs were getting low for my starter box. I didn't bring my charger with me and Skymaxx was there and offered the use of his charger.
Yup, he had to other connector. Aside from the deans having an electrical resistance of zero, they're smaller than the tamiya and we all know how important space can be.