Motor Timing!!

[GilBeQuick]

Playing with the adjustment on the motor (Monster Maxx - wild), obviously the more you advance the timing the higher the rpm's you can get out of the motor. Well, I cranked the thing around and DAMN did the thing SCREAM! That can't be good for the motor though. Right now the timing is set around 35 degrees or so.

My question is, how far can you safely advance a motor without messing it up? I want max RPM's so I want to crank it around as far as it'll safely go. What happens to the motor if you advance it to much? Any effect on the ESC or batteries?

 

[militarymaxx]

Good link here, more to come.

http://www.rccartips.com/rc-electric-motor-tuning-guide.htm

and here

http://www.misbehavin-rc.com/pit-lane/motor-timing/g-motor-timing.asp

More timing will give you more RPM's but you will also generate more heat, more commuator wear, and a shorter runtime.

Decreasing the timing gives you more torque, longer runtimes, and less heating of the motor. It will also decrease the amount of wear on the commuator.

 

[NooP]

Thanks for those links. I found them very useful.

--NooP

 

[GilBeQuick]

Good reading there. Lots of great sub-articles on the second link. Thanks a lot!