Tekin 1550kv Vs. Castle 2200kv

[Greywolf74]

If you were gonna do an LST2 electric conversion what motor would you run on 6S, A Tekin 1550kv or a Castle 2200kv?

 

[slowngreen]

I'm not sure if I'm the right person to ask but Id say the 1550, better chance of cooler temps...Although, I ran a 2200 Medusa on 6s and didnt have any heat problems....

 

[neobart]

Definitely the 1550 if you intend to run 6s setup. The 2200 is great for a 4s setup, ran it when I had my LST XXL converted to electric.

 

[Greywolf74]

The 2200 is fully capable to run on 6S though

 

[slowngreen]

Yeah it'll just depend on gearing and such to make sure it doesn't heat up to fast and be lame. But like I said I didnt have trouble running 6s on a 2200....1550 would be easier to setup though...Performance lack will not be a problem out of either lol, 6s gets it done....

 

[Greywolf74]

I get what your saying....the 1550kv has more room for error in pinion choice because it has mroe torque but if geared properly the 2200 has the potential to yield an additional 10-12K RPMs Thats alot of potential top end speed lost... Now I knwo you can make up for some of the speed by using a bigger pinion on the 1550kv but I dont think you can completely compenate for a loss of 10 or 12k RPMs whith gearing.

EDIT: its actually not 10-12k its more like 14,400RPMs give or take a couple hundred.

22.2V X 1550 = 34,410RPMs

22.2 X 2200 = 48,840RPMs

Huge difference...If geared properly do you think youd run into heat problems? the LST2 is a big truck after all....Its alot of weight for the 2200 to lug around...

 

[slowngreen]

If I were doing another 6s rig now personally, but dont quote me please (lol), Id go with the 2200 again.

 

[neobart]

We all want different things from our rigs. I found 40mph(which is what you get with a 2200 4s setup) to be plenty fast. And as a plus neither motor or ESC get hot.

Sure it can handle 6s, but 4s gets it right in the butter zone for efficiency. 25-30k rpm is what most say is the butter zone for 1/8 motors.

 

[Greywolf74]

Tekin claims the butter zone is 30-40K RPMs. I guess the question I have now if 25-even upwards of 40K is the butter zone why make an engine that peaks out at 48.5K RPMs? Seems like all you owuld do is burn it up if that was the case. They even claim on their website that running the 2200 on 4S is the butter zone. Yet I keep running into lots of people telling me that the 2200 is the way to go.

 

[neobart]

I'm not saying it can't handle it, only that keeping a motor in the butter zone will result in the best efficiency and lowest temps.