Baja ESC

[S0ULR1DER]

What will this handle as far as motors? I called Losi and the guy seemed clueless, he said they hadnt tested anything and said not to use anything but the stocker. I was thinking about ordering something a little faster, Trinity Mini Monster Pro or something like that. My question is does anyone else use the stock ESC with a aftermoarket motor and what kind? Thanks.

[hockeypux19]

Try www.blindbatts.com or www.unitedrc.com and get yourself a 7 cell or 8 cell battery first. If that doesnt do it for ya go out and get the team orion Baja motor. It will have tons more torque and speed than the stock rs280 motor. The Baja motor will bolt right in and wont hurt your esc. If you do go with the Trinty line of motors beware because some of them are pretty hot and will fry your esc. I would also suggest investing in some metal pinion gears as the Baja will melt the plastic ones. I would get several like a 10 through 14 tooth. My guess is the 12 or 13 will be perfect. Maybee 14 with 8 cells. Just watch the temp of the motor. If you heat it up to much you will burn it up. Then you will to get the rebuild kit. Btw the stock motor is non rebuildable.

[neiloid1]

Hi, this was raised in this http://www.one18th.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47100&page=1 thread at one18th.com. mOOse reckons that the stock Baja was better than a Novak Spy, as it is the same ESC used in the MLST which runs 2 motors, so any upgraded motor would be fine with the stock esc. Orion's Baja would be no problem as it was designed to run with stock electrics of the mini T. Hope this helps.
If you are looking to upgrade your esc I'll take the stock Baja esc off your hands.

[RERacing]

What will this handle as far as motors? I called Losi and the guy seemed clueless, he said they hadnt tested anything and said not to use anything but the stocker. I was thinking about ordering something a little faster, Trinity Mini Monster Pro or something like that. My question is does anyone else use the stock ESC with a aftermoarket motor and what kind? Thanks.


This question gets asked all the time, twice today even.... but keep in mind that the operative word here is "stock." And thus in your case a "stock" esc is designed to handle a "stock" motor, but nothing more.

There have been more guys than I can remember that have burned up their esc in no time at all, even though it seemingly worked initially, because they insisted on going to a faster motor to go faster. But the reality of things are that if you want to go faster there are normal steps one should take, and upgrading the speed control before upgrading the motor is the first one. Doing otherwise is not only foolish, but will void an warranty claim on your stock esc.