[Cian]

First off, congratulations on succeeding where others have only talked! Try tweaking the tightness of the mounts (1/4 turn at a time) to see if you can get it smoother.

Originally posted by cdog4w


So I've got some questions:
1. Should the stock ESC be able to handle the 180, taking into consideration the extra resistance from the shaft rolling friction?

the stock esc should handle any of your mods on their own, but you've got a combination of 4 or so mods that could fry it. Increased resistance, both from the shaft , and the bigger wheels (you are running OL tires, correct??), a bigger mod, and 6 cells with over 7 volts could well add up to a fried ESC.

2. From the wiring, could the locations of the various wires be causing any of the glitching? (hasn't really been a problem in the past, but the motor location/wires are new. I had the antenna fully extended)

It's possible, I see motor has 3 caps, so not much interference there, you could twist the motor wires (like a pigtail, to cancel the noise out) and the servo/receiver wires.

3. Are there any early warning signs of the ESC getting into trouble so I can hopefully save it if this configuration turns out to be too much for it to handle?

Try testing with the wheels spinning in the air (either lift it off the ground/ place it on a box, whatever works) run it for a while and see if the ESC gets hot really quickly, that glitching is not good news, I don't know if it's radio noise in the environment, or the cry of tortured stock electronics...

Keep the aerial wire well clear of the ESC and motor, if you've a tube, wrap it in tape for extra protection.

I'm sure there are plenty of boffins who can throw more light on this, well done again on a great Mod!!!