In 2004 the Mamba power systems made plug-and-play, bolt-in brushless power available to the 1/18th scale car and truck markets for the first time ever. We are welcoming 2022, CASTLE’S 25th YEAR OF OVERPOWERING RC, with the release of the completely refreshed MAMBA MICRO X2.
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Since gearing is usually calculated for a specific motor (especially in an RTR) for a good combination of speed and torque, if you put a faster motor in your rig and don’t change the gearing to match, you could overheat your motor and/or ESC, resulting in a failure. Today we will dive into how to fine-tune your gearing for speed (mostly) without cooking your ESC or motor—and how a few Castle “tools” make it easy to get it right.