Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-29595756-20180423234855/@comment-27306930-20180425052509

First question first, yes that's probably the thermistor cutting out in your RapidStrike. If the motors come back online after 10 or 15 minutes it's definitely the thermistor. When you get around to cracking open your RS, remove the thermistor in front of the magwell. There are tons of videos online.

It is said that the motors in the Stampede are actually 12 volt. Allegedly. The fact that Hasbro runs them at 9 volts just means they'll last longer and be more reliable. Allegedly. There are some who claim they run their Stampedes at 20v. Allegedly. Again, there's a "live fast and die young" vibe going on there, but these Twenty-Volters swear by it.

I on the other hand, run my Stampede at 11.1 volts using two sets of IMRs (two parallel sets of three in series). These are big IMRs mind you, 2000mAh or more. And no AR. It runs great. No bad motor smells, no broken gears, just exceptional ROF and very good range. The sound alone is amazingly scary !

Bottom line, I don't think 12.8v in your Stampede is going to be a problem. But the AR needs to come out. Otherwise you're just going to improve the ROF. Not the sucky range.