Think your're both right. Measured some silvercans time ago and eta % was max with "new" (just broken in) brushes, max power was rising with increasing contact area - but decreased with full contact. My thought was it's the (perhaps) already burned commutator. So gave it a skim and measured again: eta and power raised marginal, but never to the point of a new ( just broken in) one.
My break in method: 30min 4 Volt.
Using my Super IQ to break in a brushed motor. I've had this thing for 20 years or more and it still works like a champ.
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Used to have a Super IQ2 myself about 15 yrs ago. Shop I worked at closed and it was going to be left behind so I gave it a home. Can't for the life of me remember where it went to. Looooonnnnggg gone.
Was tinkering with some airplane stuff yesterday, and it got me wondering about this. I can't think of any reason why it wouldn't work. Anyone ever tried it?
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Of course, fail vids are always entertaining! :mrgreen:
I hadn't taken the Grasshopper out in a while. Nor had I tried to charge the old hump pack I got with the G-Hopper a couple years ago. This 25 year old battery hasn't been charged in over 20 years, theres no way it can hold a charge. I hooked it up...
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i think i remember seeing rc4wd has a kit to make the cc-01 chassis a solid front axle rig. i thought that'd be a cool mod.
Saw that too. Not sure exactly how it would work though.
Anyone run a Kyosho K Speed Heli Special Mod motor in a buggy? I have one and it apparently a 14 turn double wind. Any info would be awesome, I got a great deal on it at a LHS and Kyosho discontinued it. Amazon has someone trying to get 217 euro out...
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what about the brushes? this one has the lay down style brush hoods I have only rear the vertical ones is there any performance advantage or maintenance considerations vs the old style?
Does anyone know of tracks in or around Massachusetts that run a Vintage class? If not vintage what about stock class 27T? My local track(R/C Excitement) only runs modified.
Thanks,
ED
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Anyone want to do a Sunday get together to get ready for the vintage nats? Jamie
I know it's not vintage but I recently scored a free 10R5 and was thinking of purchasing a 235mm conversion for it. The prospect of running a modern retro 235 car that you can still buy parts for is quite appealing, especially since 235 is just...
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Just finished getting my 10R5 ready and took it to the track. The track has changed a ton and has no traction for pan cars. Even though I just painted a body for it I still ordered a 235 kit anyway, so we'll see how it goes.
It's been a while since we've been track side so we figured it was due time for a run and with Besty's son Dylan recently receiving his first 'real' r/c car for his birthday it was high time we gave him some time away from back yard bashing and a...
