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that'd be an utima2 I suppose? do't see them make the roolbars for the original. Anyway with their prices and shipping cost to JpanI can buy 2 or 3* desert gator bodies. first one I got was a spare I ordered and which came without stickers: half the price as the 2nd one: from the shelf but with stic...

I always liked the "sermos" connectors (the top one in your pic). I think they were also called "power poles"? As soon as I saw them rated as one of the lowest resistance plugs in an RCCA bitd, I had to have them. And then soldering up the charging adapters was fun. Getting solde...

I always liked the "sermos" connectors (the top one in your pic). I think they were also called "power poles"? In the RC community, Servos and Litespeed were the common retailers. Anderson Powerpole is the name of the original connector, created in the 60's. Anderson products ar...

I’m a big fan of the helping hand

Those motors with lots of timing were designed for short duration races, in fairly low load vehicles. They ran very hot and were rough on brushes and comms. The tabs are already loosened on the can. Assuming that it isn't already trashed, I'd take it apart, freshen it up, and put it back to factory ...

Those motors with lots of timing were designed for short duration races, in fairly low load vehicles. They ran very hot and were rough on brushes and comms. Thanks, that makes sense. Would an RC10 have been considered a low-load vehicle? While I'm sure that people ran them in off-road cars, I'd pro...

Ive always plunked the shaft onto a table to pop the end bell off. Prying the tabs never worked well for me, usually ended up destroying the screwdriver. Since those tabs have been off before they are probably weakened a bit so it might not take much. They were never meant to be opened.

Looks like I rewound it , no expert but doesn't look right to me .

I have a nice 240SB, I'll disassemble it to take photos of the armature/windings and post them here later this evening. Post a pic of the windings at the commutator. The 240SB is a 19 turn, double wind.

The Coxbros also have one. They're likely the most hardcore Le Mans motor fans on the site.

I don't think its authentic... They are green at the ends but the sides are silver, smaller diameter wire, and they do have balance holes drilled.

This one is legit for your reference. The 240SB windings are 0.65mm wire. I measured two different wires on mine, as you can see in the pics. So if you have a caliper you can do the same. But as coxbros1 said, I also think you mat not have an authentic armature. Resized_20220407_201443_1761.jpeg Res...

You guys have some really dirty commutators there. Juicedcoupe shared this comm cleaning stick link a while back.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FN8H52/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_navT_g_EH8HYDQJA13W12C8GT6R

To clean the comm superfast just chuck the pinion side into a cordless drill, while its spinning hold #0000 steel wool on the comm...it will look new in seconds

Race Prep I think

Yes, Race Prep. People used to trim the end so they could reverse polarity when used for motor connectors.