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Hello all,
For my 6 gear build I picked up 2 Novak 4s with the idea of making 1 that works.

I only have basic soldering experience.
What tools should I look into getting? What would be helpful.

I was going to get an soldering iron

Is there a...

I bought this comm lathe off ebay

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I don't know much about it but it looks like a stock motor lathe. Does anyone know the model, or have a link to instructions on this lathe or type of lathe?

Is there...

Hey everyone, it took a ton of research but I've compiled an article that ran in Velocity RC Magazine about the Evolution of RC Batteries. You can read it at the link below:

Enjoy,

Jeff

I have an Edinger motor that was working ok. After a week it got slower and slower until it stopped. With Tamiya motors and prewar lionel trains a quick spray with electric contact cleaner usually fixes this. Well after a couple of shots with...

Cleaned this old Team Driver Reedy Modified Igarashi motor up.

I have a 40 year old Astro Flight 4005 B charger. Can I use it to charge NiMH batteries. It can supply about 5 amps to a 7.2v NiCad pack.

Hey guys new to the rc10 scene.

Got the 40th anniversary kit and I have a vintage “Cadillac” motor in super condition to put in it.

I haven’t figured how to put a picture on. It’s a blue label made in Japan assuming what is called a Yokomo.

The...

Hey guys, what can you tell me about this one from Novak?

In the pictures, look for a short bit of wire that is located at the receiver and switch output area. There are two wires, both red, soldered together. :shock:

I don't think that part was...

Looking for products to help with my brushed motors I found this

★Clean up your motor commutators with these brushes - around 2 or 3 minutes with battery pack connected will freshen up brushed motor performance. ★Contains two cleaning brushes....

This is a place to keep notes as I keep looking this up.
With the 40th anniversary on the way others may care as well.

Connectors are based off an AMPS design

Brand TE Connectivity AMP Connectors
Product Series Commercial MATE-N-LOK
Wire...

Hi everyone!

I am wondering if anyone out there remembers Team Ugly from way back in time for pan cars? I am rebuilding the missing pieces for the pull bar locking tab and battery tray but I am needing some pictures I can reference.

If anyone has...

I have had this Futaba 3PJS for over 24 years now. The 3PJS base model can store up to (8) cars.

Never thought that I would have more than (8) models to bind this to, but recently my collection came to a total of (9) vintage and reissue cars....

I got a result and managed to pick up a set of nip 1001 servo gears. I have 2 servos out of action because of gears, so now have another one up and running.
Happy days.

These came in a lot I purchased about a year ago. One is the speedworks oval and the other is the speedworks 427. They both seem like they were never used and I was thinking about using one in a build im doing most likely a truck as I am a truck...

Hi guys, recently I've purchased a pair of Peak brushed motors but I don't know anything about them. I've seen there were Peak Performace, Peak Racing and then Peak in the good old days is it the same brand?

Looking for an ID and specs on this old fantom motor. Its been in a box for years. installed it in my rc10ce a while back and ran it a few times. car seems to move really well with it. just curious what this is. In the last pic, its says ROAR 91 on...

Hi all, I recently picked up a vintage Futaba Magnum 1024 FP-T3PB PCM radio. I just had a few questions regarding crystals and module regarding this radio. Is someone able to help me out with these?

- Do I get single or dual conversion crystals for...

What size shrink wrap reduces to the right size for sub-c cells, what about for 3 cell sticks?

Thanks in advance

Hi folks,
I have an Nosram Timeout discharger. I wonder if anybody knows why there are 3 leads on the input?
They are red,black and blue.
I use it sometimes just using the red and black, but I wonder what the blue was for?
Was it for saddle packs?

As soon as I touch the wires to the motor it starts spinning at full speed. The battery is plugged in, switch on, and throttle is not being pulled. Am I just switching the motor and battery wires or is something else happening?

I'm throwing this together at the request of another member. This is just some of the stuff that I do, so take it for what it is. If someone has any ideas to add, please do so.

I rummaged through my stuff and found this crusty Peak Racing 12X2. It...

HPI Pro Control ESC 1996

Near 20 years old now and their first ESC. Someone have such HPI ESC?
Got a brandnew unit now but was searching for maybe 5 years.

I've had this about eleven years now. This is the Pro hand wound version of the Spec 19 motor. These Quad Mag motors are really smooth to turn over by hand.
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One interesting thing of note is that the Pro sticker has been placed over...

So, mADMan had been looking for some replacement foam wheel grips for his Sanwa MT-4. I did a bit of poking around and thought I'd post what I found here for anyone that needs to replace the foam grip on their transmitter (Futaba, maybe?) but cannot...

Always regretted selling my old FP-T3PB, Finally managed to grab an absolute mint condition one in Japan.
And a matching FP-R113P receiver.
The FM FP-T2PDF i discovered last year in the box, transmitter only, and the original FP-T2PD was mine from...

Hi
I have a new old Futaba T2PHKA radio that draws an impressive 230mA from 8x batteries.
The radio includes a socket on the rear that looks like it should be for plug in 12V. That doesn't seem to work.

Does anyone know what the socket is for?

Hello! New to the board so I appreciate the opportunity to post here. Looking forward to a lot of great discussion and getting involved.

This past weekend I tore down and rebuilt my gold pan RC10 from my childhood. I have a newer Hobbywing ESC,...

Hello, Does anyone know any info on this motor?

Was it pink? If not what motor is this?

Thank you

After reading the Son of Psycho thread I thought I'd share a picture of this motor that has been in my collection for eleven years now. It is very pink, especially when viewed in person.
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Most motor brands didn't make their own cans or endbells. A thread with the options they had to choose from might be interesting. My intention is to just have a sample of each variation of the parts.

Starting with motors using Yokomo parts. Reedy...

Hi,

have here a Kyosho 600 Motor, but dont now the Type!

-the case is like a 600 ST but you can open the case...

-do you have some Infos for me?

BR

This Speed Gems Diamond 12x2 motor looks like it might have caught fire. I've had a couple of armatures with rough comms clean up nicely with some comm lathe resurfacing. This one will be interesting to find out how extensive the damage is.
....

Hello, first post here and was wondering if someone can tell me a little about these motors? I purchased one for $35 that supposedly still runs. Thanks

I am looking at a bunch of vintage ESCs, but most of them date back to the 1984/1985ish era, and I am looking for something appropriate for a 1980 rig. I guess 1st question would be, were there any mass produced, quality ESCs out at that time? Was...

Measured a bunch of my 540 class “silvercan” motors to see which one performs best in case of efficiency, wattage, revolutions under load... not all of them are brandnew, but the data helps me to select for some vintage-projekts so I just want to...

Posting here for posterity, since the little thumb knob is often broken off of Novak switches:

The little switch inside the translucent orange or black Novak switch housings is part number SS-12 made by a company called NKK. They are still...

Hi at all,

i have this Sanwa transmitter and it's working for 41 MHz.
The thing i don't know if this working in AM or FM modulation.
It's 41 MHz AM or FM? On the manual say is full AM band.
The Tx i have, are equipped with a 41.040 MHz crystal....

I'm missing an era correct Tx/Rx for a recent RC10gt build.

But I have a Futaba 3PJ Super from the late 90's, the manual says it has an (8) model memory.
The FM/PCM has a failsafe/throttle cut, so I bought this with a Kyosho USA-1 Nitro Crusher,...

I have (4) RC's that need new Rx battery packs. Is there a better alternative to this type, these days?

Thanks.

Should've posted this in vintage electronics, instead.

We all miss a timeline for Tekin ESC's and others.
With that said, I started to go through RCCA magazines from 1988 to parts of 1997. Now I know that the dates/years are not accurate as it all depends on when RCCA had the chance to get their hand on...