Topcat restoration

[Bormac]

I am thinking of fitting full electics, but finding cells in good condition has not been easy so far.

Hi Paul,
If you get stuck on these let me know. I have plenty of nice cells should you want some.

[CAT3K]

Hi Paul,
If you get stuck on these let me know. I have plenty of nice cells should you want some.

Thanks Jason, i might take you up on that at some point if i can't get them more local It's funny, when i first started collecting old rc i used to hate it when sellers included cells. They add so much weight to the postage costs, but now i'd love a few nice sets
Paul.

[V12]

Thanks guys

I am thinking of fitting full electics, but finding cells in good condition has not been easy so far. I have a Futaba S9401 coreless servo to fit which is period as i used in in 1990 I also have a Tekin 411P2 esc but i think these were about 1993? so a bit out.
Paul.

Original Tekin 411 is 1992, so 411P2 maybe one or two years later. Correct Tekin would be a Tempfet or Tempfet Pro but these are not easy to find. Novak T1 or T4 are easier to find.
Do you have other vintage ESC to choose from?

[CAT3K]

I have a Tekin 410K which is too late, a Nosram F1 a Futaba 210 and a Speedmaster Silverstar. The Silverstar would be more period correct, but it's just the look of them i don't like...

Paul.

[DerbyDan]

I have a Tekin 410K which is too late, a Nosram F1 a Futaba 210 and a Speedmaster Silverstar. The Silverstar would be more period correct, but it's just the look of them i don't like...

Paul.

The Speedmaster ESCs were very popular with racers in the UK during this time - a Goldstar (Fwd only) was my first ever electronic speed controller that I brought second hand when I first got my TopCat - it served me well until the brake FETs blew - but I still have it and I will prob install it into my 'new' TopCat Luckily the Goldstar is about half the size of a Silverstar as it doesn't have the 'clicking' reverse relays