The first one certainly looks futaba-ish to me... the second one, no idea!
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I may just split the cases on both when I get a chance. They are both screwed together, maybe they have an identifying stamp of some kind inside. Didn't one of the big companies mark their boards? Novak maybe?
So I uncased both controllers, and nothing really The Kyosho has 333e on the underside of the board, and a raised "KYOSHO" molded into the bottom of the case. The Titan has no markings on neither the case or board. Anyone else have anything. Really the dates sold would be great.
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Oh nice.. I have one of those (tnx-1 - futaba plug).. I saved those pics for my reference.. Thanks Aaron!! I used to run mine in my Blackfoot.. Never had a problem with it but I only used 7 cells..
Hey guys I was hoping I'd get a bit more input on the Kyosho unit. I did take both apart to see if the circuit boards reveled anything, but nada. I do recall seeing the Kyosho esc's in the tower hobbies catalogs back in the day, but I cannot for the life of me recall dates, even close. A guess would put it mid to late 80s, as I think my first Tower order was in 86, does that sound close or accurate to anyone.
What I am trying to accomplish is completing my Tomahawk with a clean vintage runner package not only for display, but also if a day comes when my son just has too see it run, only a charged battery stands in the way (lol I do not want a stuck mechanical sc sending it speeding to its death!). I realize any of the esc's would be out near the end of the Tomahawks past competition life span, but if the Kyosho unit I have is the same vintage as say the Novak 4 then I'd rather have it in there. It does have a Futaba G connector on it which is vintage esq and will match the rest of the radio gear I want to use.
Anyhow enough BSing, any help here would be much appreciated.
Did some digging and found a 1989 reference in the scans section. Thanks all for the resources here!! and once again the stroll down memory lane during the search!
Anyone wired one of these mechanical speed controls up minus the resistors?
What's the pro's and con's of doing so?
Thanks
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I used to run no resistors on my old tamiya's , I'd link up the wires that went to the resistor this gave all parts of the contact plate full throttle , with the old Acoms servos being so slow it it meant I got to full throttle much quicker but it...
I have another on of these in my old dragster. Just don't remember the name. Anyone know??
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those black magic motors are no joke. i remember i had a couple, and i also remember writing off two rc12l's and a rc10l with them. it was like putting a v12 in a gokart.
Just got this gem in the mail today. Popped off the wiring cover and discovered this:
And we've been wasting money on speed controls. You could have just hooked the motor straight to the receiver like this!
Can't imagine this worked too well......
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Ummm.....no you can't do that! The white wire is a pulse. Black and red are power and ground. You don't have anything there to control power with. The esc is not just an amplifier, it processes the signal.
How hot a motor you guys think I can run on that esc that comes in alot of the re-re kits before it lets the smoke out?
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ive seen people running the 19t trinity komodo conservativley geared. i ran it with my hotshot re-re for a while with the 17t pinion and it worked just fine. didnt get too hot on me, neither the motor or esc.
I've been out of the hobby for over a decade, I'd like to get my Clodbuster going again. Currently it uses a Novak Super Rooseter with two modified motors. I hated the run time it use to have, just a few minutes.
Are there any esc's available that...
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I ended up picking up the one everybody recommended... I have an old pair of Speed works Monster mash motors that I may use. A less modified old school truck perhaps.
I use to have more motors, but lost some stuff when my basement flooded.
I recently acquired a used and rather abused Novak t4 speed control. It came free with my car because the seller didn't know if it worked or not. So I tested it with my multimeter to find that it has a short circuit inside of it. The short is...
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sounds like alot of work for little gain......
my thoughts exactly. novak t4's, if you really want one, are plentiful on ebay for next to nothing.
if you really want a brushed esc, since most people go the brushless route these days, you can get...
Can anyone tell me if the Novak 1 came with heat sinks please? The kind that slip on over the ones molded in the case?
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Heat sinks were an optional part - not needed for 12th scale but needed for 10th off road. Two (black) heat sinks - one longer one for most of the FETs, a smaller one for the single brake FET on the right.