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Originally Posted by slimthelineman
being the dumbest thing hes seen? more power, longer runs, cleaner, quieter, more consistant yeah thats ALL BAD!
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Being in Britain (where new stuff in 8th tends to take about 3 years to catch on
), most people seem to prefer nitro (I certainly run nitro ... though am working on an 8ight for brushless as a project), and I think that it really is racers who take the longest to shift their opinions.
I agree with you on all those points apart from longer run times - the one thing so far that has stopped me from going brushless is the fact that I won't be able to get enough run time out of one battery (without a massive battery pack anyway), to finish a final (at least 20 minutes where I race).
I originally thought of some custom job to cut the chassis to make some kind of quick release mechanism (similar to the Tamiya DF-03) for the battery so I could put a new battery in, in about the same time as it takes to refuel.
Then I realised how complex that would be (cut a hole in the chassis, get a custom made battery box done - I contacted some machining companies - and they wanted to charge me about £300 (or about $500) for the work). This is the main
disadvantage that I can see with brushless - the time taken to "refuel" for a new battery is just too long to be competitive - if, in 20minutes you have to stop to put in a new battery where in takes about a minute to do so, you have lost 1.5 to 2 laps on the competition - even though they have to refuel (20 seconds at most - even if they have to go twice).
Though I have to say, my opinion of Greg Degani has somewhat plummeted after reading that, I mean, at first I wasn't convinced, but
now I can't see how he can try and deny that Brushless is the future - especially seeing as clubs in many parts of the world are being closed down all the time due to noise complaints. And considering that he lives in America - where the 'brushless revolution' is foremost, I think he has been a touch on the blind side.
Phew - that was long...