Another 8ight-T 2.0 conversion

[Shark413]

My Tekin motor showed up today. I soldered the leads on and hooked it up to the Losi motor mount using the 4mm screws. The motor is very well made, it has both 3mm and 4mm mounting holes which is a great idea. I use 4mm whenever I can, to hold such a big heavy motor 3mm just doesn't cut it, a holdover from 1/10 scale electric. Anyways back to the motor, the front cover is removable which will make bearing replacement much easier, it is also held on with six screws, I have heard of motors with four screws getting ripped open on hard landings. I hooked it up to my MMM ESC and took it for a spin up and down the street, it feels just as strong as the MMM 2200kv motor. I hope to have it out on the track this weekend where I will be able to see if temps are the same and more importantly what my lap times are compared to my MMM motor. The Tekin motor also has a plastic spacer under the front cover, a nice touch, as it gives you a little extra protection from long mounting screws. I really like the solder on tabs, I had issues with the 6.5mm bullets I was using on my MMM getting loose and pulling apart, which required adjusting the bullet tension.




The MMM 2200kv and Tekin 4038 2000kv motors are about the same length.


Hooked up and ready to go.