Novak 1/8 Conversion kits - RC-Monster Forums

johnrobholmes · 11.17.2007, 01:22 PM

Roar has been the worst thing for RC electric innovation in the world. It is good to see that the 1/8th scale electric classes are open minded about what it takes to further the sport.

JThiessen · 11.17.2007, 01:52 PM

I dont understand the continued bashing of a product as low quality just because it doesnt have the power that someone wants. As stated before, high performance parts are very high maintenance. If you have ever worked with REAL high performance stuff, you will realize that you have to constantly maintain your vehicle, and that things break when you start pushing the power range. Power in=broken stuff out. (Should have been one of Newtons laws!) A marketable, high performance motor/esc, that also has a decent amount of reliability, is a hard thing to achieve. Me, I'll live with 35 mph in exchange for several years of use.
I think this type of bashing often reflects the amount of thought the poster puts into things (not all though, I hate to generalize). I doubt if there are any more Novaks sent back in than there are MGM's, MM's, etc. How many posts have we seen about the poor customer service from these other companies.
Geez, we finally see a good thing coming, and the boo-birds cant resist the opportunity to show their stuff.

ClodMaxx · 02:06 PM

i'm happy to read that Novak is interested in innovation. they could just continue to push the current HV line, and people (not us in this small power hungry segment) would continue to buy it. it's great when companies like Novak ask for suggestions, and listen, to better and expand their product line.

i had a HV 6.5 in a heavier-than-stock maxx for over a year with absolutely NO problems. but i followed the instructions and didn't overgear it. sure it wasn't as fast as i would've liked, but the power and speed was better than the stock titans - just as advertised.

look at Novak's crawling segment. when the first crawler system came out, it didn't have drag brakes. guys on the crawling forums said it was a great system otherwise, lots and lots of power, but that this feature was needed. Novak answered pretty quickly with a solution (quickly, considering all that most likely went into that software revision).

i think between the new systems that Novak, Tekin and Castle are coming out with, PLUS this new conversion kit that Novak is developing... we're about to see a new frontier!

ssspconcepts · **Couldn't agree with you more -** 11.17.2007, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by JThiessen

I dont understand the continued bashing of a product as low quality just because it doesnt have the power that someone wants. As stated before, high performance parts are very high maintenance. If you have ever worked with REAL high performance stuff, you will realize that you have to constantly maintain your vehicle, and that things break when you start pushing the power range. Power in=broken stuff out. (Should have been one of Newtons laws!) A marketable, high performance motor/esc, that also has a decent amount of reliability, is a hard thing to achieve. Me, I'll live with 35 mph in exchange for several years of use.
I think this type of bashing often reflects the amount of thought the poster puts into things (not all though, I hate to generalize). I doubt if there are any more Novaks sent back in than there are MGM's, MM's, etc. How many posts have we seen about the poor customer service from these other companies.
Geez, we finally see a good thing coming, and the boo-birds cant resist the opportunity to show their stuff.

Couldn't agree with you more...and here is one more law to add to Mr. Newton's list: "Garbage in=garbage out"

I had a Novak HVMaxx 4.5 in my FLM Maxx (all aluminum). The truck is/was a real lead sled...however...I FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS AND GEARED CONSERVATIVELY AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS. In fact I did a demonstration at work on how RC vehicles could rapidly "deliver" small payloads (weighing approx 35lbs) and the HVMAXX never went into thermal shutdown---even with excessive breaking and heavy accelleration. I am not advocating for their product...I am just saying perhaps one should read the directions, which are generally included in the packaging. I am excited to see what Novak comes up with.