Converted my Savage to BL finally!

[Janezki]

I'm guessing the support person @ Novak was thinking "normal" RTR electric monster trucks, not the ones we're mostly running here...
Now who on earth would want to convert a nitro truck to electric?

[Unsullied_Spy]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

It is a 4 pole motor, and will make a notchy noise when the motor decelerates (sp?)... I run a metal spur and pinion on my lst, and with just the right mesh it is actually almost as quite as the plastic spur on the erevo... If the mesh is off it makes noise, quite a bit too....

Yeah, my Muggy is actually more quiet than my E-Revo was. Still makes a bit of noise but that's just the motor.

[Savage03]

Wow guys thanks for the info what I like to see
Actually I know who the support person is, his name is charlie which is the man dude there and been there for ages so im surprised and the kinda lacking support I got in his replies, no offer for a replacement pinion and obviously bad info. So Robinson gets my money then, I have a 17t coming and so far the 15t novak thats on the truck now is holding up better then the 16t lol, once I get more funds I will maybe pick up a 16t rrp, right now with a 47 spur it seems pretty undergeared its not getting hot at all, why I grabbed a 17t to see how that does.
I got my new true rc lipo yesterday also, nice pack (4s 5000mah). Hoping come tax time I can pick up the 8000mah next, I will get some pics once I get the braces put in, I was reading a older post and saw how the guy made a really nice stop but I forget who it was sorry I will look it up again to give credit :)
One other thing I went ahead picked up a new 2 speed tranny with the HD gear to give it a try I think with a 4s a shifting tranny can be done and the same thread I was reading about the brace he was using the 3spd with no issues and many runs, think you guys with the 6s are the main ones having issues haha for me im plenty happy with the 4s power.

[Savage03]

Got some stuff done this am, with my new lipo here I wanted to make a better brace to keep the lipo from sliding into the slipper nut, bad deal. Had some scrap carbon fiber so used that and 2 of the braces FLM includes then used some battery foam from AE think its for the b4 or something like that, then used the larger piece for the bottom of the lipo.
I also came across this idea from my mountain bike days, ever just need a allen wrench while your out for a quick run and didnt pack any tools? Happens to me often but dont feel like packing all the different sizes. Solution? Get one of these, small and has 2mm, 2.5 and 3mm.

[Savage03]

Little update on what I have done so far, added a new 2spd tranny and HPI metal spur with robinson pinion and things are bit more quiet. I ran it for the first time with the 2spd this afternoon(been really sick and still am so ventured out anyways) and it shifts fine, I was in a vacant parking lot so I had tons of room to test it cause I was sure I would have to play with the shift point some, had no blown tranny to report so I just think the ones with issues are the larger lipo users. I will say on the 4s and 49/17 she was darn fast, it would at times lift one front wheel and donut that thing like crazy.
Now stupid me totally forgot about esc brakes not working lol so I have no savage brakes to install right now and im flat broke so its a bit scary to run this thing with no brakes

Here is a question im thinking over and hopefully someone can help me out, originally I locked the 2gear in the 3spd tranny and now I have the fully working 2sp tranny, once its in 2nd will I essentially be in the same ratio as my locked up 3sp was? If so I wasted money buying a new tranny but oh well and I can put it back in and have brakes and reverse!

[Janezki]

The second at 2-speed is taller than second gear at 3-speed, so now your truck will go faster with 2-spd transmisson if you're using same spur & pinion. :)

[Savage03]

Think it would be better to just lock the 2nd gear and forget about 1st? or what about locking the 3sp into 3rd? Be nice to have reverse back and brakes without spending more money :)

[Janezki]

IMO the 1st gear is useless and if you're going to break your tranny, it will most likely happen when it shifts to 2nd gear.
...jaddajadda, bahbah...

edit: Oops.. dunno what I was thinking there... it's ofcourse the first gear that has the one-way bearing. Misinformation removed, sorry.

[Savage03]

Ok so I just finished jb welding my new 2sp gears. Had another brain storm lol, any reason I cant put the 3speed 3rd gear back on and leave 1st off like it is now so it starts in 2nd and will shift to 3rd? On 4s im not having issues shifting so be interesting to see if I can run it like that.

[Janezki]

I instead had a little brain fart there with the previous post, see my edit - it's ofcourse the 1st that has the one-way not 3rd.

Anyway, putting the 3rd on will cause an interesting situation at shift point, because then you will have two different ratios connected simultaneously which results a fully locked transmission (and most likely some broken parts...)

[Savage03]

If 2nd gear is not glued or locked wont it shift to 3rd?

[Janezki]

It will shift to third in both cases, just that the transmission will lock itself if the clutch at second gear is solid. With normally operating 2nd gear clutch it will work just right.
Getting the truck to move from standstill without 1st gear is problematic - you have to adjust the clutch at 2nd so that it will engage right when you give throttle. Otherwise the motor spools up revs until the clutch engages and then your truck launches with a bang (or brakes gears...).

[Savage03]

Got some short run time on this guy today till this ended it, never seen a bone shera like that, twisted the ball right off :shock
Oh and enjoy the tune lol :rock

Video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhOsZT5yt6c

[BL_RV0]

I've never seen that clean of a snap in all my days.

[BL_RV0]

All 5617 of them to be exact.