RCM Available gears

[BrianG]

Batfish: Cool, thanks. I was just a little skeptical that those little clutch guard screws would hold a motor mount. I think I'll still try an L bracket, but won't use the Nitro mounting holes, but make two or three new 4mm holes. This won't be for track use, but more for parking lot/driveway/sidestreet use, so I'm shooting for a 60/40 weight distribution.

So, it looks like I may want to stick with NiMH cells for the current draw. The e-molis I have are lighter, but they only like 10C discharge rates, 15c if you don't mind the dropped voltage. I suppose I could go with 2s2p instead of 3s, but that adds weight - however, it would give me 6Ah. Your IB 3600's lasting 6 minutes equates out to an average 36A draw. A bit higher than I was hoping for such a small/light vehicle. With a similar setup, 6Ah would give me a whopping 10 minute runtime. Oh well.

And about your sig: I'm sure I read your posts dozens of times, but I don't remember names well. :)


Mike: Thanks for the info. I thought maybe the LMTs or Lehner Basics might stay cooler at higher rpm compared to the "lower-end" Wanderers due to better bearings.

[RC-Monster Mike]

The Lehners will run a little cooler than the feigaos. A lot depends on how you use it as well. If your just bashing around, you likely won't have extreme heat with the lesser motors. If you plan on long races on a track, the Lehner "19" series is the answer.

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by RC-Monster Mike

The Lehners will run a little cooler than the feigaos. A lot depends on how you use it as well. If your just bashing around, you likely won't have extreme heat with the lesser motors. If you plan on long races on a track, the Lehner "19" series is the answer.

I was looking at the 1920's you do have in stock and thought maybe one of them will work if I can rearrange the windings for a higher turns ratio. Before this is done, will the various speed controllers (BK, Quark, Castle) be able to hook up to wye configurations? All the inrunner motors I know of are delta wired, so I don't know if the ESCs can properly drive and read wye configs. Also, do you have the formulas and such for re-wiring them? I think I had found a document explaining this at the bk-electronics website, but they have since re-structured it and I can't find it now.