Brushless hpi baja rc-monster

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by thomatrix

Does anyone know if they use the 5mm or 8mm shaft on these conversions?

the provided pinion gear will be 8mm bore for a 8mm shaft but i think you can get a bore reducer on the RCM store that can reduce the pinion bore from 8mm to 5mm. so you could go with either shaft size although i would recommend using the 8mm just from experience with my own 1/5 conversion and the amount of torque on the Neu 22xx motors. in my opinion, the slightest mistake in gear mesh or chassis flex would easily snap a 5mm shaft on these large, heavy conversions.

[RC-Monster Mike]

Originally Posted by Ryu James

the provided pinion gear will be 8mm bore for a 8mm shaft but i think you can get a bore reducer on the RCM store that can reduce the pinion bore from 8mm to 5mm. so you could go with either shaft size although i would recommend using the 8mm just from experience with my own 1/5 conversion and the amount of torque on the Neu 22xx motors. in my opinion, the slightest mistake in gear mesh or chassis flex would easily snap a 5mm shaft on these large, heavy conversions.

Exactly. :)

[thomatrix]

Thanks a lot for clearing that out!

Do you guys recommend a finned can for better cooling or just the regular smooth one?

I've also had a look at this ESC:
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=10332

Would you think this was a good/bad choice?