artful bodger
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Hi all...
i recently got hold of a Kawada M300 RSX v2 chassis with a view to starting indoor carpet racing - can anyone recommend a decent entry-level brushless motor & ESC combo around the lower end of the price scale ?
(Clubman's Modified class rules - 6.5 turn motor limit , 4-sub'c cells / 1 LiPo cell)
thanks,
AB
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so is it better to go with the LA or just rear toe in?
i would go with the LA arms etc ; they give more options for mounting the bottom of the shocks so you can play about with ride height...
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The first number is the turns, and the second number is the winds. A 12x2 brushed motor will have two individual pieces of wire wrapped around the armature together 12 times. A 12x1 is a single piece of wire wrapped 12 times. Both are 12 turns, but the 12x1 will have a thicker piece of wire with less resistance, and therefore produce more torque (and heat).
The wind number is also expressed as a "double", "triple", or even "quad" if there are 4 individual wires. Your 12x2 motor would be considered a 12 turn "double". These different winds help bridge the torque gap between the different low turn motors...
many thanks, that makes things a lot clearer...
regards,
AB.
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hi all...
i need a bit of advice on motors; is a motor marked as 12 x 2 turns the same as a 12 turn motor ? ...i dont want to toast my ESC, or spend the money on what i think is a 12 turn motor but is actually a 24...
many thanks,
AB.
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hi all
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i was looking at ads on Ebay & saw one for 'Power Caps' ; they are a silver cylinder with a positive & a negative wire attached, & are to be soldered in between the battery & the ESC...
the ad said they improve throttle response when you give it the gas quickly, so i suppose they are a capacitor of some sort (electronics are'nt my strong point...)
my question is has anyone used these, and do they work ? - i 'm thinking about trying them, but knowing how some of these supposed 'tune-ups' turn out it could either just do nothing, or worst case fry the ESC, so i thought i'd see if anyone thinks they are worthwhile - any advise on these would be much appreciated....
Bodger.
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me in happier days - the Kawasaki ZZR1196 F1 Sidecar outfit i mentioned - a serious 220bhp adrenaline rush...
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Hello and welcome , Very nice cars .
thank you, i'm glad you like them - i had more including a lot of helicopters i did (all sold now), but lost them when some git gave me a virus & i had to wipe drive & start again...
i keep the templates i make when i'm doing the car shells, so i can reproduce most of them if anyone wants a particular set of decals - i dont use a computer in the design & the decals are all hand-cut from vehicle graphic vinyl which is why they are'nt all 100% perfect...
i tried sourcing pre-cut vinyl letters from a number of places, but the smallest i could get were 6mm whereas some of the ones i needed were as small as 3mm, + the 6mm ones i got were'nt any tidier than mine... they will probably make some 'original only' purists cringe, but i wanted liveries that no-one else has plus it gives me something to do to pass the time - some of them took between 20-30 hours to plan out & cut
if anybody is interested in any of the designs give me a shout & i'll see what i can do - i'll also have a go at other liveries if there is something in particular someone is after...
bodger.
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welcome
i use photobucket.com for pictures...
thanks for that - i've uploaded some pics to photobucket ; it took me ages, so i'll add more to the descriptions in due course...
here's the link to my picture album ;
http://s807.photobucket.com/albums/yy357/a...0Body%20Shells/
Bodger.
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hi all...
i'm another newbie to this site & just starting to get to grips with it... i copy BTCC, IRC, WTCC etc bodyshells & i've a batch of pics of ones i've finished & sold, + the ones still in my collection (3 TL-01's & a Pureten Alpha GP...) ; can anyone tell me how to upload them to this site (think they're too big) or recommend a good photo hosting site that i could put them on for anybody who wants to have a quick look at them - i have them on Snapfish at present, but i'm not sure about it and am looking for somewhere better or one other club members use. i did see a link to TCphotos i think it was, but on scanning down the topics in the forums a lot of people seem to be having problems with it, so can anyone recommend somewhere else...?
i did have 4 nitro cars, but as a result of an RTA i'm not very mobile so i got into electric cars instead as they can be used inside... i think i've gone the opposite direction from most people - most seem to go electric to nitro... i'm a real petrolhead & love anything with engines (i used to race F1 & F2 sidecars as the passenger), but 'cos of the mobility issue & the generally **** weather here in Northern Ireland the nitro's spent 99% of their time on the shelf ; i can get more use out of the electric ones...
that brings me to the other thing ; does anyone know of any r/c car clubs in N.I, preferably in the greater Belfast area ? - i would like to get into a club & maybe do a bit of racing...
that's all for now - thanks to anyone who has taken the time to read this ; not the best post in the world, but i'm new to the whole forum thing....
ttfn,
bodger.
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i've just joined & thought i might post pics of bodyshells i've finished in the last 6 months ; all the graphics were handmade by me (apart from lights, grilles & window frames...)
some were done to order, some were sold on ebay, & the rest are my collection (3 TL01's & a PTA GP...) ; i've also sold a few graphic sets for people to apply themselves - i found out about this site via a member who bought 3 kits...
i've got the pics on Snapfish at the moment (link is below...), but if anyone can recommend a better photo hosting site i would be grateful - i'm not the best with computers, so am not really up on uploading & posting etc ; this is the first club/forum i've actively joined...
here is the link to the pics ;
http://www3.snapfish.co.uk/snapfishuk/thum...AME=snapfishuk/
hope you enjoy them ; i'll add more details to the descriptions etc as i learn more about this site...
AB.
Longer Driveshafts for TL01
in RC Racing Talk
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the holes give many options for many things - i was just pointing out one... (& yes, i'm an engineer so i know about rising rates, principles of leverage, stress loadings etc etc etc etc....)