Technigold

[spud5]

hi all why is the technigold motor such a big thing with pepole,

[94eg!]

It's still one of the most effecient brushed motors to date at 81% peak (typical). This was EXTREMELY important to runtime way back in the day of 1200mah packs...

[BruiserBrew]

It's still one of the most effecient brushed motors to date at 81% peak (typical). This was EXTREMELY important to runtime way back in the day of 1200mah packs...

It is also one of the most wanted motors then and now. It was an expensive hop-up option people had, but with the pricing, only a limited amount got around.

[spud5]

It is also one of the most wanted motors then and now. It was an expensive hop-up option people had, but with the pricing, only a limited amount got around.

thanks lads

[WillyChang]

its GOLD, that beats silver/bronzey Tuned & Power - where would you prefer to stand on the podium?

[MAD RACER]

All those points are true about the Technigold.

Another great thing that this motor has is the Stump Pulling Torque it had. 430 g cm was almost twice as much a stock Rs 540.

It also had a real good top end and even though it was rated at 21000 rpm it was still quicker than any 480 Le Mans motor from Kyosho.

Even the SPA motor 480 was no match.

I had very good success from the Technigold in my MID.

Brushes were a new design as they had deep grooves ( Not serated ) that helped in keeping the brushes cooler.

Yep thats why its sought after i say.

[WillyChang]

wasn't as torquey as the Kyosho 360PT or whatever it was with the 550-length can... that used to make our Frogs & Wild Ones wheelie

Any Kyosho "480" motor wouldn't be very powerful afaik... 480=8mins running on 1200mAh; their 240s were the smokers.

Technigold ran better on 8.4V even, and didn't kill too many MSCs.

... It was an expensive hop-up option people had, but with the pricing, only a limited amount got around.

nah wasn't that expensive... about half the price of a Boomerang kit then? Or same as half a set of 1150 ballbearings for the Boomerang?

The Kyoshos and crazy Reedys were dearer, but i guess that depends on how they were distributed via. Some LHS markup more than others.

The TG was a must-have for the typical geeky skoolkid due to its special toolkit included no other motor had it.

[mymonsterbeetleisbroken]

Plus the fact that the tamiya advertising guy made it sound infinitely cool...

..." Install the 8.4 volt Tamiya RX 540 VZ Technigold motor for increased performance"...

[HunterZero]

All of the above, and it was the top-of-the-line Tamiya motor of its time, it was a cool motor to have - so it was and still is very desirable for that reason. That it was advertised in all the catalogues as being compatible with the new and cool 8.4V 'gold power', and that the motor itself had a cool name and was gold (coloured), just made it that much cooler.

Plus, it's standard equipment on some cars, like the 959, Bigwig, and Avante (if it included a motor). So people like to have these motors in examples of these cars.

- James

[Grandmasterflash]

Back in the day ('88-'89) I had a Supershot running the standard kit issued 'Technipower' motor. I thought that motor was the shizzle!!!!! I didn't have anything flash back then in the car...an ESC, that's about it, and I was the biggest competion to a guy that had all the $$$$$ running a Schumacher CAT with all the bells and whistles. Could never beat him in a straight line but always caught up with him in the corners. I think I might have got him a few times when he ran outta juice....... Those were the days!!!

Wow... then the Tecnigold was released and that was another step above!

[MAD RACER]

I raced against a Technipower motor and man that motor was quick.

I really thought it was a very underated motor.

The Gold was a revised Technipower.

Technitune motor was way off the pace of the other 2.

Price for the Gold was $80 in Australia and around $90 to 100 for a Kyosho 480 Gold motor.

[loaded]

In the UK £34.99 was the price of the Technigold. I still have a box somewhere with the original Beatties price. The Boomerang was £174.99 for the complete deal, which was kit, radio, battery and charger at the time. The time was 1986.

Paul.

[Grandmasterflash]

In the UK £34.99 was the price of the Technigold. I still have a box somewhere with the original Beatties price. The Boomerang was £174.99 for the complete deal, which was kit, radio, battery and charger at the time. The time was 1986.

Paul.

You guys from the UK will know the TV series.... 'Life on Mars' .......... if only we could go back in time now.....to 1986!! we'd all prob end up comign back with a container full of vintage R/C gear!!

[WillyChang]

^^^ you'd screwup the space/time continuum and cause a glut of vintage stuff NIB... thus devaluing everything and everybody would lose interest until whoever had the big pile o'junk got sick of it all and offloaded it cheap to bashers... and 5yrs later, everybody wants it again

Technitune motor was way off the pace of the other 2.

'Tuned was made for the 1/12s... it used to sing very nicely in the 956 pan cars, bit more power than a Black Motor Endurance

yea pricewise i bought my T'Gold for about $115, brush sets were $25

SuperSabre kit that same time i bought for $250 vs PB Mini Mustang for ~$550.

loose 1150s were $10ea and $200 for the Hotshot bearing set

Hotshot kit year before was $400, Supershot was $650. Avante broke the tonne at $1000.

The year was 1987 and there was this newcomer "U2" breaking thru the established chartists like Depeche Mode & Pet Shop Boys.

Moonwalking & breakdancing were a bit passe but still hung around like the old smell Never Ending Story.

[Formiga]

What's the modern equivalent of the technigold? How does it compare to tz/rz/bz series of motors? What turn was it? They don't seem too pricey right now, although brushes look to be pricey. Are they bearing or bushing?

IMO, They were certainly nicer looking than the bz that I'm waiting for right now.

[Bimdapogs]

I have this chart bookmarked:

http://home19.inet.tele.dk/martinjordt/res...tors/motors.htm

So is the Dynatech 02H the fastest among the older motors?

They all look so cool. Colored boxes and all. I wish I can get all of them..

[94eg!]

What's the modern equivalent of the technigold? How does it compare to tz/rz/bz series of motors? What turn was it? They don't seem too pricey right now, although brushes look to be pricey. Are they bearing or bushing?

IMO, They were certainly nicer looking than the bz that I'm waiting for right now.

These new Super stock motors (RZ,TZ,BZ) are total powerhouses. They could probably spank a tehcnigold due to the fact they weren't designed to run on 1200mah packs. As for the brushes, the stock Tamiya ones are nothing special. Swap them out for some Finishline F-brushes, or Trinity 4499 for some serious power. Just be sure to solder them directly to the endbell.

BTW: Did you know the TZ & BZ are the same thing. Tamiya even tried to change the specs by using different units. If you run them through a conversion, the specs are identical. Only difference is the included sponge covers for off-road. DON'T pay extra for that...

[moxyuk]

You guys from the UK will know the TV series.... 'Life on Mars' .......... if only we could go back in time now.....to 1986!! we'd all prob end up comign back with a container full of vintage R/C gear!!

if only i would be coming back with a rs cosworth with a boot full of nib kits and parts a back seat full of vintage star wars figures and a roof rack with a couple of bmx's on it

[loaded]

+1 :-)

Paul.

PS : Although - no offence, I might rethink the car!

[MAD RACER]

Maybe not as torquey as a 360 PT or other 550 seize motor but they werent legal for racing.

Yes the Le Mans 240's were quicker but when you had to gear for run time the pinion was a 13 to 14 t on my optima.

With the Technigold i ran a 18 to 19. So on the track the Gold was quicker and we had a very long straight as it was a 8th scale track.

The technigold was so good in run time as well.

[HunterZero]

Pokemotors... Gotta get 'em all!

- J