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For me, it's just something else to amuse myself with. I like building and tinkering with stuff, and this fits perfectly.

Let's be honest. I paid $50 for it and it came with two motors. Even if I never touch it again, I'm not out much.

Good read , love these old articles , thanks .

I ran the air supply motors a few times with various labels...

Normally the lower the wind the more more torque a motor makes compared to the same turn motor with a higher wind. For example a 14 x 1 would produce more torque whereas a 14 x 2 would produce more RPM, and so on. As the number of winds increase the...

I must admit even though I was racing at that time, and Penn was my main model shop, I had never even heard of this 'VF' range until stumbling across this example. the whole car i bought was sourced from Penn Models along with all of the mods and...

Sure as hell did huh. Now to get cost down.

Yes i still have some left but a lot did sell pretty quickly. Will drop you a PM.

Hello! I'm a new member, but frequent these pages when I'm looking for information. I found your post when I was internet searching for brush heatsinks. Maybe...

Don't want to mess the seller about so its going back , thanks anyway guys .

Those top styles are brush serrations, they just restore brushes by making them round and removing the burnt tips.

That integy cutter is a good piece of gear, looks almost identical to the Trinity unit. They are great for everything, cutting...

Some more Novak ESCs showing up in 1984 race reports.

1984 (May) Euro Champs. Looks more like an NESC-1 than the ESC in my first post.
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1984 (Aug) World Champs. No pics...just a mention.
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Doesn't exactly ID the motor but according to the '91 RCCA Buyers Guide Bud's offered at least one mod motor with a fixed end bell. Modified Stock No 7215 is a super-hot 17-turn single fixed end bell bushing motor.

Oddly enough, there is a...

The adverts introducing the 'new' charger were in the Sept '88 Radio Race Car edition.

Thanks everyone! Have a great day!

It looks to be a motor someone threw together with a Losi can, Trinity endbell and mystery armature. Probably why 12Q is etched on the bottom so they could quickly figure out what they were looking at. Jack Johnson raced locally here in Vegas way...

much is probably identical to the 3000. I would be interested in the traction control setting

I was actually just going to use some clear stuff to be honest.

Can't help with the Demon motors but I did see a MG back around 90 that had dual bearings in the endbell.
It was a signature M. Goddard can and a 15 x 2 but can't remember any more. I assumed at the time it was something Mick had done but might have...

I haven't tried them but these should be close.

I have some old peak and trinity cells I would be willing to scan if someone wants to attempt to print.

Happy to cut off the factory cover and scan flat - then using LRP or similar cells would be the go.

Clear pvc style shrink over the top would...

The transparent wires give it away as a newer ESC.

Sorry for the delay.

Stock motor and 4 cell is what we used....

It's no real help figuring out turns/winds, but there are 3 Reedy Modified 05 motors listed in the Edinger Catalog:
#6505 called a Club Racer
#6510 called a Standard
#6511 called a Sprint (for dirt oval tracks)

In the Cadillac catalog #6510 is...

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Out of curiosity, why? If running standard 7.2v 6-cell NIMH packs, they make 2S Lipo packs that are almost direct replacements from a size and appearance standpoint.

Speaking for myself.

Only five (of 20+) of my esc's have lipo cutoffs (I know...

I used voltage regulators just like that back in the day , I'd give it a heat sink of some sort if you can even if it's just cable tied to a chassis rail etc , I learnt about them when the Schottky diode on my Hotshot blew and Basic Electronics our...

What gearing were you running?

I´m not sure but think the Reedy version was a selected and dyno tested version of the Associated 05 motor.
Similar to the Parma Turbo Renault vs Parma Renault motor.

Ive always plunked the shaft onto a table to pop the end bell off. Prying the tabs never worked well for me, usually ended up destroying the screwdriver. Since those tabs have been off before they are probably weakened a bit so it might not take...

For anyone interested I did get some info from some guys on FB (Mike Haswell and Jamie Booth - who both have some experience :lol: ).
Extreme motors were done by Eric Sonderquist who had previously worked for Twister, and he went on to do the Maxtec...

While doing the brushed motor guide, I frequently encountered confusing and conflicting info like this. :? Nevertheless, I've added these motors with the specs contained here.

Thank you for posting up that link. It is a great watch for myself as I am looking over all of his old electronics at the minute. As you say, nice to get a mention also. Nick and I were chatting quite regularly at that time, along with Francis too...

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I’m a big fan of the helping hand 8)

this is what I use, but I need to add some tubing to the clips like in your picture. My clips bite too deeply into older wire unless i protect it somehow. I've been...

Thanks both! This is great information, especially the wiring diagram and instructions! Amazing

Any idea what the “8/10” might refer to?

Do you know where these were typically used? I don’t think I’d run it, but would consider a shelf build if I...

Still have the rev300, wanna trade or sell?

The JR plug will plug into a Futaba J slot. The white wire goes to the side with the tap.

Just be sure that it isn't pinned for the early Airtronics plug.

Honestly, I glad that quality brushed esc's are still available.

On top of the programming, I also like the small footprint of the Hobbywing. Many vintage reversing esc's are just plain huge, at least the good ones are.

The crawler scene has...

Philippe (Kedal) who posted above kindly sent me some info a while back on this ESC, which he sourced from the French magazine Auto 8. It was included in a review of the Astute and also their Racing New column. So this makes in an 88/89 piece. It...

First, turn limits are more like recommendations. Amp draw and cooling will determine the true limits.

Second, the armature on a 550 is longer. So each turn requires more wire than a 540. And while this creates a motor with more torque, they are...

That does look like a good switch layout, and that's a nice chassis layout. How do you get your wires to stay routed like that? Servo tape under them?

Small zip ties. Tying wires together makes them more rigid. A little heat will also help form...

The guy in my profile avatar is using an early (c. 1982) radio with slot car controller.

Your suggestion that Hobbywing was just putting their name on a cheap, no name ESC couldn't be further from the truth.

I wasn't suggesting that it was the case, I was simply asking IF it was.

3645 Hall Blvd was Tammies Hobbies old location. I was hired as they were moving to their current location. They made a pretty famous line of chargers called “Lightning Bolt”. Being just up the road I bet they were part of Tammies.

Thanks for the info. I ran all Futaba radio equipment back then, but I'm pretty sure the pinouts were the same.

Will do a little more digging but that gets me going in the right direction.

Has anyone found a source for a exact or close copy of the green Novak antenna wire? I need to restore a few RX's.

Not sure how cost prohibitive it is to get this to you? I have 2 same condition

I use 1800 nimh stick packs, remove the plastic end caps & re-shrinkwrap. They fit.

I just checked, they come preset at 0°.

For good brush life and limited wear, I typically run my motors conservatively at 6-8°.

For max power in a buggy, I'd run 15-20°. In a truck, probably no more than 15°. But depending on the application and...