I know there are holes in the list, but we can continue to build on this as we go. It's fairly comprehensive thus far, so hopefully this can help those of you who are looking for the general information on these motors. Feel free to offer...
I have touched upon this ESC in my MMS thread just now as this is what came installed in the red MMS chassis car.
It is certainly from the British heatshrink era, but when I saw it I had zero clue what it was. The extremely neat soldering on the...
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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...
Hey guys...not even sure if this is the right place for this, but it's about electronics non the less. So does anyone have an idea why Novak is out of business? Just very curious, I'm sure like a lot of you the orange brand was what I dreamed of...
I did a quick search and a lot of people have asked about these on and off over the past few years, as a result of using brushed motors with Lipo power.
I was actually searching for info on the other larger ones which kind of wedged in the centre...
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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...
I just received a Nosram Dominator RVHF. Sold as full working order, it only works forward and no brakes at all. Can these be repaired ? It's an old school circuit board inside I'd guess so how hard can it be?
Anybody ever repaired an old school ESC...
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Don't want to mess the seller about so its going back , thanks anyway guys .
I have this handy looking little brush cutter setup but haven't been able to find any source of uncut brushes to experiment with. Anyone know where I could find some?
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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...
I love it when I'm browsing old mag scans for a bit of info and I stumble onto something new to me, that's not even about what I was looking for. While trying to pin point what year Futaba switched to the gold and black labels on their servos I...
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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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I received this Bud's motor a while back with a car. Seeing the bent tabs on the can, I just assumed that it was a common stock motor.
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While screwing around, I...
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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.
I have been after one of these for several years now - i never even saw one back in the late 80's and i think they are even harder to source than the Brimod shocks... Anyway I have finally managed to locate and buy an absolutely mint example so am...
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The adverts introducing the 'new' charger were in the Sept '88 Radio Race Car edition.
Was wondering if someone could help ID this motor... I acquired it in a recent Junior 2 purchase ... Any info would be really cool... maybe I could find a proper decal for it as it has none...also it looks like someone scratched a CY in side of the...
Hello all I am new to this forum and am looking for a little bit of info on a what I believe to be early trinity/losi motor. From what I have found this is a early Motown Missile 12T Quad wind but I am curious about the B marking on the bottom...
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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...
Hello everyone, i bought a gm racing he 4000 with traction control. Does anyone have more information about this esc? I can't find much or anything on the internet
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much is probably identical to the 3000. I would be interested in the traction control setting
Picked this up a while ago but only now having a closer look at it.
It is actually in really nice shape, complete with the original Titan R/C Products wiring and heatsinks. I was after another pink ESC to go with my Tekin one, so this popping up,...
Here's a bit of an unusual one. I received this motor a while back and it has taken a bit of poking around on the Book of Face to find out what it was all about. It turns out three team Demon drivers by the names of Simon Tooley, Chris Boakes and...
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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...
One lot of motors I came across included a nice selection of brushed motor maintenance tools and replacement brushes. However, many of the brushes are without eyelets. I don't prefer soldering shunts to brush hoods. Has anyone located a source of...
Is there anyone who reproduces shrink wrap to make a new nimh sub-c cell look like an old 2000 or 3300? I think it would be a neat idea. Any advice? Thanks in advance.
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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.
Hi guys, I'm going to use the Trinity comm lathe bought months ago and I need to know wich is the proper motor to use in. It came with a Fantom stock motor but I would like to know if a silver can will do the job or if it's better to keep the...
Hey, seeing if anyone has information on this motor. It was in an rc12i I bought years ago. Thanks.
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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)
have trade a old Rocket 6R controller from Christian Sterr Munich.
In about 1885 we use this controller in our Buggys here in area Munich. We had races around Zimmermann store with Theo Bickhard and Mr. Blümel for race lap controll. The...
My RC history is all with NiCd batteries. For them, the general rule was to fully discharge before recharging. I'm using NIMH now because I'm not quite ready to jump to Lipo batteries. I'm not really sure what proper cycling and conditioning is for...
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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...
Anyone know why there would be a schottky diode on the power side of my Rx? Is it just an interference thing? I am curious if it is somehow a voltage thing, because I am not sure if I can throw 7.2v directly at the FP-R2H Rx. I haven't been able to...
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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...
In my rc10t2 I had been running an associated DS spec motor that came with the car. Yesterday it started letting out a lot of smoke. It doesn't seem like it's over geared, it wasn't hot. as well the esc and the battery seemed to be just fine.
It...
Interesting little gems just popped up in a bag of stickers i received recently. It took me a little while to visualize where these actually went.....
....but they are an original row of the REEDY stickers that went on the Reedy broken-in AE...
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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.
I received a stock Associated Off-Road Stock Motor (Edinger label) in a misc lot of rc parts recently. the motor has been opened by previous owner and the end bell modified with new slots cut for the can tabs to be reattached with significantly...
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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...
Can anyone help with some info on Extreme motors please? I found pretty much nothing other than a couple of winds listed in the sticky in this section.
Just got a couple as I remember seeing them in the magazines in the early 90's (I think) and I'm...
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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...
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve looked at this motor and never realized that the word Super is an additional decal on top of the can sticker. Why is this? I’ve seen plenty of Mr. Outlaw motors without it. Is there a difference?...
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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.
Going back a bit here.... almost to the beginning of Demon.
This is in remarkable condition, with the original dating sticker still intact - '802 330' indicating a Feb 1980 build date, unit number 330.
The Demon 1 was forward only, the 2 had...
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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...
I've tried to settle on a standard configuration of Dean's 4 pin micro plug connectors for brushed motors and Traxxas iD connectors for battery/ESC/charger, but now am finding that with my small collection of brushless motors I have some 3.5mm...
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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...
I've been lurking for a while, and have recently gotten back into my RC10's. Now I need some help - I picked up a box of vintage parts locally with RC10, Tamiya, and Kyosho parts, among others, and it included what appears to be a...
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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...
The Kyosho Rev series motors were intended for boats and planes. The marine motors feature water cooling while the plane motors have fan cooling. I have here a Rev300T. There was also a Rev300S. It's an interesting motor to look at as it appears to...
Evening all! I was lucky enough to score what looks to be a good working condition Novak 410-HPc esc last night! Been looking for one for a while as a backup to an excellent condition 410-M1c I scored from a great guy/seller a few months back. Photo...
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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.
Curious what people think about an old Novak versus say a standard Hobbywing 1080. In reality is the 1080 just a better option if vintage aesthetics do not matter and one is trying to make a reliable brushed runner?
The 1080 has programmable levels...
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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.
Has anybody heard of or got any info on this please? I am struggling to find anything online. I took an eBay punt because it looked nice :lol:
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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...
Hi all as above after some 27Mhz Crystals, AM and FM for some projects please if anyone has anything to sell or trade.
Also keen on any futaba S132-H servos if anyone would like to sell or trade?
I've seen a few brushed ESCs that advertise they will run 550s but the motor turn limit is usually lower than what 540s it'll run. The Traxxas XL-5 is a good example, 12T 550 vs 15T 540. Why is that? Wouldn't a torquey 550 pull more amps and strain...
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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...
In my collection of vintage ESCs, a couple of them have had some clunky on/off switches added in place of the original switch. Does anyone have a preferred mini switch they would recommend? It doesn't have to be period correct. Just looking for...
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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...
So I picked up a vintage, hand-built drag car on Ebay a while back and just got to unpacking things. Found this wicked homebrew set up. I'm assuming it's a slot car handle out back? Thought I'd share!
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The guy in my profile avatar is using an early (c. 1982) radio with slot car controller.
I read some informative posts here about how good/cheap the Hobbywing 1060 brushed ESC is for a brush-motored basher. I looked around Amazon and eBay and found quite a few ESCs from random far east brands and vendors that all looked suspiciously...
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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.
Going through my stash for the first time in a long while, I found three of these things that I used back in the day. IIRC, they supposedly bring a used NiCd pack down to a safe level for recharging after use, or leaving it on for storage so the...
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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.
I know its probably been covered a milion times but the searching can be a pain! I don't mind links to help point me the the stuff I am asking about though.
First are my cars, esc's and motors. All 1990's stuff. I have a few radios from then too...
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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...
Recently picked up a Trinity Monster Horse Power motor and wanted to check its not a fake label, I remember on this forum a few years back that there was a number of fake motor labels doing the rounds.
Everything looks legit on the motor, but...
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Is Trinity stamped on the bottom of the can or no? Good to know. Thanks for posting your motor.
Epic.
If you click on the pics, you can zoom in.
I was talking about at bottom of the can, not on the endbell.
As I have been reminiscing about the British heatsink ESC era, and steadily collecting up a few Demon and Nosram esc's, I have started also looking into Laser offerings, mainly due to a build I am working on which originally pictured in late 80's...
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For comparison, here's the earlier pre-FET Laser Compact (i believe it to be this model or very similar), the layout is the same as above with the relays on the opposite side of the board.
I'm not so assiduous in posting here (but I lurk alot), I need infos about the LRP Motor shown below (model, year).
I bought it new in pack som years ago (and another some weeks ago) and the only extra info is a handwritten label sticked on the...
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This is the second LRP Super Series I've bough several week ago and destinated to my Tamiya TA01 restomod project. Ony yesterday I've found some time to open it... it's full of wire! 13x6 turn of 0,25 wire if I'm not wrong.
I bought a vintage Novak Duster ESC which is rated at 250A. I read that it can handle 14t motors at 7.2V.
What does it change if I use it at 4.8V? Can I use a lower turn motor in this configuration (let's say 12t)?
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