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 got this Tekin receiver with a buggy a while ago. Before getting it i never even knew Tekin made receivers :lol: Can anyone tell me if these were any good in their day, and roughly when they were being sold?
Paul.
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The Tekin FM receiver was released in 1992
Tekin AM receiver
I´m not sure for AM but for FM you have to use the right crystals otherwise the system doesn´t work. I know some transmitters are using internal frequency multiplication so in reality...
I have a Reedy MVP 24* stock motor I want to run in my gold pan. Any time I to use it the temp goes from cold to HOT in about 2-3 minutes. I took it out of the car and with no load it is warm in 2 minutes and getting very warm by 3 minutes. I can...
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The 24 means 24 degrees advanced. This may be a longshot but if you have the motor hooked up wrong polarity wise the motor will surely heat up. If the armature is difficult to turn by hand this says that either the bearings are not aligned or there...
Anyone familiar with pretty much the end of high performance brushed motoros? I was told, but I dont have much info that these round brushed motors running in at a angle, were when they motors were getting really good, but brishless had pretty much...
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to me adjusting timing is just a pain. you can adjust it and have it sound great then put it in the car and its slow. without a dyno you really dont know what your getting
Saw a Sanwa Gemini Exerd on ebay on Sunday for £35 so bought it. In almost new condition which is amazing but no battery holder. Im going to upgrade it to Frsky 2.4Ghz hack conversion so anyone who has done this please help me out with a few...
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I had one throughout the 90's and never broke mine, but hope a futaba one fits as i cant get a lipo.
For the Epic motors, they have the metal tabs (one on each side opposite of each other) that keep the motor housing or can from turning and for taking them apart. What is the best method for getting the end bell off without mangling up the plastic?...
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That's how I used to do it. Don't forget to cringe when you do it :shock:
I am NOT recommending that method any more than I recommend drilling a fresh tub for servo screw access
Just going through some old pictures on a recovered HD... Not sure who offered this conversion, but there is the brake bias (ok throttle trim) adjuster that AE did offer back in the day. This conversion does not have push forward for brakes , so the...
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i had always heard about them but never seen one - thanks for sharing!
I recently purchased a NIP CAM Vortex modified motor but the label is missing. The package has VOR-MOD 28 written in the corner. I know I can pop it open to see what wind it is, but I'd rather not.
I recently picked up a job lot with a mate and I had my eye on these motors. Whilst they aren't mint new they are going to be used for some of my vintage Kyosho Optima runners.
All were stripped, cleaned then reassembled the best I could. Each has...
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That's true, I always got the sense of quality from Kyosho's cars, even at the lower price points. Maybe it was because they had the reputation of making serious race cars with the Optima & Ultima series and successors...Tamiya was never really...
I am currently working on getting a few old cars running and thought I would open up discussion on what old skool esc people prefer to use.
Is it a Tekin, Novak, Ko, JR ????
I plan to run 1700scrc black cells and either stock or light open motors....
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I just had a look to see what retro ESC are available. Sorry to bring cosmetics into it, but some of them are fairly lairy colours! Novak in bright orange, LRP in bright blue, etc. When building a specific colour themed retro buggy this is a bit of...
I recently picked up these motors in a deal and was wondering what the history might be behind these models.
If you guys know what 'wind's and turn's' they might be I'd like to hear from you.
Many thanks- Jason
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I really like the earlier models as these were what was around back in my race era. It would be good to have a timeline of some kind or even an evolution of the brand.
DSC02139.JPG DSC02139.JPG Hello everyone, i found this in with some slot car stuff at an antique shop. But something tells me its not the correct motor for that box? Could you guys verify that it is or isn't the motor that came in that box? THANKS!
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OK... That's a new one to me. I have a number of Dunn-Tuned AYK motors that are tweaked LeMans items but never have seen a RS540 (with quad mounting holes) before.
Here's another weird one I can't find info on. I've seen similar speed controls that mounted servo style but google and other searches turn up nothing on this.
Anyone have info or paperwork on this? Or know when it was produced?
It's in almost...
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That's in great shape! I was sure I had one of those too, so went digging... but mine is one of the NEA-950 'Inverter' models... and some goose has chopped off both 'ears'. Grumble grumble grumble....
I can't add any info about air supply, but Lightspeed motors out of Ft. Worth, Texas used them in their motors and if you raced in Texas, you had to have one or nobody would talk to you at the track. Really nice motors.
My first RC car, which I've owned less than 6 weeks, is an old, beat up RC10T2. I'm really enjoying playing with it with my son (6). I completely disassembled it and put it back together replacing a few simple parts as needed (new bearings, ball...
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It's been a while but i want to say in the teens- I'd start at a 16-18 and go up as needed. The goal being good run time balanced with good performance. That will cool things off both on the motor and the speed control
I have this stealth ESC, mtronics cap, and Trinity motor I plan on running in a championship edition build. I am having issues finding information regarding the ESC. I spent a fair amount of time, and came up empty handed; I have never seen one....
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RC10resto, it appears as though you are correct! Thank you for the information (I was able to look up the manual and obtain the information I needed).
So I have these two Airtronics receivers, and I;m not sure which order the wires for the servo and speedo should be in due to the discrepancy.. I think that the blue one is a later model z connector, and its wire order is correct as shown, - same...
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Thanks for the answer Alex! After posting that I got to thinking, and looking at the picture, and thought that it was probably just a +/- reversal. Now I know, and won't fry this one! If this one works, it's just a bonus, I assumed that the...
Thought some folks here might get a kick out of this...
I bought this close to 30 years ago (well, actually my parents bought it for me ;) ) at the same time as my first real R/C car, which was a Tamiya Sand Scorcher. I'm still using it today to...
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Very cool. Must bring back a ton of good memories!
Silly question time.
I have a couple of old Novak T4 esc'c that I am wanting to set up in my Losi X2 and PRO. There are two small red wires that exit these units where the receiver and switch wires come out.
Are these power wires for FET servos? If...
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Just wondering if anyone is using these with LiPOs?? I have with mine but the motor seems to get hot quick and I am not sure if its the gearing or the extra power from the lipo.
Thanks
Mark
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I have a reedy quad spec 19t in a b4. the comm is in a terrible state after about twenty minutes running. i have standard wheels and a 23t pinion on an 81t spur. the battery is a 2 cell 5000mah and the esc is an lrp ipc v6.
I have attached a...
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I prefer to use a com cleaner stick as opposed to a qtip. Like this...
Hi fellow vintage radio nutters.
I have a 1024 handset which I would like to convert over to 2.4 spread spektrum. I have plenty of Spektrum receivers and wanted to find out if there's a way to use a Spektrum module for this radio?
Me and the wifey were at the local flea market over the weekend and I came across these on one of the vendor's tables mixed in with some other RC parts and misc. crap. I wasn't going to post it then I said why not. Not sure if I got hosed on the...
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I love flea market finds that charger is really cool wish i had one
Unfortunaely, I've given up on brushed... again ( removed )
I'm now looking for something brushless... but not just ANYTHING brushless, something OLD.
I don't know much at all about the beginnings of the brushless era, and I haven't been able to...
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I got the hacker motor today, and that seems perfect.
I also scored a gtb2 for $50 to replace the original gtb in my sc10, so ill just use the gtb in the 10t.
It really was quite impossible to find much else in my price range.
I pulled this out of of a Monster Beetle I'm going to sell off. I've never seen one, or even heard of the brand for that matter. The MB was all period modified and hadn't been run in forever, so I assume this ESC is of the same era. I spent a lot of...
Hello All, In one of my recent car purchases I got a Novak T4. It is still functional but it seems that the brake mosfet is blown in it. Does anyone remember if the drive mosfet are the same as the brake mosfet? Does anyone remember who made the...
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Yea I am from Toronto. I just checked there is no Sayal in Waterloo but there is one in Cambridge. It is a lot closer than the other stores. Much to my misfortune all of the good electronic component store are almost extinct.
I have this radio with the 302 and 301 receivers and out of the four, three glitch at a range of about 100 with antenna extended fully. I've tried channels 62,63,65,71,89 and all three receivers do the same thing. One of the receivers has no issues...
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Last time my EX10 FM glitched, I sent it back to Helger (KO UK) - they found that the module pin rack (in the radio, not in the module) had started unsoldering itself from the board, they fixed it and my Helios' now worked like new since... it was...
I was hoping someone might be able to shed some light on this... I'm doing a major rebuild/update on my old RC10 Team Graphite (been sitting for around 15 years) but want to keep an old NiCd/brushed ESC and power setup for true vintage...
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Tekin's never used a diode on the motor it is in the case. Only Novak's use an external diode. If I was to make a guess I would day that it is a blown brake fet. If I remember correctly if the heat sinks touched during operation it would blow out...
well i have a novak racer ex hyper fet esc and a trinity monster horsepower pink label motor that i have in my rc10t runner with a novak 2 cell smart stop and i need to know a good starting(safe) gearing setup. the spur is an 87 but im unsure as to...
I have what looks to be a homemade ESC on a RC10 I just got for our RCSoup project. I was wondering if anyone here could shed some light on it?
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That's very cool! I've been wanting to build a simple ESC for a while now. I see diodes on the sides, resisters, the things with heat sinks are most likely mosfets, and trimmer capacitors on top. If you want to try it out, make sure you clean it up...
Right although I've been doing this hobby for 20+ yrs I can't seem to get one of my cars to go forwards when I install the electrics.........
Can someone please help.
Total newbie of 20+ yrs lol
Mick
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It's a brushed motor? Endbell has been rotated :lol: pretty common until someone makes that mistake for the first time, after that they never will do it again.
I´m looking for information which receivers for the old Futaba servoplugs were used around 1982. I have a Futaba R2GS what seems a little older, maybe there are also other receivers with a smaller size.
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I think they might be a bit earlier, but the M series receivers would be about right. I forget the exact model numbers, but i think the 2M was the 2 channel used for cars, although there were loads of versions up to 6M.
Some of you may know that I have been looking for a nice Reedy Sonic for over 3 years, and was not successful until just a few weeks ago. I found and won a nice dirty used one on eBay! Perhaps becoming a lost art, the restoration and rebuilding of a...
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my lathe was a dremel and an edge com stick. :lol:
yes, i was a team member of low buck racing. :wink:
I believe this is my first post. sighned up when i saw the old school electronics forum :-) im try bring back to life some sanyo nicd 2400's and some nimh mached packs from the racing days. Can someone tell me about the lost art of cylcing...
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im after the basics of cell cycling. why are some cells burning up and others not?
new cells don't burn often - older cells do. Simply because the chemistry in them has aged... you can partly revive them but their IR will still be junk.
I have seen different versions on Igarashi motors now.
My Reedy motors have a white endbell, then you can see versions with blue endbell sometimes and recently I got a MRP with black endbell
Someone knows what´s the difference with these different...
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The Parma Ferrari is also balck endbell.
Delta's Igarishi is also blue endball but the vent hole is not drilled on the can. It is a semicircle dremelled at the end of the endbeel. One special features that Delta added is , instead on merely copper...
I have an old KO PROPO Navigator (basically an EX-5) that powers up but doesn't transmit.
I have checked the crystal on another EX-5 and it is OK.
I do have an oscilloscope and am not a complete newbie to electronics, but...
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I remember getting my radio back in the day. I worked at a hobbyshop and we were able to buy everything at cost. The radio feels solid and the strap kept you hand relaxed. I still have my original radio and have picked up 3-4 over the years.
I have seen an old Associated charger #6772 NiCd fast charger what was timercontrolled so something of an early type. This charger could be found at the Associated 1988 catalogue but I think it could be older than that but I have not found anything...
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here's the gold annodized charger. from associated's facebook page.
Does Duratrax or someone make a new ESC with the fitting that will work with my older futaba FP-R112JE receiver ??? Here is a pic of what it looks like...
I am just curious as to what year this servo was first released? It was recommend as the servo to use to restore an old buggy from the 80s with period correct electronics, but I see that you can still buy this servo brand new today?... same servo?...
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My WOIN / Pinky car will use that same servo and Magnum JR radio...They work so why not :) I'm just trying to find a plug and play modern ESC to go with them...
A Diamond Electric Power green label code no 9...On the back card it is listed as a super sprint , ball bearings and 20 turns...Brand new never ran...A Kyosho ROAR 24 degree stock , Associated Edinger Add stock motor and my personal favorite The...
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I don't think i will ever run that one...I have never seen one of those and i have one new with the original package...It will stay on the shelf...
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