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...
Had a cobra comm lathe, trinity motor machine, and several le mans motors years ago, when brushless came on the scene sold it all off! (never sell your cool shit)
Been miserable ever since. At that time i had a new 480t and 360gold, plus some used...
I picked up some old Tamiya stuff and cant seem to get the Tx hooking up with the Rx. Have tried a few variations. The one common is the same set of crystals.
Do they fail after some time?
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Very old thread, I know, but I am new to the site and reading up on old stuff when I should be working :lol: Yes, crystals can go bad. A crystal is just a wafter that vibrates at the frequency indicated when electricity is applied. They don't expire...
Anyone remember Team Ugly quick battery change from late 80s? They were used during oval racing back then and some were simple but effective for under 3 second battery changes. I need some help with better photos of this setup especially the...
I have a need for some of these old style connectors but don't recall the name of them. Is there a source to obtain a few? I have several cars needing them and would like to keep them original as possible.
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Awesome! Thanks for jogging my memory! I think I may have to go with version 1 :shock:
As per title, an early esc by I & D electronics, also responsible for the Spectron lexan car. Haven't had a good look at it yet or tried to see if it works. The Parma motor looks to have been supplied by MG.
It's not overly massive considering it's...
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It has an awesome name! That would be good enough for me. Nice find.
Note, I'm not asking how much something may be worth, I know that's verboten. The title is probably poorly worded. I'm just wondering if there's folks who still like to use old long-antenna crystal-based radios for nostalgia's sake? Personally can't...
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I know someone with some yard tools to offer in trade.
Anybody know anything about old Revtech motors? I've got a mint one, but don't know much about it. It's can is silver and has just a simple Revtech sticker on it. The sticker is clear with Revtech written on it twice. It came in a motor case labeled...
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Pretty sure it's a 19turn triple wind. However, if you have a silver dot with the same can/color motor label, it's a 19 turn double. I've got both, but in all honesty....you never really know what you have until you open the can. It was sooo easy to...
Just wondering what everyone uses?
I've been running the old school Trinity oil forever, but my supply is just about out. Is there something newer better I'm missing?
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Or whatever reel bearing oil that you can find locally. Just be sure to get oil, not one of the high speed lubricants (like Hot Sauce).
Nice, thanks for posting. This stuff is 3.2 times cheaper per volume than the 1UP Racing clear bearing oil...
Hello folks, I am getting back into the hobby and would like to get some of my older cars and trucks working again. I would like to build my own packs but don't know who makes a quality sub c cell anymore ( does anyone?)
Bit of a scoop here... I seem to have stumbled across a bit of a Novak servo haul.
I have been on the lookout for a Novak NES-1A servo for my Demon MF-1 1/12th build and nothing much has come up for a while..... then out of the blue a couple of...
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This is how they ended up when i sorted through the box. Quite a nice lot considering. i have sent some of these off to be built back up into (hopefully) functioning units again. There were loads of misc NES-1A servo parts in the box, motors, gears...
I am trying to wrap up my Sledgehammer, and have run into a snag. The Traxxas 2201 Tx does not have St and Th reversing switches, and my XL-1 ESC is interpreting forward as reverse, and vice versa. I could reverse motor wires, but I don't know if...
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Now you know three ways to reverse the controls :lol: :mrgreen:
Hi all - I have a new-to-me 480 Gold which is in marginal shape but I didn’t mind cosmetics too much as was going to use in a vintage, light-duty, occasional runner.
Problem is the mounting holes on the can are stripped - including one from each...
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I use one of these for many small bit/tap/reamer tools.
I was trying to find some info on this motor...reading online, I saw an article that said this was wound as a 14/4. Assuming that's correct, did this particular motor - same label, etc, come in any other winds?
I put this in my JRX2, and it is...
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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 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...
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