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What's the verdict on the LRP IPC Generation Plus v4.1 ESC? It has forward/reverse, 5V output voltage (should work with Futaba Magnum Jr. receiver), works with 4 - 8 cells, 13T+ motors...what I can't determine is if it will work with both brushed & brushless motors. Your opinions?

If anyone has a spare Kyosho gold endbell, PM me...I need one.

Not true. Electricity is electricity. Doesn't matter if it's coming from a car battery, 8 volts is the same no matter what. NiCd batteries HAVE GOT to be ancient at this point, though, as I don't think they haven't been on the R/C market in well over a decade. That in itself could be the source of ...

Poo...that's not encouraging. Fortunately, it's only going to cost me $16.50 plus shipping. I kind of figured the components included with the Associated SC10 would've been more robust! Are they known for being that prone to failure, or were you just really unlucky?

I managed to score a nice group of items on eBay sold as a lot, it must've gone under most people's radar...it included an Associated SC200 ESC (17T+ with reverse), 2 motors (SC10 RTR, Reedy Radon 30,000 rpm), 1903 servo, old HPI Racing 1300 mAh NiCad battery pack (didn't need this) and brush cutter...

I am about in the same boat. I raced in the late 80's early 90's then school, wife, kids,etc. Now my son is 7 and we have gotten back into it. I actually think the brushless are eaiser to figure out once you get the hang of the quick math. In the kV the k is rpm and the V is volts. RPM's per Volt. ...

The 240sb is 19 turns, 360G is 18 turns, and the 480G is 25 turns. Yep, I have all that info listed in the little manual I have from those motors. They have different thicknesses & windings of wires. Of the aforementioned motors, the 240SB has a much higher RPM than the others, close to 30,000 ...

I have had many and no real complaints. My favorite is the Castle Mamba Max Pro. It will handle anything, brushed, brushless, sensored, non sensored, USB programable, and the Pro is now ROAR approved in case you want to slap it into something and race. For around $125 it is bullet proof and ready f...

I dug through some old boxes and found a Tower Hobbies catalog from 1986 I believe. Who else remembers that Optimas took 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, and 10th place in the ROAR Nats back in the day? That ought to be pretty influential, at least with regards to historical significance.

I was hoping some of you could give me your suggestions on what ESC units I could consider buying, given my needs and my current equipment. I'll provide as much info as I can, and if you need anything more, please let me know. The candidate: Kyosho Turbo Optima that will have front one-way diff, has...

The Salute is a cute idea...I believe someone on the forum commented that the Salute must've been designed by George Jetson. Indeed...you can almost hear that sound of Jetson's bubble-topped spaceship when you look at the Salute.

Thanks guys. Mr. ED, that's a cool mod, I remember reading your thread on that (Kyosho Hotshot). ;) I remember drooling over the Hotshot--this was when I was rockin' The Frog--but when it came time to buying my next car, I was working in a hobby store and saw practically every car from the 80's up c...

Thanks again, gentlemen. Would anyone have a close-up picture of how the 3 would look when soldered? And I assume the orientation of the 3 capacitors themselves doesn't matter?

I actually had checked their entire website, which is rather unintuitive and parts are non-functional. They don't really categorize their parts separately, you have to search by car (obviously I don't have a Hot Bodies or HPI car, so that wasn't too helpful). About all they had was a keyword search....

Actually, the broken one was broken by me, while trying to move it aside to check out the brushes. And strangely, glitchy radio issues were something I never had problems with on this car. My radio performance was flawless. I'll follow your suggestions, all the same.