Green speed controllers limit?

[campbuds]

What motors can I match up with the original green speed controller that came with my Championship Edition?

[Charlie don't surf]

Mechanical speed controller? If so, not much more than a 19t

[campbuds]

yes, the mechanical one.

i remember just throwing any old motor at it as kid and over heating and falling apart so I want to be sure. I am putting it back in the RC10 I am restoring.

[shirochanwrx]

A modern 19T might even be too much for it. The newer brushed motor have so much draw, they'd be like a much hotter motor (i.e. lower turns) back in the day.

I would be really careful to not trash a nice vintage mechanical speed control. I would stick with very mild vintage mod motors, or better yet, a modern 27T stock motor.

Just my two cents. I mean, I remember burning MSCs up in the bad old days just using stock motors, too.

[badattitude]

Any vintage stock would be good. The blue label associated stock would be best, if you have one.

[campbuds]

They want a lot of money for those old stock motors.

[campbuds]

Picked up a used stock motor for 20 on eBay

All I need to complete it are the wing tubes and nose brace tubes. Both seem impossible to find

[Cronus]

I have been running a newer 17x2 motor in through the mechanical speed controller on my rig for some time now. Haven't had any issue with it so far.

Of course now that I say that my buggy will catch fire the next time I take it out to play.

[ROH73]

All I need to complete it are the wing tubes and nose brace tubes. Both seem impossible to find

Get these and strip the annodizing. Give a quick rub with a little metal polish and they look great.

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LX2774&P=7.

Both tubes can also be easily made out of 3/16" diameter thick wall aluminum tubing.

[campbuds]

I have a spare set of those. How do you strip the anondizing? Guess I could just buff those out. Thanks!

now I just need the wing tubes

All I need to complete it are the wing tubes and nose brace tubes. Both seem impossible to find

Get these and strip the annodizing. Give a quick rub with a little metal polish and they look great.

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LX2774&P=7.

Both tubes can also be easily made out of 3/16" diameter thick wall aluminum tubing.

[ROH73]

You can strip it with Purple Power or oven cleaner.