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Green speed controllers limit?
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:02 pm
by campbuds
What motors can I match up with the original green speed controller that came with my Championship Edition?
Re: Green speed controllers limit?
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:50 pm
by Charlie don't surf
Mechanical speed controller? If so, not much more than a 19t
Re: Green speed controllers limit?
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:05 pm
by 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.
Re: Green speed controllers limit?
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:55 am
by 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.
Re: Green speed controllers limit?
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:01 pm
by badattitude
Any vintage stock would be good. The blue label associated stock would be best, if you have one.
Re: Green speed controllers limit?
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:30 pm
by campbuds
They want a lot of money for those old stock motors.
Re: Green speed controllers limit?
Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:21 pm
by 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
Re: Green speed controllers limit?
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 1:39 pm
by 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.
Re: Green speed controllers limit?
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:12 pm
by ROH73
campbuds wrote: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.
Re: Green speed controllers limit?
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:51 pm
by 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
ROH73 wrote:campbuds wrote: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.
Re: Green speed controllers limit?
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:28 pm
by ROH73
You can strip it with Purple Power or oven cleaner.