Old School Tech Help.
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:59 am
At our local track we decided to start running legends again, but with an easy to grasp amended set of rules that differ from the Legend Spec rules from years past. Our constraints are 27T stock motor, 4 cell NIMH batteries and Spec tires (any spec tire, as long as they are sold as spec).
I am in need of some advice and tricks of the trade on 27T motors and NIMH Battery care. My brother and I have acquired a comm lathe and we run the X-Stock motors with the ball bearings, I am looking for any useful information to get the most out of these motors and keep them running in tip top shape.
I bought used 4 cell 4600 packs (all using EnerG cells) that I am sure we have abuse by just running and charging, rinse and repeat. I am in the market to get a couple new packs to finish the season and I am looking for advice on keeping them running strong for as long as we can without buying new every week. Advice on charging them to get the most out of them would be helpful as well, I know our batteries are dropping off quicker than fellow racers, and the pack I most recently ran for the A main at the last race was just flat from the time i set it on the track.
I know that buying a bunch of motors and a bunch of batteries to cycle through each race with would be ideal, but its not really in the cards. I just need to get the most out of what we have and plan to get. In all honesty most people are just doing the run and charge method, and the class is pretty fun, we have had speed and seen it slowly go away as the batteries are getting abused and the motors are due for some maintenance.
Thanks for any help.
I am in need of some advice and tricks of the trade on 27T motors and NIMH Battery care. My brother and I have acquired a comm lathe and we run the X-Stock motors with the ball bearings, I am looking for any useful information to get the most out of these motors and keep them running in tip top shape.
I bought used 4 cell 4600 packs (all using EnerG cells) that I am sure we have abuse by just running and charging, rinse and repeat. I am in the market to get a couple new packs to finish the season and I am looking for advice on keeping them running strong for as long as we can without buying new every week. Advice on charging them to get the most out of them would be helpful as well, I know our batteries are dropping off quicker than fellow racers, and the pack I most recently ran for the A main at the last race was just flat from the time i set it on the track.
I know that buying a bunch of motors and a bunch of batteries to cycle through each race with would be ideal, but its not really in the cards. I just need to get the most out of what we have and plan to get. In all honesty most people are just doing the run and charge method, and the class is pretty fun, we have had speed and seen it slowly go away as the batteries are getting abused and the motors are due for some maintenance.
Thanks for any help.