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Just a thought. I have an old Traxxas XL-1, and wonder if I can use it and a 6-Cell to make a decent compact "power supply" for a lathe. I dont see why not, but what do I know? I dont want to ruin anything.

hey,
cool idea. i think it would work but i think you would still need a radio to make the motor go just like in an rc. unless you can set it up somehow to just run.

i think a good idea too, would be to use a mechanical speed control and you can just move the wiper arm by hand to control the speed. instead of using a servo, this would eliminate the radio. just my idea? not sure if it would work.

hope this helps just my 2 cents.

peace,
gamma

Yeah I use a mechanical speed control on mine, works well

The XL-1 has a "Screw" that sets it for Neutral when the Tx Trigger is at Neutral. I was thinking you could use that to set the Lathe Motor Speed. You would just have to turn it up. If youve ever Set Up a XL-1, that might make sense. Point is, I dont believe you would need a Tx, you should be able to adjust the speed on the ESC itself.

hehe thats interesting one. Yes a mechanical speedo would work for that... but why not just take two cells off the battery and use it directly

I just use a four cell battery with an old stock motor. I would think if you spin it too slow it isn't going to cut right.

well that sort of depends more on the bit then the speed, if it spins TOO fast (like mod motor fast) the arm will hop in the lathe and make a big mess hehe. The standard has always been 4cell and a stock motor though and its probably far easier to do that and put a switch inline then it is to hook up mech speedos and worry about shorts, etc

I use a 4 cell battery as well. I like the idea of an ESC though. I just rigged my lathe to a switch and just plugged the battery and turned the lathe ON. A 4cell shouldn't be too much juice for the lathe.


interesting idea though for the MSC or an ESC. I have a small lathe w/ a makeshift case, no space for much else. I might look for a spare ESC though and see.



MOmo

Well, it just so happens, I have several Brand New MSCs I dont/wont use, and only a couple extra ESCs. So, I believe I will be hooking up one of the MSCs for my Lathe.

Although I have several ruined Stick Packs that probably have 1 or 2 good cells in them, I think I would rather see if I could salvage enough of them for some Side X Side Packs (which I COULD also run the MSC/Lathe with).

Thanks Guys