Hi guys,
I'm trying to convert my nitro 1/8th scale car to electric and looking at brushless systems, anyone got any knowledge or advice on a good combo etc? I have asked on car forums as well but the more help the better :proud:
cheers
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Hi guys,
I'm trying to convert my nitro 1/8th scale car to electric and looking at brushless systems, anyone got any knowledge or advice on a good combo etc? I have asked on car forums as well but the more help the better :proud:
cheers
What budget have you got for it?
I converted a 1:8 scale nitro car to brushless. I recently replaced that system for this:
http://www.team-rcc.org/images/trackstar.jpg
A Trackstar 150A ESC and 2650kv motor, with a programming card. (Ignore the battteries, they are for a feather). The whole set costs about 100 euro. All I needed besides that was a brushless motor mount for it and a battery tray.
im probably looking at that being my max price for converting, as i am planning to use nimh battery packs i already have and chargers etc. dont really want to be buying lipos and more chargers, becuase at the end of the day its for fun i wont be racing or anything
where might i buy such a setup? and is it a speedy one?
thanks for the help
what kind of 1/8 nitro car have you got?
I've heard of people that have succesfully converted hyper 7's to brushless's by using this hobbywing motor/esc kit
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOBBYWING-EZR ... 6rk%3D5%26
looks good, it happens to be a hyper 7 tq sport so spot on :) did that choice work out well for those conversions?
cheers
A Hobbywing 9T motor is a 380 size motor in a 540 size can, not very suited for a 1/8th scale (actually I wouldn't use it in one of my 1/10th scales either).
that motor/esc would work and has worked succesfully, but it is not the best one.
The better ones are these ones, which happen to be more expensive
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOBBYWING-XER ... 443wt_1037
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOBBYWING-427 ... 320wt_1037
have a look at this
http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/topic/13380 ... onversion/
http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/topic/14895 ... Bbrushless
http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/topic/14770 ... 0brushless
thanks for the links :)
My conversion (which is also a Hyper as it happens) is somewhere on that forum as well.
wouldnt mind seeing that :DQuote:
Originally Posted by leorcc
I'm going to put up my mods to my savage xs whenever I get round to it aswell
I've often considered modding my Rustler.
Currently has Nimh bats and brushed 12T motor, but it lacks torque and isn't all that fast, bit of a let down considering I spent a fair amount upgrading it not all that long ago. £60 on an ESC for instance.
What would others do?
What I have done with my Traxxas,Quote:
Originally Posted by PJ-27
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor ... V_60A.html
Amazing speed for just 50 GBP, including motor, ESC, wiring and programmer. And yes it also accepts nimh.
Thanks!
That's a pretty good alternative. My Nimh are all knackered so would rather run Li-Po, which I couldn't do with the ESC I currently have.