I have one of those on my toothbrush-less I think :lol:

The 1717 is pretty big to a 1/10 motor. But that outrunner is a like the size of my oil filter.


Here is my comparison

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/DSCF0482.jpg
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z...r/DSCF0480.jpg

Hehehe! When I ordered that outrunner it was the biggest motor Hobbycity had at that time.

@Snellemin: You got 2 sexy pletti's, those are niceee.

Just received an email from Thomas that the motors were processed and shipped on 15 Oct 2010. That's great. However, I'll be receiving an air version of the 1717 instead of a car version.

Thomas, I replied your email. Thanks a lot for your help.

Hello Castle

Received my motor's today :party:

Every thing was as ordered.

Thanks for the great deal :party:

+1 on that. I recieved 2 x 1520's toay. Looks awesome.

Thanks for a great deal Castle.

Just got my replacement rotor/shaft! Thanks Castle!

Just got an email from my wife that there is a package from Kansas waiting for me when I get home in Japan.

Kudos goes to the Castle team and more specifically to Thomas. Thank you very much.

Got my 1518 today, perfect fit in my F8T, just enough room. Thing is going to rock.

Just had to get a 1717... Can't wait to try it in my Losi XXL!

EDIT: received a shipping confirmation early this morning(day after) so thanks castle!!!

The last month I placed 1 order for a 1520 and 1717 heli and received:
Day 1: 1520 / 1717 heli
Day 1 (other package) : 1717 heli
Day 8: 1520 and 1717 heli
No idea why I received the other three motors. I checked my credit card and CC did reduct money for these motors, though I never ordered these. No problem though, I will just sell them over here, will probably make some money off of them. To much trouble for everyone to go and send motors back and forth.

I've recently put the 1520 in my Flux XL on 4S and it was ''okay'' just waiting on 5S LiPo's to come in stock so I can see what this motor can really do.

Thanks CC, awesome products and awesome CS!

p.s. oyeah, will be sending in a MMM for warranty repair pretty soon :(.

Why not just send back the motors? I'm sure CC would provide you with a prepaid postage. They are too good to us to not do the right thing by them. At least give them the opportunity.

ben

It's simple:
1. I don't want to have the extra trouble, (nor does CC)
2. Castle didn't calculate shipping costs, so I got the motor pretty cheap, hence I can ''earn'' money selling them. There are several people I know who wanted a motor but didn't had a credit card of similar, I will sell them a motor for a very fair price :wink:

I'm 100% sure CC would take them back if I would ask them.

The right thing to do is to ask them. I surprised no one else has chimed in on this. It was a mistake that you received the extra motors. You shouldn't be profiting from it.

I can speak from first hand experience that CC has excellent customer service that typically extends past what they would legally be responsible to provide. For example, replacing a part part even though the warranty has expired. They deserve the opportunity to receive back the merchandise they sent you by mistake.

On the other hand, if you do reach out to them and they tell you to not worry about it, then no harm done.

ben

You're getting bent out of shape over nothing. CC charged him for the motors. What's the big deal?

Looking back, you are right. Not sure how, but I thought they didn't charge him for the extra motors.

:lol:

ben

The post was edited. I'm pretty sure I read they didnt charge him at first, also. Now its says they charged him.

I don't think someone would come into a CC forum to brag about CC accidentally mailing them free stuff.

Too late.

I don't know what I edited (prob. some typo's), but I'm pretty sure I stated that they did charge me the motors before the edit. Like said before, there's indeed no point in saying here that I got free motors (duhh).

Though a member on a Dutch forum did get three motors twice. He asked CC what to do with them and they said he could keep them (not sure if that's true, but that's what he posted).

I must have read it wrong too them. Oh well. I hope you are enjoying the motors, like me. I'm still trying to figure out what to do with the 1717's I ordered.

Same here ;) But I have good news.

FLM is coming out with a new set of TVP's in about two weeks. This set will handle a 1717 + 6S LiPo between the TVP's :)

Thats good news... Might mean I get my 1717 back from Jamie ;)

Nice. XL? XXL?

Jamie was working on a Baja style version so XXL - fingers x's

My own Savage to Baja conversion with 560mm wheelbase
Place for batteries up to 157x74x55mm and 1717 motor sizes.
I'm using 7075 Aluminium for TVP's and motor-servo-battery plates.

Dejan
http://s6.mojalbum.com/flux-truggy-f...m_18273636.jpg

That's nice, but why not put the motor up front like some of the better conversions. I sold my TCS 5B because all it did was wheelie.

TCS uses stock savage rear dogbone, this one is moved forward and it uses xl size rear dogbone.

Here is the picture from test cuts, i made and weight distribution.

http://s6.mojalbum.com/flux-5b-t-fot...m_18250308.jpg

Oh ok, that's a lot better then. The weight difference between the 1717 and the titan 550 in your mock up shouldn't be a problem.

How'd you machine that?

With CNC mill.
I hope I will mill all parts till weekend and then show A complete Piece.

I will offer this product online, but I'm still waiting my custom dogbones from 303 stainless steel.

p.s.: The Titan is 775 :)
Dejan

Note he also has the batteries inside the chassis. As I recall you didn't. This helps a lot with the weight distribution.

That's correct, but batteries up front wouldn't have helped nearly enough. I'll have to post a video of my 5B on asphalt. Simply moving the batteries up front wouldn't have solved my problems.

You might be surprised. 5S/6S batteries are fairly heavy. However, yes I suppose that the traction would probably increase when running on asphalt. Much different than on grass, loose dirt, etc.

Yeah, I was only running 4s. 2 hard case 2s Turnigy lipos. With 5s/6s, I'd think it would be even more likely.

I was using the Terrapin tires, not sure if their large diameter had any effect on it.

Because of this, in my TVP's motor is moved 60mm forward compared to TCS.

Dejan

This is my baby, a GST with a new 1717 from Castle moving Sale! Thx Castle!

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/o...y/DSCN6449.jpg

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/o...y/DSCN6445.jpg

:surprised::surprised::surprised:
http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/o...y/DSCN6447.jpg

A medusa 36-80-1600 compared to the big brother
http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/o...y/DSCN6442.jpg

very nice gst, i take it the motor mount is custom?

Nice motor mount maneba.

Yes, made by a friend of mine with cnc, but he did it without thinking too much.
A lot of measures are wrong and i've made a lot of work to make it functional.
Distance between spur and pinion, holes for the tvp, distance from ground and position of the center diff are wrong. I milled the motor mounts by myself and builded two carbon plates to fit them in the chassis.

But is another story.

Any chance there is someone who got the 1520 and would like to trade for a 1717 car version? I have a 1717 that I've run twice at the track, and now I'm thinking I should have gotten the 1520 instead.

ben