Tekno Announces Release of New Lektron Motors
 

It is amazing at how popular 1/8 electric has become. It seems every month some one is coming out w/new products. More choices for us hopefully will translate into great products at good prices!

Looks perty, I'm too lazy to look up more info on it. Is it sensored?

Any information about price?

More info will be available soon. These motors will be available to dealers (i.e. RC-Monster :) so they should be readily available once they release. MSRP of $179.99 is likely.

Will more choices...kv... be avail. at some point? Also, are these designed for truggy or buggy?

is there anything special about these new motors?

Perhaps more kv's will be added as time goes on, but 1500 (6s), 1800 (5s) and 2200 (4s) covers all of the common racing setups. It is expensive to add winds so we are starting with what we know works. All of the Tekno drivers were using these at Silver State and Nitro Pit Challenge this year (Drew Moller, Rhonda Skelton, Chad Bradly, Zac Burnside, Ryan Hughes) with great results. They have held up as good as any motor we've tested over the years, run cool, fast and efficient.

They are for buggies (it's in the pic, 'Perfect Motor for 1/8th Buggy' :).

Yes, they are square can motors with great cooling features (fins and integrated 40mm fan mount). They will bolt directly to any Tekno RC V3 kit or can be used just about anywhere else (front mounted applications). Integrating the mount makes them lighter than any other mount/motor solution on the market. Large ABEC 5 bearings, as efficient and powerful as anything in the market specifically for buggies (i.e. 1512's, Castle, Tekin, Novak, Medusa etc.)

Are these still based on the Neu motors?

Neu is not manufacturing these for us and the design is different as well. We have worked with some other manufacturers to get these done without them costing $250. We also wanted to make sure that other dealers would be able to carry them at a decent cost to the consumer. Our Tekno Neu series will exist along side the Lektron series.

Eta?

Hopefully just a few more weeks. We ran production samples at Silver State, so we're close.

Very nice! Good work guys!

Two pole or 4 pole? or ?

Can't wait to see somebody take it apart to have a look inside. xx pole rotor? xx slots stator? Kavlar/carbon fiber wrapped rotor? winding lead/ silicone flexible wire/ solder tabs? .........

Are any numbers known? Rm, Io@V, cont input power and so on?

Rcx 2009
 

Hey Tekno,

Will you guys be at RCX in Pomona next weekend? I am itching to get my hands or eyes on a Lektron motor and the 8T 2.0 conversion. What's the pre-order date for the 8T 2.0 kit?

We won't be at RCX as an exhibitor, but we may stop in to check out the new stuff coming out. Losi 2.0 conversions are about two weeks away. I don't think we'll do a pre-order this time. When they are on the site, that means they are available. We should have enough to fill initial orders.

These new motors look to be awesome but the square can on Mikes motormounts?Is this a issue.

The option to mount using the faceplate mounting holes is still there. Shouldn't be an issue.

...the lektron 2200kv has the exact same specs as the medusa 36-60-2200

For both motors:
Max Amps: 123A
Continuous: 102A
Io: 2.8
Rm: 0.004
Max Volts: 27V
Watts: 920W

The only difference is weight:
Medusa 36-60-2200: 290g
Lektron: 310g

With the new motors out, will you still restock the Tekno RC Edition Neu motors, e.g. 1512/2Y/F ? All 1512 are out of stock at the moment.

The Tekno guys will chime in on this one.....I actually had the same question as you. From what I was told over the phone the Lektrons will phase out the the Tekno Nue motors eventually. For some reason, Nue has been having a hard time with their quality control.

:gasp: I didn't know Neu was having QC problems, I have a Tekno Neu and it's a top-notch motor. It'll be a shame if they quit selling them, we'll still have CC Neus but there isn't as much variety to them. The new Lektrons are made by MedUsa research, right?

I actually have a standard finned 1512 that still runs awesome. That motor is what makes me love Nue motors, runs cool and strong for both buggy and truggy. Unfortunately, I am on my 3rd Tekno Nue 1515 3D motor after the first 2 overheated during a usual trackday. The boys at Tekno totally took care of me on the first one, I had to send the 2nd one to Nue and they gave me the usual "we will cover it this time, but not next time" verbal spanking.

I didn't get the verbal spanking for mine, I used screws that were a bit too long and screwed up my coils. $105 isn't a bad price considering it was a total write-off and I should be able to get $200 for it.

The verbal spanking was worth it as they repaired/replaced my 1515 3d Square can for free. I think Nue's are great motors and don't mind paying for repairs as long as I can get some decent life out of it. I think the 1515 3d's were plagued with some disease as they were commonly being overheated. There have been some other size Tekno Nue's being complained about but they haven't been consistently breaking like the 1515 3d.

I am really interested in running a Tekin motor for the truggy and the buggy with the MMM to see how well those do. I was thinking about running the RX8 but was reading on rctech.net that for 6S the LVC can only be set to 18.0 and not higher. I didn't like that (though it should be a quick fix for Tekin) as I set mine between 18.6 - 19.0 volts for safety. If you run 4s or 5s, it should be a great speed control.

Any chance i can safely run the 1800Kv or 1500Kv in a truggy on 5s ?
If not what alternative would you recommend?

Thx a bundle

These are not intended for truggy use. They are just a tad too small. Go with a 1515 or 1512 based motor instead (1515/2.5D or 1512/3D).

Thanks you very mch, nice and quick reply'ed also:intello:

I will look into the ones you advise.

Thanks you guys

Do I need a fan on the motor (Lektron 2200) in a Losi 8ight 1.0 Buggy ? After 10 minutes it is about 74 degrees C hot (gearing 45/15)

I wouldn't think so... you could gear down the pinion a tad if you have the room for it, but a fan wouldn't hurt it if you wanted to run one i think... My tekno neu 1512 gets around those temps in my RC8, and it's fine =)

But it isn´t a neu 1512 ...;) The manual tells : Don´t let the temperature go above 78 C ... So if I drive a 20 minutes main I will run into problems ...

thats a good point - my temps are almost at that after a 20 minute main, not 10 minutes....

Try gearing down on the pinion, and lose some weight if its possible... it should run a bit cooler then... or simply add the fan and see how it goes =)