Thanks for all the inputs on this thread. As i commented on another thread, innovators in R/C products are always in short supply---so support them when you can. Novak was a kitchen table operation for years before we became a "real company". Looking back 30 years, it's something of a miracle that we are still around....
I recently shared the "HV crap" comment with Bob and he's always legitimately perplexed by such criticism (probably because he doesn't read forums regularly!) He said that he's been testing the conversion set-ups with the existing HV BL system---with the 5mm shaft rotor.
I agree that our HV products are badly in need of a makeover and they are pretty far along in the design/prototype phase. The existing items were originally offered as (reasonably priced) upgrades for the E-Maxx size vehicles. At that time, LiPo wasn't a serious consideration.
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My only advice for you (Novak) is that I hope your 1/8th electronics are up to the performance of your race grade 1/10th electronics. Back in my old days of racing 1/10th, Novak was the best. Orange was in all my vehicles. The current HV products just don't seem up to the same quality as your 1/10th race products. Perhaps racing was not the target market for the older HV stuff, and that's fine but 1/8th is a race class. We need race grade stuff. Motors that can deliver performance and speedo's which can handle the heat. 5 minutes doesn't cut it anymore. When I run against Nitro I need something which can handle 15 or better yet 20 minutes of punishment.
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When racing 1/8th Electric, are there any price caps or motor/esc requirements or regulations? ROAR enforces a $129.00 LP for modified BL motors, which will limit future innovation. If there are no 1/8th scale price limits, how much would racers be willing to pay for high performance motors and controllers? In what ways do you think the quality of our HV systems needs to be upgraded.
As before, comments and suggestions welcome.