Novak 1/8 Conversion kits

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Originally Posted by NovakTwo

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.



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.

Well, I just shelled out $300 for my Neu and another $400 for my MGM...obviously if you could minimize the pain a little I would be very grateful!

I can't speak to the regulations question...I am a backyard racer/basher. I will say this...I think you should (like you have done in the past) cater to several different types of customers. There are a lot of young folks out there that can't afford $700 for an ESC/Motor combo. There are also others like myself that will pay whatever you want as long as it is top quality merchandise. Then there are the racers...which there are plenty of them here to tell you their thoughts.

[Matthew_Armeni]

What I would like to see, as a basher part time club racer-
(Some of these may be a given but I didn't want to leave any out)
-Programable. The pit wizard was awesome, and it'd be cool to bring it back but being able to hook up to a computer instead of counting blinks of LED's is really great. This is something I really like about my mm.
-Plugs on both sides of the sensor wire- excellent idea suicideneil
-How about bullet plugs for all the wires that go into the ESC? I could make different length motor or battery wires for different cars without having to near my expensive ESC with a hot soldering iron.
-Please no Tamiya connectors, those things need to go away!
-For easier plug and play a built in HVBEC would be awesome, I know the current HV system works without a seperate BEC but only if you're running 2 seperate packs plugged into your seperate connectors, if you're running 1 4S pack you need a seperate BEC, I personally do not like running 2 packs.
-and on the subject of 2 packs, while I don't like it a lot of people do, so 2 connectors like the current HV and a shorting plug with the controller for people like me
-lipo cutoff built-in
-full function fwd/brk/rev/brk only, double pump is the best
-no less than 4S capable(which your current setup has so I'm not worried about that) and some people will want more but at what cost? Is increasing voltage capability something that can be done without a lot of programming? I don't know these things but if so multiple models could be offered, sport, pro, etc. allowing power mongers to get the power they want and new guys (or poor, if you're like me) to go with a less expensive setup
-more than just 2 motor choices, pro and sport models (again, cost)
-and with the motors, how about a flat spot for the pinion screw from the factory? That'd be nice.

Well, that's all I can think of right now, but my big one is it being programable. You guys make awesome products and I'm sure it will turn out well, and opening it up for ideas and comments shows how much you guys listen and care about the consumers, good job.