why do some dislike clutches?

[its me]

Little off topic but has any one had/tried clutches on a outrunner Direct to diff set up? Thinking out loud but wouldn't that take some torque and cogging out of the direct to diff set up, then you guys wouldn't have to use HV tp get past the cogg?

[_paralyzed_]

I was born with a club face and had to attend a special school as a youth. I was too young to know any better, but the principal gave "special" attention to some of the weaker boys. He stole my innocence. That principal was a clutch, and ever since then I have never liked clutches.........

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

I was born with a club face and had to attend a special school as a youth. I was too young to know any better, but the principal gave "special" attention to some of the weaker boys. He stole my innocence. That principal was a clutch, and ever since then I have never liked clutches.........

Club face huh? "Special" attention to the weaker boys? I almost thought you were serious...

[_paralyzed_]

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

That was good, even by my standards.

[_paralyzed_]

it was all worth it!

[mk351e]

should have mentioned that I WILL be using mechanical brakes for this setup, not the motor. My only reason for wanting to use the clutch is simply to take the stress of shock from a landing off the motor, nothing else really. I do agree with everything said so far about the clutch adding stress to the system b/c of weight, etc., but what about the shock to the driveline during a landing?? Can't be good for the motor, no?

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by mk351e

should have mentioned that I WILL be using mechanical brakes for this setup, not the motor. My only reason for wanting to use the clutch is simply to take the stress of shock from a landing off the motor, nothing else really. I do agree with everything said so far about the clutch adding stress to the system b/c of weight, etc., but what about the shock to the driveline during a landing?? Can't be good for the motor, no?

This is why a slipper would be nice, can't wait for mike's slipperential to come out. I want one for my hyper st, as I really want to race that truck!

The elimination of cogging has probably already been covered here. But I also found another advantage on my Losi Truggy. The "direct drive" spur/pinion made my 1515/1y run hotter probably due to the load on the motor to get the larger truggys moving from a dead stop. With the clutch, you can get the rpm up on the motor before it is "loaded" up. On a side note, I put a really small outrunner( that had no business being in there) in my 8ight-T, spur/pinion it would overheat the motor and ESC right away. With the clutch, I ran an entire 5000 mah pack and the motor never went above 90 degrees and the ESC ran about 120-125.

So, would the clutch allow for more motor options?

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by its me

Little off topic but has any one had/tried clutches on a outrunner Direct to diff set up? Thinking out loud but wouldn't that take some torque and cogging out of the direct to diff set up, then you guys wouldn't have to use HV tp get past the cogg?

I thought about this too, and decided that a larger clutch than a std 1/8 nitro would be required due to the lack of any gear reduction that a direct to diff setup has. Maybe a clutch out of a 1/5 scale would work? But two would be needed, one on each end of the motor.

[its me]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

I thought about this too, and decided that a larger clutch than a std 1/8 nitro would be required due to the lack of any gear reduction that a direct to diff setup has. Maybe a clutch out of a 1/5 scale would work? But two would be needed, one on each end of the motor.

My thoughts exactly then you could keep brake bias AND have a super low to the ground COG :)