Losi 8IGHT Brushless Kit and ESC/Motor Combos

[tc3_racer_001]

looks like the ones on hobbycity... and they are 1/2 the price there... but the larger ones dont exist on their site yet.... perhaps soon

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Originally Posted by Finnster

Cool, they have a $80 conv kit too for the 8. That motor mount looks suprizingly similar.....

Does anyone see the the esc only price? It just may come out before the MMM does. Novak is the one really screwed here tho. The HV system just looks like a dinosaur. I don't understand what they are doing trying to milk that thing out w/ "5mm upgrade" kits when now the OEMs have better controllers. Nice going losi (and nice to see they got it out before TRX ;) )

$189.99 for the ESC by itself. It is due Mid September.

Anyone know how makes the Lipo Batteries for Losi?

[jhautz]

They are all on horizon now with pricing.

http://search.horizonhobby.com/index...d=11BE23513ECA

$189 for the esc only and $334 for the esc/motor combo. Not bad. Might look into testing one. Looks like its designed for racing, nothing more than 5s is needed for racing.

Looks solid from the specs. I cant seem to find dimensions on the esc. Id like to kow how big. it sounds like what I wanted from CC. A MM that supports 5s and a built in switching BEC. If its not much bigger than a MM (it looks like it wont be) it should be a very nice choice for a race setup.



Lutach will be disapointed with only 5s.

[jhautz]

looks like from the motor combos and voltage limits they are shooting for motor rpms arond 25,000. Not very high. but most likely very eficient and cool running. Also based on those rpms and the 15T and 16T pionin an45T spur that is suppiled in ther conversion kit they are targeting speeds of only around 35mph. Very tack oriented looking sertup IMO. 35mph is probably not going to satisfy the basher.

Looking forward to seeing how it works out for them. This will certainly mean that the losi guys will have an easy path to the electric side. and I'm gonna bet that the winter racing scene indoors this year is littered with electric Losis. It looks like a total no brainer drop in system. Just buy the losi battery, esc, motor, and conversion kit.

In a way I am disapointed though. Everyone was hoping for a buggy designd from the ground up for electric power, at least thats what I was hoping to see from Losi. This is nothing more than a factory branded conversion kit. Not really different from what has already been available from RCmonster and others for a long time. Good to see the big guys gettting into the game. Still... I think I was hoping for a bigger splash. Still need to buy a nitro roller and toss out the nitro related bits.

I wonder if they have an Eight-E Race Roller planned for the near future, or even an Eight-E RTR.

[jhautz]

Motors are 4 pole like the Neu and Plet so the esc should run a Neu just fine.

Today is a historic day for Electric RC! Losi has redeemed themselves (in my eyes)! Let the deluge of Electric 1/8th racing popularity begin!

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Originally Posted by jhautz

They are all on horizon now with pricing.

http://search.horizonhobby.com/index...d=11BE23513ECA

$189 for the esc only and $334 for the esc/motor combo. Not bad. Might look into testing one. Looks like its designed for racing, nothing more than 5s is needed for racing.

Looks solid from the specs. I cant seem to find dimensions on the esc. Id like to kow how big. it sounds like what I wanted from CC. A MM that supports 5s and a built in switching BEC. If its not much bigger than a MM (it looks like it wont be) it should be a very nice choice for a race setup.



Lutach will be disapointed with only 5s.

Quote From Todd Hodge
The ESC accepts up to 5S, with all of our testing we have found that 4S is the best all around battery to use.

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Originally Posted by MacII

Today is a historic day for Electric RC! Losi has redeemed themselves (in my eyes)! Let the deluge of Electric 1/8th racing popularity begin!

Yep, they beat Tekin to it and being one of the 1st manufactures to bring out a 1/8 combo and own kit

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Originally Posted by jhautz

Motors are 4 pole like the Neu and Plet so the esc should run a Neu just fine.

Where did you find that out?

Very tempted to try this setup

[jhautz]

I read it in one of the spec sheets somewhere on horizon. I cant find it again now. It was the 2nd line of the motor spec right below the 720 motor size spec. I know I'm not crazy... I know I read it somewhere, now I gotta keep searching.

[Finnster]

Originally Posted by MacII

Today is a historic day for Electric RC! Losi has redeemed themselves (in my eyes)! Let the deluge of Electric 1/8th racing popularity begin!

Now if they can just get rid of all the imperial screws in their kits and go all metric..lol.

Very nice and nice price. Really looks like a good setup. Wonder what the drivibility will be like?

I'm sure an all E will eventually come out, but this makes the most sense. Its easy to do so they get it out fast, and the 8 is already huge so lots can make the jump and not a bunch of new parts to have to be supported. It make take a bit more popularity to get a dedicated 1/8th E kit, but BL has grown so much so fast it won't take long.

[MTBikerTim]

It is interesting that it is going to be using motor braking.

[MTBikerTim]

Originally Posted by Finnster

Now if they can just get rid of all the imperial screws in their kits and go all metric..lol.

Number one reason why I won't buy Losi.

Why on earth is the motor by itself 180 bucks (even if it's 4 poles, it's still gotta have something significant going on in there- Medusas are only about 120 IIRC for the 60mm versions and they're great motors!)? I wonder what diameter this "720 size" motor is (hopefully that nomenclature is not just a marketing scheme, and really denotes a larger-than-540 diameter size). If it's the same diameter as a Dewalt 700 motor....that'd be SICKENING torque.

In fact, that size motor would probably be ideal for these conversions; far less stress on the motor with such a large potential rotor.

[crazyjr]

Originally Posted by Five-oh-joe

Why on earth is the motor by itself 180 bucks (even if it's 4 poles, it's still gotta have something significant going on in there- Medusas are only about 120 IIRC for the 60mm versions and they're great motors!)? I wonder what diameter this "720 size" motor is (hopefully that nomenclature is not just a marketing scheme, and really denotes a larger-than-540 diameter size). If it's the same diameter as a Dewalt 700 motor....that'd be SICKENING torque.

In fact, that size motor would probably be ideal for these conversions; far less stress on the motor with such a large potential rotor.

On rc groups, in the Neu motors section, there is a thread where someone refers to a 19 series neu as a 720. I'll see if i can find it. If true, WOW!!! the torque.

found it http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=900834