Brushless Racing REVO buildup lotsa pics!

[jnev]

The E-Revo is looking great. Nice job on the 1st place finish as well.

I am sending you a PM right now by the way.

[electric]

hey Matthew_Armeni
what type of battery is that and where did you get it like to know? love the conversion might use it on my revo still looking around for conversions. also would an hv maxx motor fit, don't know might be to long.

[Matthew_Armeni]

Originally Posted by electric

hey Matthew_Armeni
what type of battery is that and where did you get it like to know? love the conversion might use it on my revo still looking around for conversions. also would an hv maxx motor fit, don't know might be to long.

That is a TrueRC 4S1P 5000mah battery, you can go to Truerc.com and check out the packs, he offers many different setups. I mostly went with them because they were such a good value and I heard good things about them here.
If you're reffering to the Novak HV motors then no, they will not fit the Tekno conversion. The Elektri-clutch only works with motors that have a 5mm shaft, such as Neu, Fiego/Nemesis/Wanderer. The Novak has a 3.something shaft. If, however, it did have a bigger dia shaft, it would fit (you were thinking it might be too long, it wouldn't, I have a very long motor on mine plus the RC-Monster heatsink and it still fits).

[lincpimp]

You could try one of mike's bore adapters to up the novak shaft size to 5mm. Problem is that alot of people say that the novak shafts break easily and the weight of the clutchbell and flywheel will only make that worse. Best to stick to a motor with a 5mm shaft. Not sure why novak don't make a replacement rotor and bearings that have a 5mm shaft.

[Matthew_Armeni]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

You could try one of mike's bore adapters to up the novak shaft size to 5mm. Problem is that alot of people say that the novak shafts break easily and the weight of the clutchbell and flywheel will only make that worse.

Actually, it might not. I thought they were breaking because of the "shocks and jarring" a direct drive translates to the motor, the clutch may help alleviate that because it is not always engaged. Maybe not though, just a thought

Originally Posted by lincpimp

Not sure why novak don't make a replacement rotor and bearings that have a 5mm shaft.

I heard a rumor that they were coming out with another HV system with 5mm motors? Anybody else hear this?

[electric]

hey Matthew_Armeni
sorry for all dumb questions but where did you get the motor and esc looked on rc-monster didn't find it, where did you get and what did you pay. thanks for all the help

[Matthew_Armeni]

Originally Posted by electric

hey Matthew_Armeni
sorry for all dumb questions but where did you get the motor and esc looked on rc-monster didn't find it, where did you get and what did you pay. thanks for all the help

No question is dumb, always better to know or be sure
They are on RC-Monster, heres the controller and heres the motor.

right now they are out of stock on the 9xl motors. i emailed mike about it and he said it takes 4 weeks to get the motors in and he ordered them 4 weeks ago. so they should be in any time now.

[riceman]

Originally Posted by Matthew_Armeni

That is a TrueRC 4S1P 5000mah battery, you can go to Truerc.com and check out the packs, he offers many different setups. I mostly went with them because they were such a good value and I heard good things about them here.
If you're reffering to the Novak HV motors then no, they will not fit the Tekno conversion. The Elektri-clutch only works with motors that have a 5mm shaft, such as Neu, Fiego/Nemesis/Wanderer. The Novak has a 3.something shaft. If, however, it did have a bigger dia shaft, it would fit (you were thinking it might be too long, it wouldn't, I have a very long motor on mine plus the RC-Monster heatsink and it still fits).

Wow - I looked at that pack a while back and thought about getting one. I decided against it as the specs were a bit borderline and I didn't want to blow it up. True RC lists the 50A continuous and 75A max burst with "Field tested to 113A burst". I've Eagle tree'd my Revo set-up and it was right at the fringe. Looks like you've confirmed their specs. Do you have an Eagletree Matt? I'd be interested in seeing what your setup is doing. FWIW - I'm running a 3S 8000 Maxamps pack.

[BL_RV0]

how are your speeds? Temps? runtimes? Weight? i have so many q's its aint even funny. ok maybe yea it is

[Matthew_Armeni]

Originally Posted by riceman

Wow - I looked at that pack a while back and thought about getting one. I decided against it as the specs were a bit borderline and I didn't want to blow it up. True RC lists the 50A continuous and 75A max burst with "Field tested to 113A burst". I've Eagle tree'd my Revo set-up and it was right at the fringe. Looks like you've confirmed their specs. Do you have an Eagletree Matt? I'd be interested in seeing what your setup is doing. FWIW - I'm running a 3S 8000 Maxamps pack.

I don't have an Eagletree but I do want to get one, I too am interested in what kinda of amps I'm pulling. How easy is it pull out and put in? Maybe next time we're at the track you could toss it in my Revo and drive it around for a couple laps, or, you could run my battery on your setup. By the way, since mine is a 4S and yours is 3S, it might lower the amps a bit. I want to get a TrueRC 4S2P 8000 pack, they're not as long or wide and would fit the tray better, plus, I won't have to worry about finishing the main.

Originally Posted by BL_RV0

how are your speeds? Temps? runtimes? Weight? i have so many q's its aint even funny. ok maybe yea it is

I don't know the speed, I'll plug it into Brians calculator and get an estimate, but it's plenty fast for the track. Runtime is around 12-18 min, depending on how hard I'm driving. It weighs slighty more then my nitro setup but I don't notice the weight at all, hopefully I'll get an actual weight this week. Temps are listed already, but it was like 160 motor, 115 ESC, 110-120 battery. Expect lower temps with a better motor like a neu.

[riceman]

I'll be sure to bring my eagletree next time I'm at the track - or maybe we can meet up at palomar sometime for some practice. I won't be able to race this weekend. I have some family obligations to attend to.

I have one of the TrueRC 4S2P 8000 packs. The thing is an absolute brick. I'm running it in my LST2. It's definitely up to the task for that application.

[Matthew_Armeni]

Updated pics! I've read some forums and heard questions about front rear balance with the Tekno setup and I have so far not had any ill effects, it actually feels good in the air, mostly level flight. Having said that I was not getting as much steering as I was with my nitro version on and off power, the front didn't seem to want to dig in. Now, there could be a number of reasons why, I am now running a swaybar setup, wasn't with the nitro (I believe this to be the main reason, I may remove the front swaybar at the race, we'll see), I am now using the longer 3.3 chassis which lengthens the front whereas before I was using the 2.5, and lastly there is a lot more weight in the back. So, in the interest of trying new things, I moved the battery to the front right and the receiver box to the back right. Fairly simple mod, rx box lined up with stock chassis holes, nothing to drill. The battery tray required me to drill 3 new holes in the tray itself, but still use stock chassis holes. It seems to hang off but the tray has walls so it's not flimsy and it rests on the chassis in the back. Here's the pics, questions comments are encouraged!
Oh, before anyone says anything, yes, I know the fan is broken- stupid me was adjusting shift point, not running a rollbar or body, wheelied and ripped the fan right off. MM is fine though, whew!












Also, don't mind the grinding on the middle of the tray, I was running it upside down in my 8ight conversion and needed a flat surface for the battery pack.

[gtxracer]

You got a build of the 8ight anywhere?

[Matthew_Armeni]

Originally Posted by gtxracer

You got a build of the 8ight anywhere?

Right here