1717 Repair Kits

[ta_man]

I see 1717 Repair kits on eBay.

They are listed as: "Traxxas XO-1 Castle Neu 1717 Brushless Motor Repair Kit"

I don't have a 1717, but I'm sure this should make someone happy.

[brian015]

I'm confused - Castle has no mention of the kits, they aren't show as packaged in the eBay ad, and they claim to work for both old 1717s and new XO-1 1717s - but Patrick has stated that the new motors have different rotors:

Originally Posted by Pdelcast

We developed a whole new stator and rotor design for this car -- it uses a shorter and lighter rotor for faster spin-up, and is up to 4% more efficient than the original 1717.

[Cain]

anymore info on this?

[Thomas Porfert]

We have never made a rebuild kit for the 1717 motor; and we most likely never will unless Traxxas requests one. Be careful with some of those eBay stores. They are taking apart RTR vehicles and selling the pieces individually. Any Castle ESC or motor purchased from a stripped RTR vehicle does not carry our warranty; although it is still eligible for the non-warranty replacement program.

We did have some rotors that we shipped out during the big 1/8th motor sale; because we had shipped 1717's with a 6mm shaft instead of a 5mm shaft. But that is the only replacement parts for the 1717 that we have released.

Hope this helps clear up some confusion.

Thomas Porfert
Tech Support
Castle Creations

[snellemin]

Check this out Ebay Rebuilt kit

Originally Posted by snellemin

Check this out Ebay Rebuilt kit

It is not a castle product, but a copy.

[Arct1k]

This is an Rcmonster member.

http://rc-monster.com/forum/member.php?u=2237

[jayjay283]

I was going to say sikes is a member here and he signed on for a minute this afternoon so I didn't bother waiting to see his post. I thought he was going to say.

"I got some rotors that castle shipped out during the big 1/8th motor sale; because they had shipped 1717's with a 6mm shaft instead of a 5mm shaft. But I liked the 6mm shaft and have sold the motors and had these left over. "

I honestly don't know though

[sikeston34m]

Sheesh Guys.

What's going on here?

Yes, I did buy thousands of dollars worth of motors at the Castle Motor Sale.

Does anyone want to see my motor collection?

I think Linc might have more stuff than I do though.

[brian015]

Originally Posted by sikeston34m

Sheesh Guys.

What's going on here?

Yes, I did buy thousands of dollars worth of motors at the Castle Motor Sale.

Does anyone want to see my motor collection?

I think Linc might have more stuff than I do though.

So you are claiming that these fit both the original 1717 and the XO-1 edition? That's what I'd like clarification on (see my post #2 above).

[Pdelcast]

Originally Posted by brian015

So you are claiming that these fit both the original 1717 and the XO-1 edition? That's what I'd like clarification on (see my post #2 above).

Yeah, be careful -- the XO-1 edition 1717 is NOT the same as our original 1717. The XO-1 1717 motor was completely redesigned.

[sikeston34m]

OK, I stand corrected and have made adjustments.

[brian015]

Originally Posted by sikeston34m

OK, I stand corrected and have made adjustments.

You may want to further clarify that it is for the 1580kv version rather than saying it works with all kv ratings - just so you don't have to deal with any unhappy customers.

[sikeston34m]

Originally Posted by brian015

You may want to further clarify that it is for the 1580kv version rather than saying it works with all kv ratings - just so you don't have to deal with any unhappy customers.

That statement is true.

Kv rating of any motor is not established by the rotor.

Kv rating is a result of the number of turns in the wind.

[brainanator]

Magnet strength can affect Kv