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Post by JayButterz on Dec 31, 2004 22:45:19 GMT -5
What do you guys think of it.... is it worth getting? BTW it will be my first car, im just starting this hobbie... thanks!  |
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Colin
Postin' my way up...
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Post by Colin on Jan 1, 2005 0:16:40 GMT -5
I would suggest the Associated RC18T. It is 4 wheel drive and includs everything you need to get running.
Colin
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Post by JayButterz on Jan 1, 2005 2:14:42 GMT -5
How much more is that one, and what does it do/have that the mini t do/have?
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Post by Cam Tardi on Jan 1, 2005 4:22:54 GMT -5
hmm, jay, 14, thss....bass player?
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Post by JayButterz on Jan 1, 2005 14:47:18 GMT -5
electric guitar......
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Post by Cam Tardi on Jan 1, 2005 15:50:05 GMT -5
hm, are you one of the jay's that plays standup in band? Oh wait, are you the one that lives just around the corner from me?
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Post by JayButterz on Jan 1, 2005 21:48:27 GMT -5
no i dont play in a band (wish i did)
and i dont know if i live near you.... i dont know where you live....
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Post by Cam Tardi on Jan 1, 2005 22:22:46 GMT -5
116th and 238b
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Post by JayButterz on Jan 2, 2005 23:29:31 GMT -5
so, if i buy the mini t from this store, it comes with a brushless motor pre installed. What kinda difference does that make?
and i live near that ****py mcdonalds esso, a street named peachtree crt.
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Post by Cam Tardi on Jan 7, 2005 17:16:43 GMT -5
A brushless motor is more efficient then a brushed, but I don't know many details about them.
Ah yes, I know who you are.
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Post by JayButterz on Jan 8, 2005 21:46:18 GMT -5
More efficient, you mean uses less battery power?
BTW im not Jay Wakefeild if thats who you think....
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Post by Cam Tardi on Jan 9, 2005 13:17:16 GMT -5
More efficient, you mean uses less battery power? BTW im not Jay Wakefeild if thats who you think.... I know your not wakefield. You can't even spell wakef ield. But yes, they use less battery power, also known as amperage. |
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Post by Cam Tardi on Jan 9, 2005 13:18:14 GMT -5
A brushless motor is "inside out" compared to your GWS motor. The windings are glued to the inside of the can, and the permanent magnets are bonded to the rotor. Since the wires don't move, you don't need brushes to transfer the electricity.
Take a look at the commutator on the GWS motor. It's cut into multiple sections. Depending on which two sections are in contact with the brushes at any given time, different sections of the windings are energized, creating the magnetic fields that push and/or pull against the fixed magnets in the can.
There are three wires coming from a brushless motor. Inside, all three wires are connected, and wound such that passing DC current through any two connections will create a magnetic field, making the rotor turn a partial revolution The computerized electronic speed control "commutates" a brushless motor by switching which two wires are being energized in a sequence.
Sensored and sensorless are two types of brushless motors. Sensored motors have a separate sensor, and an additional five wires, that tells the controller which direction and how fast the motor is turning. These are more complicated, more expensive, and difficult to reverse. They've pretty much gone the way of the dodo in R/C; only MaxCim still makes sensored brushless motors. SensorLESS motors use the fact that when a motor is coasting, it's generating electricity to see which direction and how fast the motor is turning. Knowing this information is crucial to making the motor turn in the correct direction, and knowing which two wires to pass current through at any given time to keep it turning in that direction.
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Post by JayButterz on Jan 19, 2005 0:20:11 GMT -5
Ok Thanks...
Ill be getting the Team Losi mini T!
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Post by Pipeous on Jan 23, 2005 13:01:52 GMT -5
want to buy an rc18T? I have one barely touched it. never saw dirt. ran it twice on a carpet indoor track. I did the shock mod allready. has a bunck of spare new parts to go with it and a one of a kind unpainted baja buggy body to toss in.
I have run it for about 30 mins total around the track, seriously. I just don't have time and I wanted it to make the baja body mold. there is about $300 total sitting there (I will also toss in a a couple lithium ion 1900 mah batteries that just need soldering and will fit awesome).
everything you need to run other than radio batteries is included. even a charger for the truck battery. you wi;ll have to get a special charger for the lithiums though.
drop me a line if interested. pipeous@hotmail.com
Barry
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