jlorenzen
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- Messages
- 241
- Reaction score
- 461
- Location
- NW Ohio
- Arrma RC's
- Kraton 8S
- Kraton 6s
- Notorious
- Raider
- Talion
- Typhon 3s
- Voltage
I picked up one of these little 1/10 rigs on Prime Day... $30 off and small enough to run in the house and give the dog some exercise.
For being a "cheapie," I like the motor being closer to mid-motor rather than being rear-motor, which is what deterred me from a comparable ECX vehicle.
My LHS had a $99.99 Firma combo that I had no idea if it would work, but I loved the price and figured why not? It is an 85A ESC with a 4000kv motor.
I had an extra ADS-7M lying around from the Typhon, so I opted for that rather than using one of my red 25kg Amazon ones.
The spur gear is molded to the "input shaft," if you will, and has a bearing on the end, just pressed it. I was surprised to see some degree of adjustment available on the motor mount, fittings for 16t (stock), 19t, and 25t. I am going to purchase the two larger sizes for more speed, of course, and to reorient the motor leads, they are in a position I am not too comfortable with (see below).
The ESC was my favorite part about this whole thing... the mounting holes were in the exact same spot and it thrilled me. I was prepared to fashion a bracket out of aluminum but no need!
Running this off of a 11.4V, 5200mah, 50C Lectron battery, it is a phenomenal fit. Arrma has spoiled me with the convenience of body clips that mount to the body, so I added these bad boys. the holes were in there from the factory, so I can't take credit for the symmetry ? Paired this to my Noble NB4 with the FGr4S receiver.
Next steps will be:
- Larger pinions
- Receiver box
- New servo (burned the 7kg up after about 20 minutes of driving)
- some extra goodies
This can definitely fill a void when the big boys are out of commission.
For being a "cheapie," I like the motor being closer to mid-motor rather than being rear-motor, which is what deterred me from a comparable ECX vehicle.
My LHS had a $99.99 Firma combo that I had no idea if it would work, but I loved the price and figured why not? It is an 85A ESC with a 4000kv motor.
I had an extra ADS-7M lying around from the Typhon, so I opted for that rather than using one of my red 25kg Amazon ones.
The spur gear is molded to the "input shaft," if you will, and has a bearing on the end, just pressed it. I was surprised to see some degree of adjustment available on the motor mount, fittings for 16t (stock), 19t, and 25t. I am going to purchase the two larger sizes for more speed, of course, and to reorient the motor leads, they are in a position I am not too comfortable with (see below).
The ESC was my favorite part about this whole thing... the mounting holes were in the exact same spot and it thrilled me. I was prepared to fashion a bracket out of aluminum but no need!
Running this off of a 11.4V, 5200mah, 50C Lectron battery, it is a phenomenal fit. Arrma has spoiled me with the convenience of body clips that mount to the body, so I added these bad boys. the holes were in there from the factory, so I can't take credit for the symmetry ? Paired this to my Noble NB4 with the FGr4S receiver.
Next steps will be:
- Larger pinions
- Receiver box
- New servo (burned the 7kg up after about 20 minutes of driving)
- some extra goodies
This can definitely fill a void when the big boys are out of commission.