Typhon Typhon 3s conversion
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It should. What size pinion? I’d stay in the 15t range if you want to keep heat down.
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Yes you can.
Im running a 6s 150amp esc and a 2950kv motor with a 20t pinon. Lots of fun.
My rig ==> https://www.arrmaforum.com/threads/pics-of-my-typhon.24209/
Im running a 6s 150amp esc and a 2950kv motor with a 20t pinon. Lots of fun.
My rig ==> https://www.arrmaforum.com/threads/pics-of-my-typhon.24209/
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Been there. Done that. Just be careful with the plastic spur. It won’t hold long. Best to get the 4S slipper assembly with the steel spur and extra pad. I ran that setup for a while until I needed 6S.... then 8S ???
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I run 4S with a 2650kv 4070 on a 26T.
It's super hard on the ESC. MAX10 SCT. Over heats.
Still running the 3S slipper but I am stupid particular about gear mesh and clutch tightness and *knock on wood* my spur gear is months and months old through off road, bashing and speed runs. I even made the slots bigger on the adjustable motor mount to get the clash I wanted for the 26T.
I say it's totally a thing but I would also say I don't run off road or bash on 4S. Strictly on road.
It's super hard on the ESC. MAX10 SCT. Over heats.
Still running the 3S slipper but I am stupid particular about gear mesh and clutch tightness and *knock on wood* my spur gear is months and months old through off road, bashing and speed runs. I even made the slots bigger on the adjustable motor mount to get the clash I wanted for the 26T.
I say it's totally a thing but I would also say I don't run off road or bash on 4S. Strictly on road.
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Im curious about your4s setup what car did they come out of because i been thinkung about doing the same thing with my typhon 3s
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I got a hobbywing 150A out of this other brand. I forget the name. They have like. . . Japanese movie names like ninja, shogun and stuff. It was from Jenny's RC. Hobao! That's it. Not the one I was thinking. 150A hobbywing from a Hobao Hyper Truggy. Cheaper than the max8 which is for all intents and purposes identical. Upgrading to a max6 or a 160A it probably will not fit without some other mounting shenanigans.
https://jennysrc.com/products/hobao...c-speed-control-1-8-hobbywing-150a-ofna-hyper
It was more reasonably priced when I got it. 50 USD. It's a good ESC with loads of programming options and on 4S it never breaks a sweat. I would not run it 6S. We tried that and the motor leads had a tough time and it got hot hot. Maybe with a good cap pack on it it could handle 2200kv but we have a 2650kv if I recall correctly. I prefer it over the spektrum 150 which can definitely push a 2200kv on 6S (but is on the edge really, I think). Anyways it is a lot cheaper and it has loads of programming. I find the spektrum 150 to be frustrating with it's lack of options. But if you plan on staying 4S it is brilliant.
The other brand was Korally. We got a 35kg servo out of one of their trucks from Jenny's and run it in our Limitless.
I think if I could go back I might have opted for a TLR tuned 6S roller Typhon and converted that into a GT. But with a few upgrades: Especially the metal crown gear on the rear diff and metal input getting a 3S typhon on 4S with a 2200-2850kv motor with this ESC is a blast. I wouldn't even bother with the body and all that: I think I just enjoyed going through that effort as a hobbyist but leaving it as open wheel and buggy style would have been awesome. It might be a winter project to re buggify it. The typhon can go really really fast as it is. But yeah. 4S is fun.
https://jennysrc.com/products/hobao...c-speed-control-1-8-hobbywing-150a-ofna-hyper
It was more reasonably priced when I got it. 50 USD. It's a good ESC with loads of programming options and on 4S it never breaks a sweat. I would not run it 6S. We tried that and the motor leads had a tough time and it got hot hot. Maybe with a good cap pack on it it could handle 2200kv but we have a 2650kv if I recall correctly. I prefer it over the spektrum 150 which can definitely push a 2200kv on 6S (but is on the edge really, I think). Anyways it is a lot cheaper and it has loads of programming. I find the spektrum 150 to be frustrating with it's lack of options. But if you plan on staying 4S it is brilliant.
The other brand was Korally. We got a 35kg servo out of one of their trucks from Jenny's and run it in our Limitless.
I think if I could go back I might have opted for a TLR tuned 6S roller Typhon and converted that into a GT. But with a few upgrades: Especially the metal crown gear on the rear diff and metal input getting a 3S typhon on 4S with a 2200-2850kv motor with this ESC is a blast. I wouldn't even bother with the body and all that: I think I just enjoyed going through that effort as a hobbyist but leaving it as open wheel and buggy style would have been awesome. It might be a winter project to re buggify it. The typhon can go really really fast as it is. But yeah. 4S is fun.
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