kenyanr1
Active Member
- Messages
- 333
- Reaction score
- 471
- Thread starter
- #21
Dang. Thanks guys!The long bit on the right side...that's what classifies this as, what is called, a Pinocchio spool.
View attachment 257873
Compare that to a regular spool.
View attachment 257874
This is Scorched RC's Pinocchio spool for comparison.
View attachment 257877
Why are Pinocchio spools used you may ask. Normally, the rear drive shaft is quite a bit longer than the front shaft. This can lead to excessive oscillations at high speeds (particularly with stock drive shafts which are relatively thin and poorly balanced). To alleviate this, they made the spool end itself longer to make the rear drive shaft shorter and, in return, reduce center drive line vibrations. That's one way of addressing the issue. The other, is to use high quality center drive shafts (such as Perfect Pass carbon fiber or Scorched titanium shafts) and a normal spool. Both methods work well and I think it's a bit down to personal taste at this point.
Hope this helps