need a quik response

[supersly_jones]

waht all motors will fit on the m-18...thanx...and does anyone know how much that power pack thing is going to cost through xray it looks pretty nice

[Racer4Life]

Micro stock
Orion Elite
Orion Elite cordless

The power pack is around $99 US

[supersly_jones]

who makes the fastest standard size motor??...or is the elite mod motor it?

[Akura2]

The elite mod is probably the hottest motor for that size w/o going brushless.... just be careful putting the pinion on....they slip and you can't get it any tighter with out stripping the hole for the set screw... I'm waiting for a response now about how to combat that

[supersly_jones]

they say your supposed to glue the pinion to the shaft...if tha thelps any

[Racer4Life]

You can also take a dremel and grind a flat spot on the shaft of your motor. This helps also!:D

[supersly_jones]

yeah i guess...:D ...so where did you find the cells you used for your car?....anymore pics?

[supersly_jones]

how many turns is the elite mod motor?

[Akura2]

Originally posted by supersly_jones
they say your supposed to glue the pinion to the shaft...if tha thelps any

Where did you see that?

[supersly_jones]

http://www.yourmicro.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1495&highlight=glue+pinion

http://www.yourmicro.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1681&highlight=glue+pinion

heres two places i read it somewhere on microrcshop.com and somewhere on Orions site

[Akura2]

Originally posted by supersly_jones
http://www.yourmicro.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1495&highlight=glue+pinion

http://www.yourmicro.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1681&highlight=glue+pinion

heres two places i read it somewhere on microrcshop.com and somewhere on Orions site


Thanks...I'll try it if the notched shaft doesn't work

[juan23]

Originally posted by Akura2
The elite mod.... just be careful putting the pinion on....they slip and you can't get it any tighter with out stripping the hole for the set screw...

Really??? I used that motor for a while and never had that problem. What type of pinion do you use? I use the HPI steel gears, I've shattered one or two, but never stripped the set-screw threads. I always use a "dab" of thread lock and tighten down as much as I can but as to not put too much preasure on something. Its always worked out for me. Unless you're talking about the mounting holes, now that I've stripped a few times (sorry a$$ plastic mounting ring).

Anyway, just my thoughts.......:)

[juan23]

I should have read the other post to know you MUST have been talking about brass gears!!! :rolleyes:

[Akura2]

Originally posted by juan23
I use the HPI steel gears, I've shattered one or two, but never stripped the set-screw threads.

You can't use the HPI steel gears on the Xray....

[supersly_jones]

you can use the pinions not the spurs...i beleive

[Akura2]

Found out the prob;em...it wasn't the pinion slipping...it was the motor not turning... I think I did something "funky" to the brushes and it ended up not having enough torque to turn the motor...

:(.. I replaced te brushes because the tabs broke(I had the oplder model) and I guess I did something wrong...

I got a new motor and now it works great