Originally Posted by
Jay-Em
Maybe a bit redundant, but did You try the 390/480 (25000rpm) Taigen motors in the steel 1:3 gearboxes in the M26?
I tested that combi in my Leo before I fit the big 550 gearboxes, and it was seriously fast. At that point the Leo had metal sprockets and idlers, and a Tamiya Leopard track. Already pretty weighty, so to speak.
No excessive heating of the motors, controller also didn’t care.
Personally I believe the 4:1 gearboxes are only interesting to slow, lumbering WW2 tanks up to, say, 1944. They’re just too slow for more modern tanks.
they only come to life when one sticks 2800 kv 400-sized Brushless motors in them.
i disagree, but you need after market electrics that will
support 3s. For WWII I generally run a 2s lipo, for more modern equipment, or if your going for IR battle efficiency 3s gives great top speed but with plenty of low end power.
@the OP I'm not sure you're expectation that the new motors would overcome a 2:1 ratio difference between the 4 shaft and 3 shaft gearboxes was realistic, you need brushless to get that.