bustanut666

hi all

i am starting to get into this hobby again.. use to play with nitros like 15 years ago.... so i got one of those RTR 1/10 onroad cars... i went to local store and asked about brushless motors, they said brushless motors range $200 and above for the motor alone without esc..... are you kidding me!!!!! what are all these brushless motors with esc i see online for way less.... i am a noob at this stuff.. what is the difference?? why would i spend over $200 when i can get it for like $50 ... i know, you get what you pay for.... blah blah... i am not gonna race the car or anything, just mess around on the streets n stuff... below are some brushless motors for cheap....

http://www.nitrorcx.com/ezrun-brushl...-w35a-esc.html

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dproduct=10438

Dr Kiwi

Those 1/10 scale competition motors (at $199 including the ESC etc), are rated for 120A which is serious power...hence the price... the motors listed for $40 or so are probably good for 30A at best.

speedy72vega

You might want to post this in the cars, trucks, and buggies forum instead of electric aircraft forum, there's probably more people there that can give you good tips on what to use and where to buy.

bustanut666

that makes sense.. hahah.. thanks...

speedy72vega

No prob . Good luck with your project.

bauerbach

probably a certain level of markup going on too... even the mamba max is like 200$ for the whole thing with motor. to say that they START at 200$ for the motor? ermmm I cant imagine how.

bustanut666

yeah... i think the guy at local hobby store was just having a bad day or just bad customer service.... i thought he was crazy too...