ORIGINAL: av8tor1977
I like both of the starters shown. I've been wanting one of those Miller reduction units for a long time. I actually called one day to order one, thinking it would be maybe 50 bucks at the most, but when they started talking over a hundred bucks I said no thanks! Still want one though... Do they work well?
AV8TOR
The Miller comes as 4:1 reduction. You almost have to run 24V to get the cone moving at a decent speed.
Hobbsy has Miller that he put a larger pulley on the motor end and it is 2:1 which makes for a better speed. It will work at 12V or 24V. He has it on a Big Hobbico
I like the Sullivan Dynatrons. I have three of them. I tried one of my Dynatrons on a Saito 220 the other day and it started the engine right up on 12V.
I also have a Sullivan Hi Tork which turns 5500 rpm on 12V which is too fast.
The Dynatrons turn 4800 on 12V
The newer Tower starters are made better than the old ones. The new ones have steel end bells just like a Sullivan with a plastic cover. The old ones had plastic end bells