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11-12-2008, 08:45 PM

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RE: The Evader Coalition ~ T.E.C.

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ORIGINAL: w98seeng

I am sure this has been covered before, but I am not checking out 500+ pages to search for it, so here it goes.

I bought a Venom Fireball motor for my Evader and it's dead after running it for about 12 batteries. I am going to return it and I want to know what is a good 17T motor to get in the $30 range.

How do you tell what is good from the little descriptions? Here is an example of different motors in the same price range, how to know? By the way, I use the truck on road and in the grass, all over. I don't race, just having fun.

Associated LRP GT3 Turbo Motor 17T
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXLRD9&P=7

Reedy Flash Modified
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXJZN4&P=7

Associated LRP V10 Spec.4 17T
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXLRE6&P=7

Associated Reedy Radon 17T
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXMUN9&P=7

Epic Intense Modified Motor 16T
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXJNG5&P=7

Team Orion 17 Turn Double Formula SV2 Pro
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXJAK3&P=7

Any other suggestions are welcome.

By the way, I am using the stock ESC, is it possible that has something to do with the motor dying, or is it that the motor is a piece of sh*t?

Many Thanks,
Ian

It probably just needs to be rebuilt. Not hard to do, but you would need to find someone who can cut the comm for you if you don't have a lathe, and put new brushes in. A lot of hobby shops can do a rebuild for you for about 10 or 15 bucks.
Though honestly you might be better off getting another motor. But I wouldn't go with anything lower than a 19T for the Sprint ESC. This motor: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXTSG9&P=0 doesn't look like much since Tower doesn't give much of a description. It would easily blow away any of the others you listed, but it will also require more frequent maintenance because of the advanced endbell timing.

I personally run this motor http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXMDY7&P=0 in my Evader and it has so much torque it chewed up the gears in my transmission on the first run. (had to loosen the slipper WAY up) I ran a 19T Fireball before that and it would hardly spin the wheels.

Do these motors need to be rebuilt after 10 or 15 batteries? I thought the lower the amount of turns, the faster the motor, so since I don't know much about motors, so please explain why this 27T motor is faster

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