Posted December 29, 2008 06:48 PM ORIGINAL: yaleforscale
i understand , most the 1/10 scale use a 280 class motor going from a graupner motor chart for these 280 motors they are rated at 4.5 to 6 volts ........motor 280 6v 4.5-6v 14,000 0.275A 1.58A 6.8A 58% 30.5mm 28.8mm 11mm 2mm 42g
Posted December 29, 2008 06:55 PM
But if they run between 4.5-6V, why the 9.6V OEM battery? Is that to factor in receiver drain? You'd think the motors would handle at least 9.6V to keep from blowing!?!? They're getting almost 12V under no load right now with the NiMH AA batteries fully charged.