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It is now….
All is revealed!
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Site Owner Guy.That would be the “chassis” dyno implementation….
You’d nee to find a way of determining the work required to spin up the system though – that’s where it gets all trick and people don’t want to sshare as there’s mega $$$ to be made 😉
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Site Owner Guy.From my estimation I can design and build a proper Dyno that will measure motor horsepower (or kw) accurately for about USD $200
Most of the existing systems are about measuring current load when driving a propellor (water of air) and so on and not that good for comparison between motors.
More to come!
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Site Owner Guy.*nods* How much though? $399? $299? $249?
*ponders* I can land one for the latter price if I shop real hard…..
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Site Owner Guy.mmmmm now where did i leave the bank vault cracking tools?
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Site Owner Guy.iWaver FETs are no worse than Kyosho – the iWaver x-Speeds (Not PRO) are a very mixed bag though. I wouldn’t put an X-Speed in anything from either Kyosho OR iWaver without expecting to pop a FET sooner or later.
Even whacking in a single (non stacked) IRF7317 or SI4562DY is a definate improvement in durability and a minor performance improvement.
I’m finiding 2×2 stacks are great for warm motors and all round driving.
Remember a stock motor will blow FETs if you load it up too hard, This is actually part of the Dyno Design challenge. More on that later….
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Site Owner Guy.The Order:
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[*] 2x – iWaver 04 Bearings – $11.00 each
[*] 2x – iWaver Tyre Sets – $5.30 each
[*] 1x – iWaver Ball Diff – $12.55 each--
Site Owner Guy.So the question is what kind of prices are people paying?
I mean if USD$220ish is a good deal then woohoo! If it isn’t obviously I need to look harder?
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Site Owner Guy.That’d be it 🙂
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Site Owner Guy.*laughs*
Yeah – I just got back from a week away from the ‘net and read the info on it – I keep thinking Anime…. Maybe it’ll go well in an Initial-D shelled car 😉
We have stock of these coming.
BTW How is the S04 Betty?
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Site Owner Guy.ph2t is right StepFET(tm) mounts to the PCB and is looking like being smaller than a 3×2 stack in physical size with the performance (in resistive terms) of about a 7×2 stack…. Note I say resistive, not outright current which is still good but until we finish testing it’s hard to say were it lies with motor choice.
Throttle response is excellent and smooth/progressive… much like a 2×2 and not with some of the ‘lagginess’ seen in larger stacks.
In short… think a tiny Nelly type setup built inside the chassis.
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Site Owner Guy.Sorry – I did mean one of that list of motors…. Suggesting alternatives becuase the Kyosho X-Speeds can be stupidly priced.
As for Alloy – I feel it should be open, some suspension mods (O-Plates, Disc dampers etc) should not be allowed (on cost and complexity) – but the rest are OK.
Either that or define a Strict set of parts down to the brand names? I can assure everyone that an top of the line PN or GPM Diff ain’t the same as an iWaver one 😉
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I’m trying to the think of keeping the mods to the lower cost off-the-shelf gear that people won’t try using ‘cheater’ parts.
The ultra-light-weight diffs, the super trick hollow kingpins, internally lightened bodies and chassis. Perhaps I think around the spirit of the rules a bit too much?
I believe the rules need to prevent the ‘drag race’ on a straight and encourage good driving and car-setup for the advantage in the race. This comes down to choice of parts (car weight) and their settings (Spring rates)…
If there’s anyone with the Speed-checker the cars shoudl be run on it at the start of each race to verify they’re capable of approx same motor speeds. Then the rest is the package….
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Site Owner Guy.My thoughts – Have a “controlled class” modelled on the entry level 1/10 rules. ie
Stock type motor (x-xpeed/PN Speedy/PN S05?)
No electronic changes
Fixed Pinion size (one of the stock issue Kyosho sizes)
Mounts and alloy bits not restricted
H-Plates only – no O-PlatesIf you guys can cook up an off-the shelf formula for building the cars I’ll work out a bundle in the shop for the class. So it’d be a case of bring your readyset, then buy the “race pack” and get all the bits to be legal….
I can see a few holes in the rules – internal FET mods…. Even running a single 7317 will be better than stock FETs…… Motors… PN armature in a x-speed case etc.
Overall I think the rules shoudl be fairly loose beucase not everyone wants to tie up a car to suit the rules, which is why I suggest leave it at motor and pinion controlled. (and electronics within reason – ie iWaver PRO FETs, single FET replacement but no stacking or externals)
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Site Owner Guy.The PN ones are for MR01/MR02…. ausmicro.com branded options will probably come in a few months.
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Site Owner Guy.I’ve been testing with sealed bearings for a short while (for the ausmicro.com bearing range to suit Monsters etc) and they’re definately more durable in adverse conditions.
Great for cars that run everywhere – more resistant to fuzz and grit.
The PN ones are a great price and top quality.
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Site Owner Guy.Our FETs arrive from the US (from IRF direct) in three days. So not all US companies are slow with delivery 😉
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Site Owner Guy.It’s only a PITA (kebab wise) if you get too much Chilli on it 😉
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Site Owner Guy.*laughs* Then you buy two packs of FETs 😉 I’ve found that pretty much beyond a 5×2 there’s less benefit considered how much of a PITA they are to install…
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Site Owner Guy.Another w00t!
ADSL is back online!
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Site Owner Guy.All I can say is – Go the Might IRF7317s 🙂
Then again once “StepFET” ™ hits the streets we’ll have a some crazy numbers from all internal mods….
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Site Owner Guy.Colour Choices are now available.
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Site Owner Guy.Colour CHoices are now available where Applicable!
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Site Owner Guy.OK – I think I’ve seen the trend (and the light)… I will open up the colour choices available!
So Sometime in the next 24 hours you’ll be able to pre-order Blue, Silver OR Orange PN racing Parts. I’ll post here when I’ve updated every product.
Also, I will be adding a few more of the PN range over this week, mainly suspension kits.
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Site Owner Guy.No, We will not be running an E-Bay shop due to the high fees imposed by e-bay. We will be continuing to use e-bay for Auction services from time to time.
We feel our Online Store (http://shop.ausmicro.net) is a better all round effort.
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Site Owner Guy.Well… Interesting….
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I guess my question is, If you could place a pre-order and get your colour of choice would you?
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