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Originally Posted by jimmy
What does John actually do to the MM? and what brushless motor is good - Oh, and is brushed better or brushless?
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With Johns experience of crawler electrics he sets the throttle curve/drag brake/lipo cutoff if needed depending on what motor and what voltage(some run up to 14v!) you are running to give the best possible control. Brushless outrunners generate much more torque than inrunner motors like the Novak, Holmes Hobbies produce a range of motors designed specifically for crawlers. I'd suggest emailing him but it looks like he's on holiday until the 27th. He had plenty of emails and phone calls from the UK in the run up to the nationals.
Brushed v brushless is just like in buggies, except you take the maintenance out of the discussion. I'm sticking with brushed as it does the job fine for me and having twin motor crawlers means if I went brushless I'd also need two ESCs in each, but many swear by brushless outrunners which generate much more torque, have a better drag brake and usually can produce much more wheel speed when you need it. Brushed usually has smoother throttle control at low speeds though.