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Originally Posted by supastoxrc
thanks mr slow,but i carnt make it this weekend somthing has come up,i will be there the week after are you?
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No, sorry, only doing the Shootout this month. If you go up, ask for Kevin Creaser and he will find you someone to help I'm sure.
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Originally Posted by rclou
As a newbie i'm trying to do this on a tight budget to make sure i like the class before committing big money.
Could some one explain to me what 17.5 blinky is? I think its something to do with brushless motors and lipos
Also as i'm on a tight budget and i have an older chassis could some one please tell me what the closest thing to 17.5 blinky is using brushed motors and Nimh cells.
Thanks
rclou
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17.5 is the motor wind you need. For club racing choose any 17.5 motor you like, but for National racing the Dynamite/Thunder Power/ Reedy Sonic are the best of the readily available bunch. If you choose one of these and decide its not for you, it will have a resale value. 'Blinky' means that the speed control is not using any boosted timing - it is set to 'zero' timing. It's name comes from the fact that to show that this mode is selected, an LED is set to blink when the speedo is in neutral.
This means you can use the new range of Core and Mardave speedos which will plug straight in to your receiver and power all your electrics. They are around the £50 or less - remove the fan to fit under a 12th shell, you don't need it anyway. If you choose a secondhand speedo, choose an LRP v2 or Hobbywing 1S v2.1 as they will both work with a 1S cell. Others don't - beware!
If you are really on a budget, then a brushed motor is a viable option for club racing, though not legal for nationals. Motor of choice would be a 19T, with Corally Black and Checkpoint Money motors the ones to have. A quick line in the wanted column of your favourite forum should get you something for almost nothing. You will need a small brushed speedo for this, so ask if anyone has an MRT or LRP Quantum speedo they don't want (me, me!!) and the wanted column is again your friend!
You can run the brushless or brushed motor on a 1S LiPo. Depending on the chassis you have this might be the best option. A 1S LiPo is cheaper than four cells and the hardware to re-assemble them into a saddle pack. For a real budget, my choice would be:
Any 1S LiPo cell - new from a shop
A 19T brushed motor - secondhand from a wanted ad
A small brushed speedo - MRT or LRP Quantum - secondhand from a wanted ad.
If you couldn't get that lot for under £60, I'd be surprised. HTH
