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Originally Posted by SlowOne
The '6-amp' thing is a myth at best, and misleading at worst. It tells you nothing except that the motor is drawing 6 amps in a no-load condition.
Motors have to be set up to the clock - how fast the car goes round the track - and not to a no-load setting that has no relation to real world conditions or a temperature setting that has no relation to the performance on the track.
If you want to know if a motor is on the BRCA list approved for use at Nationals use these lists:
https://www.brca.org/documents/208-e...c-2016-v3.html
Most motors don't have 1S versions, but where they do they are on the list separately. HTH  |
Sorry to disagree
yes, you can set a motor by the clock, you can go faster and faster by winding up the timing and get quicker and quicker times till it goes bang - then it is too late.
And as each motor is different the timing will be different.
The ideal way is set the motor to 6 amp draw the adjust the gearing measuring the temp of the motor at 2 - 4 mins. Doing it this way you don't have to worry about changing the timing & gearing for every track.
You can set the amp draw a bit higher if you have a motor tester - watch where the current really starts to jump and wind back a fraction.
This will normally be soon after the 6 amp point.