Brushless in a BX

[Bathy]

Dam the ESC’s are huge with these brushless systems!!! Anyway…

Installed the Novak system into the BX, wanted to do this a little different from the norm, this started by changing all the wires to black, don’t try this at home kids! I’m sure that’s the warranty gone but hey, the ‘king of bling’ doesn’t have yellow, blue and orange wires in his car huh.

Other quick mod, shorten the switch wires can’t stand loads of extra looped wires everywhere.

Only thing I’ve not changed yet is the red wire to the huge power cap thingy, might get the black marker pen out on that one.

Uploaded a few shots…



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[NeilD]

Does the shell fit whith the power cap strapped to the battery strap?

[Bathy]

Originally Posted by NeilD

Does the shell fit whith the power cap strapped to the battery strap?

Yup! You'd think not but it does, well I thought it did, nah it does.

That power cap thing is silly size as well, I think the guys at Novak do it to test us, 'try fitting that bugga in'.

Oh and motor is 6.5 Ian is right... for once.

[DCM]

the further the cap is from the ESC, the bigger it gets.

[albertobdq]

Sloted can in a 6.5R? Nice!! Where did you get it?

[Bathy]

Originally Posted by albertobdq

Sloted can in a 6.5R? Nice!! Where did you get it?

I like to support my local hobby store, I just don't have one 'local to me'... so losipartshouse helped out, oops soz

If it goes tits up it will be money wasted (well hard to sort out anyway), so best to buy local, if you can, I think I ordered mine one Friday night half cut... I guess it's new the slotted can then? Must be that Novak are using these on the whole range now maybe?

[NeilD]

Originally Posted by Bathy

Yup! You'd think not but it does, well I thought it did, nah it does.

That power cap thing is silly size as well, I think the guys at Novak do it to test us, 'try fitting that bugga in'.

Oh and motor is 6.5 Ian is right... for once.

In that case top job.

[Fiddybux]

Bit of a brushless newbie here, but even if it was a 4.5 turn couldn't you just turn down the throttle trim on the Tx so it doesn't give you full whack?

Why do people recommend a 6.5 for off-road anyway?

Thanks.

[Bathy]

Originally Posted by Fiddybux

Bit of a brushless newbie here, but even if it was a 4.5 turn couldn't you just turn down the throttle trim on the Tx so it doesn't give you full whack?

Why do people recommend a 6.5 for off-road anyway?

Thanks.

I took advice from a Novak sponsored driver; I’m no expert and it’s a lot of money to spend so I asked before buying, I'm sure they'd know what's best (you'd think).

[ryan]

Originally Posted by Bathy

Dam the ESC’s are huge with these brushless systems!!! Anyway…

Installed the Novak system into the BX, wanted to do this a little different from the norm, this started by changing all the wires to black, don’t try this at home kids! I’m sure that’s the warranty gone but hey, the ‘king of bling’ doesn’t have yellow, blue and orange wires in his car huh.

Other quick mod, shorten the switch wires can’t stand loads of extra looped wires everywhere.

Only thing I’ve not changed yet is the red wire to the huge power cap thingy, might get the black marker pen out on that one.

Uploaded a few shots…



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Looking good bathy.

The king of bling's car is more bling than ever before!! lol
Ryan

[albertobdq]

Is that a 4.5R? Don't you think it is too much for off road?

[Southwell]

No it's a 6.5.

Looks crap, well done.

[DCM]

Thats not a capacitor, thats a World War II depth charge.... ping.... ping..... ping....