Long Time Ago

[StainlessSteelRat]

Hi All,

Just wanted to say hi. I going to pop over to the track tomorrow and have a look around. I'm hoping to get back into racing again, it's been over 10 years I reckon. I have a couple of Cat '98s that are nearly ready for action. Just need a speed controller, and to work out what radio gear to go for. Should I just stick with the old 27mhz gear or go for this fancy 2.4ghz stuff??

I believe there is a Cat '98 racing, so it'd be good to see it tomorrow if it's around.

BFN,

Stuart.

[pugs]

why not stick with the 27mhz to start with? I doubt many other people will be using it to get crystal clashes etc....

[johnnygibbon]

go 2.4g and brushless motor set up . awsome. ask si about antiques his are rapid. regurally nail any new stuff i turn up with. haha race on
. heard this new track could be a car destroyer . hahaha haha.

[Si Coe]

I won't be running my Cat'98 but it will be there. I'll be running an even older RC10T!
Still I'm sure I can show you how to make an old car fly with todays tech. My Cat is just as quick indoors as my more modern D4.

[StainlessSteelRat]

Cool, I'll try and find you and you can give me some pointer. Cheers.

S.

[kitesurfer73]

Originally Posted by Si Coe

I won't be running my Cat'98 but it will be there. I'll be running an even older RC10T!
Still I'm sure I can show you how to make an old car fly with todays tech. My Cat is just as quick indoors as my more modern D4.

The cat has been side lined due to me borrowing the esc from it!! lol,the 98 model si is running is realy nice car.just think running costs are alot higher due to the modern brushless is really too tough on the old gurl's,then again i won a race with si's car and it is just as good as any of the new stuff you will see tomorrow, maybe better i mean most of all the 4wd today are based round the cat concept anyways.....

[StainlessSteelRat]

I popped along today, saw an awesome track. I even got to see Dave's epic crash. Definitely going to get my car up and running for the next meeting on the 26th.

Cool.

S.

[Si Coe]

I brought the Cat and sat it on my table but nobody asked me about it!

Anyway - All you need to fly with the Cat is a nice brushless system and a set of Lipos. Don't go overboard and slap in some insane 4.5t monster system though - the old girls belts can't cope with that and the fronts are hard to source (Schumacher stock plenty of rears though).
This works nicely. Its not really 540sized which means its not got the torque of other motors so is kinder in belts. Couple it with this esc and you have a reliable combo that won't strain the car. You can run the 35A version but i find that overheats in the Cat.
Lipo wise what I did was just get one of these and make a brace to hold it where the saddles used to mount. Its lighter than saddles so some weights will be needed. The one pack is all you need - amazingly you'll not use more an 1500mAhs in a race and you don't need to discharge Lipos. Just hook them to the charger and peak them back up. You'll need a Lipo compatible charger.