Older electronics

[Colinevan]

Im pretty sure that i have a few speedmaster silverstars and the forward only goldstars somewhere in my loft. Are they actually worth anything as i thought demand would be low.

i also have a few of the old tms powerton timer chargers if anyone remembers them too.

[percymon]

Sorry about the thread resurrection guys , but I wonder if anyone can shed light on the Speedmaster Gold Star Speed controller - I just got one in a RC10 Team Car. It looks to be in great condition but until I have an idea of its ability I'm loathed to test it !

Motor / Current Rating ?
Forward or FWD/Rev ?
RX voltage - 5V ??

[DerbyDan]

The Goldstar was the smaller forward only ESC (The Silverstar had the reversing relays which elongated the speedo somewhat!) There were 'Turbo' versions of each which both had lower motor wind limits. I can't remember what the wind limits were off hand but I wouldn't go any lower than say a 17turn on a non-turbo Speedmaster ESC. I think I used to run a 15t Trinity Onyx on my Goldstar, but eventually blew the brake FETS

Going from the instruction sheet I have in front of me; the RX voltage is 5v

Hope that helps

[percymon]

Originally Posted by DerbyDan

The Goldstar was the smaller forward only ESC (The Silverstar had the reversing relays which elongated the speedo somewhat!) There were 'Turbo' versions of each which both had lower motor wind limits. I can't remember what the wind limits were off hand but I wouldn't go any lower than say a 17turn on a non-turbo Speedmaster ESC. I think I used to run a 15t Trinity Onyx on my Goldstar, but eventually blew the brake FETS

Going from the instruction sheet I have in front of me; the RX voltage is 5v

Hope that helps

Fantastic - given the RC10 doesn't have a crumpled front end i'm assuming the brake FETs are ok at the moment

Bench test with a silver can seems sensible