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Thanks for that I was thinking that £30 was a bit much for brushed, I am not looking to upgrade to brush-less just now as its my sons first car and brushed is fine for him to get to grips with it. I notice that the motor you linked to is 540 and has 15 turns so does that mean the motor is slightly smaller and has more turns so will be faster but wont have as much torque? I have an hpi 540 15 turn motor in another hpi model I could possibly use but I wasn't sure if it was suitable because it was a 540 with 15 turns and the one in my sons car was 550 with 12 turns. Thanks I will have a look there and see whats available.

The motor is dead in my sons HPI jumpshot ST v2 I have a replacement 120117 - SATURN 12T 550 MOTOR on order from Modelsport but its been on back order for months and I am looking to buy another non HPI motor to run instead. Will any 12T 550 motor be suitable and will it be ok with the standard hpi ESC? I was thinking this motor might be suitable https://www.modelsport.co.uk/traxxas-titan-12t-550-motor/rc-car-products/27458 can anyone confirm it will be ok?

Yeah I had a look on there but couldn't see any sets for the savage XS

Does anyone have any links to uk sellers of bearing kits?

I just picked up a Ken block Micro RS4 with a Novark GT micro ESC and Trinity mini machine motor. Its a great wee car but the motor is hitting temperatures of 100c when running! Its running a 2s Lipo but I will try with the standard Nimh pack and see if the temperatures are still high. Is it likely to be getting hot because of the lipo higher voltage or could it be a gearing issue. Also is there a dedicated thread for the micro RS4 with common mods? I had a look but couldn't find one.

Thanks for the replies Fly In My Soup that guide is exactly what I needed! Thanks I will have a read

Ah ok sounds simpler, so just run it until the car slows then. What about over charging do I need to worry about that or will the charger take care of that? Do they need to be fully discharged before re charging?

Thanks for the reply, ok so similar to lipo batteries. What voltages are considered as low for the nimh batteries? Is there a minimum voltage for them like the lipos?

I am new to charging NiMh batteries, I have been charging Lipo batteries for quite a while but never NiMh and just wondering how you program the charger to charge NiMh batteries. I have the OVerlander RC6-VSP charger and it asks for a current limit and NiMH sensitivity d peak. How do I calculate these values? The batteries I am trying to charge are an HPI Plazma 6.0v 1200mah micro pack https://www.modelsport.co.uk/index.php?product_id=378586&gclid=Cj0KCQjw5J_mBRDVARIsAGqGLZBAXrwMXaNvYt21aCzAsx6sFEZ5focJQig05EuMNorGuopAfG2BIxAaAsC8EALw_wcB and an HPI plazma 7.2v 200mah https://www.modelsport.co.uk/hpi-plazma-7-2v-2000mah-nimh-stick-pack-re-chargeable-battery/rc-car-products/385228

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Is this still available? What condition is the Ken block body shell in?

Anybody know the release date for this shell?

Does anybody have any overheating issues with the standard ESC and motor running 2S batteries and a 19 tooth pinion? I have fitted the 19 tooth to mine and it keeps overheating and shutting down. I just changed all the wheel bearings to see if that helped but no change. Next I will change the diff bearings, would a worn diff cause this issue?

Thanks for the heads up, I see they still have some left at JennyRC are you in the UK? How much customs did you pay on it? Hmmm I did this when I set the mesh obviously didn't do it right lol. Can you tell if its right after you set the mesh? I don't want to break another motor. Is it too close a mesh that snaps the shaft?

Ah damn! New motor! I was afraid that would be the case. I will check the mesh, I have just put the 19 tooth pinion on 3 packs ago so I bet that's the problem. What's the best way to set the mesh? Tighten it up with paper in the mesh?