TRX4 Budget 4s Lipo 5 Slot Motor Testing.

[Hardcore]

I've had these parts for months but just no time to fit them until recently with the lockdown.

Surpass Hobby 12t 550 5 slot motor from Ebay.
Approx £15 delivered.

 

Hobbywing 880 ESC from Hobbyking for approx £30 delivered.

 

Turnigy 2200mah 4s Nano Tech pack for approx £15 delivered.

 

 

[mond]

Looks like a good buy for the money. 

[monkeyboy_uk]

Good slow control by the looks of it. Not sure I could live with the pinion noise though

[Hardcore]

2 hours ago, mond said:

Looks like a good buy for the money. 

I think so as well. The 880 is about the same price as a 1080 and most 550 motors will run 4s fine when geared down properly, so essentially the only added cost is with price of 4s over 3s. I reckon i might change more rigs to this if any 1080's fail.

 

1 hour ago, monkeyboy_uk said:

Good slow control by the looks of it. Not sure I could live with the pinion noise though

Thanks! It's good fun to drive and now i can use low gear for really technical stuff or rocks, and high gear can be used more often when trailing.
The pinion gear noise is pretty grim

[bertberr]

Great low speed control there.  Particularly so when considering the cost of that setup.

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20 minutes ago, bertberr said:

Great low speed control there.  Particularly so when considering the cost of that setup.

 

The under drive gears and 9t pinion would have helped a lot towards that as well. This is about as slow as i can get the low end on it.