reluctantjumper

Will give that a try 🙂

Yep, ordered that at the same time as the two RC spur gears. It is indeed much better quality than the brass original that got chewed up when the second standard one stripped!

Having issues with the spur gear and the slipper clutch on my Bugsta. Gone through 4 gears already and I've only run the car a few times! The first two were standard ones, the second two were RC Racing ones. All have stripped despite me checking the mesh before every run since the first one stripped and on the second one it melted the slipper clutch. The third one lasted about 10 minutes before it stripped, again I checked the mesh before running. The third one I just glued the slipper solid as on the second one it was either slipping like crazy or with less than 1/8th turn of the adjusting nut it was completely solid. The 4th one lasted a lot longer but just went again today. It does seem to be the weak part of the car and it's really killing any enjoyment I'm getting running it. I've seen an aluminium one available from the States on eBay, is this a good idea? I know it can move the problem elsewhere but changing a spur gear every 1.3 runs will quickly get tiresome.Also is there a better slipper clutch for it as the stock one is either slipping like mad or solid and just dead weight.

Had the Turnigy ESC arrive today. Took a bit of time for me to swap everything over, rusty soldering skills, but it now all works. No cogging, smooth acceleration and it's rather rapid!! Even had a play with the timing on the end of the motor and that makes a big difference to the speed and responsiveness of the car. I've also bought the programming card for the ESC and once I've found a decent set of instructions for it I'll have a play with the settings and see what I can do to make it perform as I want it to. It now has loads of bottom end grunt compared to the stock motor so I think a larger pinion and dialling back the timing a bit may be a good course to go down. Very happy, thanks for the advice!

Would keeping the ESC the same make as the motor be a good idea? I can get the Turnigy Trackstar ESC plus the related programming card for the same price delivered as the ESC Garry recommended. I just want to get it up and running as simply as I can without chasing compatibility issues!

Thanks for the recommendation Garry, thought it might be the ESC not suiting the motor. Will get that ESC and see if it sorts it.

Hi everyone, juts thought it polite to introduce myself as I've asked a question in the Electric forum! Been out of the hobby for 20 years, before I just had standard Tamiya cars and thrashed them with my friends. Fast forward to now and I bought a few new cars during lockdown to build and play with, a Tamiya Lunchbox and a Lancia Delta Intrgrale on the TT-02 chassis. Really enjoying it again so far and have even added a FTX Bugster to the collection after an ill-advised visit to the local RC shop, stupidly went in just after payday. Really enjoying the contrast between the three cars and how they suit different environments so will be continuing with it for a while I think. I'm South Wales-based so any info on running spots, clubs, meets etc is appreciated as while running on your own is a lot of fun it's always good to mix it up with others too.

Hi everyone, been lurking for a few weeks but it's now time to ask a question I can't find the answer to. Bought a TT02 Lancia Delta Integrale during lockdown to build up and play with, like loads of others by the sounds of things! All was fine until I burnt out the stock 540 can, probably ingested a bit of grit. Decided to upgrade the motor and looked on here and elsewhere to see what other people had bought so as not to buy something incompatible etc. Ended up choosing a Trackstar 13.5T Sensored motor as I would still be using the stock TBLE-02S ESC and others had run it like that with no issues. Fitted it all when it arrived and it ran fine on the bench so took it out for a run. All was good for about 30 seconds then it started to refuse to run from a standstill but was fine if I gave it a gentle nudge. Checked all the connections and wiggling the sensor cable seemed to make a difference so unplugged that and checked it. Some of the connections on one end seemed very loose so I stopped using it and ordered some new ones. New ones arrived today and it does run smoother but still won't move unless I give it a nudge. It's also a bit juddery (believe it's called cogging) at low speeds, something that I thought a sensored motor was meant to avoid. So my question is does anyone else run a similar setup and have I missed a step? The ESC is in brushless mode, the motor wires are connected A-blue, B-yellow and C-orange and the drivetrain has no binding or stiffness to it. Or do I have a duff motor or is this setup not compatible? Any help or pointers would be appreciated!