Trinity Cobalt 9teen Spec Modified

[StevePond]

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Now you can get the hottest modified in RC for 19 turn spec racing. The Cobalt 9teen uses the same technology that Ralph Burch used to dominate the 2005 Novak US Indoor Championships but channels it for 19 turn spec racing. Meets all ROAR/ARCOR rules. Built on the new Cobalt spec teardown, this motor features:

• Hand wound armature
• Epoxy balanced
• Diamond trued commutator
• Thinnest web armature allowed by rules for highest rpm
• New Cobalt can and endbellFB-9 wet magnets
• Hi-performance 4383 silver brushes
• Dual ball bearings
• Adjustable timing
• Factory installed capacitors
• Dyno tuned and tweaked


For more information about this and other Trinity products, visit the Trinity (http:// www.teamtrinity.com) website.

Part no: TRI10090
Price: $65.00
Available: February

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[RH Customs]

I can't wait till this comes out should be one heck of a motor.

[ITurnLeft]

How is it a spec motor if it has adjustable timing? I'll own one, as I don't run spec, but that seems wrong.

[Cain]

I believe there are two types of rules for 19 turn. I believe one is like Super stock ( fixed timing, etc ) and the other is moddish which this motor will be for I believe.

Doesn't look like the the C2 is going anywhere then. Officially, its the only legal motor for that Super stock class from what I understand.

[RH Customs]

Anybody know that release date for the 9teeen?

[Cain]

nope. I really wonder if anyone else is going to make a 19T motor to compete with the C2 that is ROAR legal in that area. I also wonder how this 9teen stacks up to the rest.

[RCBuddha]

Someone should tell Trinity that they misspelled "nineteen"... ;) :D :p

[ElectricThunder]

I think everyone should start racing with Neo magnets.....:D:D:D

[YoKoMo-MX4]

Bleh...another mod motor masquerading as a 'spec' motor. Basically this motor is only 'legal' for ROAR 19turn oval racing or full mod and not the 'super stock' 19turn class. The basic rules of ROAR 'Super Stock' are 19 turn arm, 24deg fixed timing, bushings OR ball bearings (why this is an 'or' I'll never figure out) and 2 or 4 magnets. There are lots more technical restrictions like comm size, wire wind style, brush/hood alignment ... etc. As a matter of fact, ROAR has basically decided to throw out most of the technical restrictions in the 'super stock' class for the 2005 ROAR Carpet On-Road Championships (see: http://roarracing.com/rules/index.htm). No manufacturer has submitted samples for 'super stock' motors ... so they have nothing to base the class on right now. Hopefully motor manufacturers will support the 'super stock' rules ROAR has in place. We shall see...

'nuff said,
MX4

[Cain]

Agreed here Yok. Glad that WWNH is going with straight up 24 degree fixed timing 19 turn motors for the 19 turn 2wd class. not that it matters much to me, 4wd has decided to be mod and 2wd truck is stock or mod.

[highroller]

Of the 19turn motor (adjustable) I have some are TI based, the Epic consist of D5 cans/ with D4 endbell, D6can with D4 standup endbell, a Trinity Ultrabird (switched from the machine wound armature to a hand wound armature), and newer Cobalt made by another aftermarket builder. When the Cobalt was new it did run better than the older motors, which I contributed to magnet and motor being newer overal, but as motor laps has been put on motor it too has dropped off a little even after cutting the comm and making adjustments.
As far as I know ROAR hasn't approved the 19turn adjustable endbell motors for anything other than oval racing, even then some tracks run two separate classes of 19turn; Spec 19 those with fixed endbells and 19 Pro those with adjustable endbells.

[Mr. Furious]

So will I see any appreciable difference between this motor and the chameleon 2 pro that would justify paying the extra that the 9teen costs?

[highroller]

Because most of the Pro 19turn use modified cans (TIs, D5, D6, Cobalt, TOPS) adjustable timing endbells and hand wound armatures they are a tad faster than the fixed endbell motors. Trackwise the adjustable endbell motors are faster mph wise and 2-3 laps higher than the fixed endbell 19turns.
Most who run them in oval racing use 36 degrees of timing - this required more maintenance but to be fast there will always be some trade off. But for non racing use 18 degrees should be ideal.

The hot setup for oval racing right now is to use the Putnam XBrush with Trinity Purple spring with 36 degrees of timing or Trinity 4383 or Reedy 728 Brushes. For the fixed endbell 19turns Reedy 767 with Purple spring or a Purple/Red comobination. For less wear and non racing use the Reedy 760 or 766 with a purple/red spring combination. If track allows these motor (adjustable endbell) for offroad or Touring car racing you'd probably need to use a medium silver brush to reduce some of the rpm and build a little more torque some may work great with a Reedy 766 with two red spring or a purple/red with 24 degrees of timing.

[willcunningham]

So will I see any appreciable difference between this motor and the chameleon 2 pro that would justify paying the extra that the 9teen costs?

all the new features it got from the cobalt

[highroller]

The Cobalt motors use the same magnets, can size, armature blanks, endell as the D5/D6 motors the only changes made are adding heatsink hardware to endbell and powder coating the can a bluish color.