Armatures...

[Tmaxxinman]

Hey All.

Lately there seems to have been no way to get my hands on a Trinity 15T Titanite Armature. they say they're not but they dont' seem to be avalable, at all.

The rules at my local track have just been taken off for electric motors, so now it's run what y'ah got. :D

Does anybody know where i can get some Armatures (preferably cheap) 13-Turn or less, that will fit into Trinity's "Speed Gem" Series cans?

Thanks;
Johnno

[702nitro]

All armatures to date pretty much all have the same dimensions. So you could take a mod armature and put it in another mod can of a diff manufacturer. I did this with my orion armature and my epic shock can. Works great!!!! The performance side of it maybe a teeny weeny little bit off (meaning that the power & feel that is generated will be different from the stock mfg armature that suppose to be there), but that won't stop you from getting consistent performance throughout your runs.

[highroller]

If club uses ROAR type rules guidelines you have to stick with parts made for Epic brand motors. Replacement armatures may exceed the price of the motor you have, that is hand wound armatures are normally about the cost of a complete machine wound motor. Other problems you might likely to encounter is weak magnets in motor you already have.

[Tmaxxinman]

My local club just took off of the rules off of electric racing tough....

Remember, i want something under 15T.
I want somethng cheap, I want something FAST, and it's gotta fit into a Trinity can... Does anybody know where i can get this?

Johnno

[Tmaxxinman]

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[kschauwe]

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXLPU6&P=7

[highroller]

Not to blow you off or question your experience, but I've raced over 20years and there are times stock racing is better. Modified motors are bascially selected based on theire low and upper power bands, based on what track layout is like and traction conditions not speed or as some think rpms. A 15turn might be on the very mild side and could be ideal depending on track, surface and battery capacity.
Another problem you might run into is having magnets that have weaken, so even using any replacement armature might no show any real improvement. The best route may be to buy a completly new motor in the turn and wind that racers seem to use most at your track, laydown style hoods seem to be the ideal motor for offroad/TC racing but in any case you want to be able to adjust the timing (adjustable endbell) which is another aide in tuning motor power.
Check Stormer Hobbies (seach by motor type) or manufacturer, Fantom makes replacement armatures 5-21turn, in single, double, triple and quad winds- area to refine search in in electronic or motors refine search to modified motor - which may also list armatures carried.
Towers only carries Epic, Trinity motor and the replacement armature, Under the section shop by manufacturer use E then look under Epic Motors, then Trinity list for replacement armatures.
An experienced modified racers does not select motor based on speed but what the power characteristics are like for the conditions it's being used under. Speed is very close between mod motors in the same vehicle, but power it produces changes from a mild slow low punch to one that can snap tires loose or make vehicle next to impossible to control. In oval racing I've used a 7 turn single, TC the best has been a 9 turn double, offroad (tight/loamy) 11 turn quad to 13 triple with 12 degrees of timing. If you want to go fast and no have to be concerned with wear, maintenance go with a 19turn Spec motor like the Chameleon2 or new Komodo Dragon from Trinity on tight short track the Reedy !9TQuad or the TOP (orion or peak Spec 19turn are another choice).

[geezer]

highroller, Thats some good stuff. Just dropped in and what a good post. This is the stuff I look for to further my RC knowledge. Thanks.

[highroller]

Ask around the track you will be racing at, to find what the racers are using in terms of turn/wind for motors, this will keep the quess work out of choicing a motor. Another thing to keep in mind is the skill level and experience of the other racers compared to yourself and also how much track surface changes over the course of a day.

[gizmoguy303]

http://dcmotorsports.net/products/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=33