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02-04-2012, 05:54 AM | #1 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Australia
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| How do i make my scaler silent?
Hi all, Just wondering if you know how to make a scaler completely silent as ive seen it on youtube and i am planning on putting a sound module in my scaler and would preffer it to not have to wirl from the motor and the sound from the gears Yours sincerely andrew |
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02-04-2012, 05:58 AM | #2 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Chezzetcook Nova Scotia
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Motor noise,, I'm not sure about, but gear noise from the pinion and spur are lessened buy having looser gear mesh.. You have to be careful because too loose and you be stripping spurs.. Sent from my highly abused iPhone using Tapatalk |
02-04-2012, 05:59 AM | #3 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Australia
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| Re: How do i make my scaler silent?
I use brushed motors an they are really loud
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02-04-2012, 06:47 AM | #4 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: [loh-key-shuhn]
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| Re: How do i make my scaler silent?
I'd say you will not get it silent. You can lessen the noise in the gears with some types of grease. I forget which vendor on here sells it and the name, but one feature is it quietens noisy gears. Search for it, or check out the vendor section. I have to ask...did those "silent" scalers in the videos have a music track playing or any sound at all? I find it hard to believe the scalers were totally free of sound. Good luck in your quest. EDIT: Rocksmith Engineering Gear Jelly was the grease I mentioned above. Not sure if any RCC vendor sells it or not. Last edited by btoungette; 02-04-2012 at 06:57 AM. |
02-04-2012, 07:11 AM | #5 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Australia
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| Re: How do i make my scaler silent?
No music just scaler
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02-04-2012, 10:14 AM | #6 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wayne county. PA
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| Re: How do i make my scaler silent?
only R/C cars that i hear no noise from are brushless carpet track cars....every scaler/crawler i heard are noisy.......bob .... |
02-04-2012, 10:32 AM | #7 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Portage
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You can turn the microphone off on cameras , that's why they are silent . Impossible , to many moving parts swirling around . Love it , Live it
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02-04-2012, 11:48 AM | #8 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bozangeles
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| Re: How do i make my scaler silent?
Yep, unless you want a scale prius, it's pretty much impossible.
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02-04-2012, 09:13 PM | #9 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Peace and Quiet
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| Re: How do i make my scaler silent?
PUSH IT!! |
02-04-2012, 09:47 PM | #10 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: akron
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02-05-2012, 06:23 AM | #11 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Richfield
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| Re: How do i make my scaler silent?
Don't know where you would find it, but maybe a belt drive will work in place of gears. Im sure McMaster Carr or someone who deals with robotics would have the pinion / spur / belt combo, then modify to your needs.
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02-05-2012, 05:23 PM | #12 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Back from vacation!!!
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| Re: How do i make my scaler silent? Good idea. The tranny's just as loud, so are the diffs tho.
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02-06-2012, 01:32 AM | #13 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2008 Location: At the corner of Bedlam and Squalor.
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I experimented with a belt drive system. Can't remember suppliers, some judicious googling of companies that make industrial automation parts are a good start. And yes, the trans will be almost completely silent. Your on your own for motor and axles.
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02-06-2012, 01:46 AM | #14 |
MODERHATER™ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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| Re: How do i make my scaler silent?
64 pitch and/or really loose mesh on your pinion/spur. Most new brushless setups will not give out a hum like brushed can. Tell us more about your set-up. |
02-09-2012, 11:41 PM | #15 |
Newbie Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ft. Wainwright, AK
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| Re: How do i make my scaler silent?
I think you could get it fairly quiet, but not silent.
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02-09-2012, 11:46 PM | #16 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lakewood
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| Re: How do i make my scaler silent? I have to agree. Although, I have had many people ask me how I got mine so quiet. On my SCX10 I use traxxas lithium grease for my gears and it is pretty quiet, but not silent. I guess I could use some of that plasti dip or generic line-x type stuff on some parts to reduce some noise but I haven't tried it myself yet. |
02-10-2012, 07:47 AM | #17 |
Powered by Awesome Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Parker, Colorado
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a good brushless motor will help to reduce noise a well. Sent from my DROID3 using Tapatalk |
02-10-2012, 09:31 AM | #18 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Austin, TX, USA
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| Re: How do i make my scaler silent?
I thought my crawlers were loud 'til I picked up my first 4WD racing truck (Losi SCTE). With (basically) 32 pitch gears for the pinion/spur plus three separate gear diffs, it's CRAZY loud!! Now my crawlers seem much quieter. |
02-10-2012, 09:40 AM | #19 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Redding
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My Goat2s brushless is very quiet. If you crawl extra slow it is almost silent. Faster you go, louder it gets.
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02-10-2012, 09:48 AM | #20 | |
PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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