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revo madnesss · 02-27-2011, 05:51 AM

hey,

i have noticed there is quite a variety of motors in the crawler market, coming from a dozens of different manufacturers; how do you chose which company to go with and how many turns you need?

the variety is quite refreshing coming from 1/8 scale electric where there only 2 different brands

thanks in advance

DioptricStraw · 02-27-2011, 06:12 AM

It depends. What wheel speed do you want? How much torque do you want? Lower turn motors will be faster and higher turns are more torque-y. Hand wounds are generally better but more expensive. Check out holmes hobbies for some nice motors

JeremyH · 02-27-2011, 07:53 AM

The type of vehicle also makes a HUGE difference...a Losi CC will require a much different motor than an XR10 or berg. What are you running?

revo madnesss · 02-27-2011, 08:17 AM

I'm soon hopefully going to be running a xr10 with duel mamba micro pro. I'm not currently planning in entering competitions its gong to be more of a backyard crawler.

Thanks for your help

squatch71 · 02-27-2011, 08:59 AM

Toss another wrench in the mix..if you want more wheel speed, you can get it by going to higher voltage Lipo...some are using up to 4S.

articzap · 02-27-2011, 09:21 AM

Check out Team Br00d motors. High quality!

revo madnesss · 02-27-2011, 06:08 PM

how do tekin motors compare to team brood or holmes hobbies motors for the price?

thanks

JeremyH · 02-27-2011, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by revo madnesss

how do tekin motors compare to team brood or holmes hobbies motors for the price?

thanks

The Tekin Pro motors are decent....but they dont compare to Brood.

revo madnesss · 02-28-2011, 04:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeremyH

The Tekin Pro motors are decent....but they dont compare to Brood.

so i take it the regular tekin 45t motors are pretty crap?

WIDELOAD · 02-28-2011, 05:56 AM

Wouldnt call them crap.
More like average. They are your run of the mill machine wound motor.

Reflection · 02-28-2011, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by revo madnesss

hey,

i have noticed there is quite a variety of motors in the crawler market, coming from a dozens of different manufacturers; how do you chose which company to go with and how many turns you need?

the variety is quite refreshing coming from 1/8 scale electric where there only 2 different brands

thanks in advance

It's really quiet simple. Go to Holmes Hobbies, pick up a 35t or 45t hand wound and a handful of pinions. You'll end up with one of the best motors around and plenty of gearing options to tune the wheel speed to where you want it.

Everyone likes a little different amount of wheel speed. You'll get a thousand different opinions on that. Trying different gears lets you tune it to YOU.

revo madnesss · 02-28-2011, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reflection

It's really quiet simple. Go to Holmes Hobbies, pick up a 35t or 45t hand wound and a handful of pinions. You'll end up with one of the best motors around and plenty of gearing options to tune the wheel speed to where you want it.

Everyone likes a little different amount of wheel speed. You'll get a thousand different opinions on that. Trying different gears lets you tune it to YOU.

the holmes hobbies hand wounds are around $120 for two, the tekins are $60 for two.

im not going to be comp crawling just free crawling so have a motor which is slightly better is not needed.

revo madnesss · 02-28-2011, 08:23 AM

just noticed they had quite cheap motors on holmes hobbies aswell http://holmeshobbies.com/product.php...&cat=17&page=1

defiantly going pick two of them up

JeremyH · 02-28-2011, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by revo madnesss

the holmes hobbies hand wounds are around $120 for two, the tekins are $60 for two.

im not going to be comp crawling just free crawling so have a motor which is slightly better is not needed.

Those $30 Tekins are not handwound. The Tekin PRO motors are handwound....and they are ~$65 each.

revo madnesss · 02-28-2011, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeremyH

Those $30 Tekins are not handwound. The Tekin PRO motors are handwound....and they are ~$65 each.

im aware of that but as i said i dont need that high quality motors as im just going to be free crawling and not comp crawling,
hense why im saying are the tekin motors really that bad or will they suite a first time free crawler?

BadRockNoCookie · 02-28-2011, 05:03 PM

I have a 45T Tekin motor and it has never given me any problems. It works just like it should every time. Yes, they aren't as good as holmes hobbies, ect. in build quality etc. but Tekin motors get the job done great for us guys on smaller budgets. Then, when our $30 Tekin motors are worn out 2 years from now, we can upgrade.

Tekin will treat you fine.

JeremyH · 03-01-2011, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by revo madnesss

im aware of that but as i said i dont need that high quality motors as im just going to be free crawling and not comp crawling,
hense why im saying are the tekin motors really that bad or will they suite a first time free crawler?

I figured....but I was just making a clarification. You were comparing the price of two motors that are COMPLETELY different in quality.

muddigger123 · 03-01-2011, 10:48 AM

The hh motors are beasts and you can get a matched set.

kk_kk · 03-01-2011, 02:07 PM

i run 55T motor on my XR10, yeah, lots of torque, no wheel speed. im not a fan of going too fast or jumping over.

sure 55t wont destroy more gears as much slower T motors, just a bit too slow for me. get any 45T motor to try out, and go from there.

02-27-2011, 05:51 AM	#1
revo madnesss Newbie Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: london Posts: 28	how to chose motors for your crawler? hey, i have noticed there is quite a variety of motors in the crawler market, coming from a dozens of different manufacturers; how do you chose which company to go with and how many turns you need? the variety is quite refreshing coming from 1/8 scale electric where there only 2 different brands thanks in advance

02-27-2011, 06:12 AM	#2
DioptricStraw Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ontario Posts: 579	It depends. What wheel speed do you want? How much torque do you want? Lower turn motors will be faster and higher turns are more torque-y. Hand wounds are generally better but more expensive. Check out holmes hobbies for some nice motors

02-27-2011, 07:53 AM	#3
JeremyH I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 16,952	The type of vehicle also makes a HUGE difference...a Losi CC will require a much different motor than an XR10 or berg. What are you running?

02-27-2011, 08:17 AM	#4
revo madnesss Newbie Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: london Posts: 28	I'm soon hopefully going to be running a xr10 with duel mamba micro pro. I'm not currently planning in entering competitions its gong to be more of a backyard crawler. Thanks for your help

02-27-2011, 08:59 AM	#5
squatch71 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: four o six Posts: 2,101	Toss another wrench in the mix..if you want more wheel speed, you can get it by going to higher voltage Lipo...some are using up to 4S.

02-27-2011, 09:21 AM	#6
articzap RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Depew Posts: 1,551	Check out Team Br00d motors. High quality!

02-27-2011, 06:08 PM	#7
revo madnesss Newbie Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: london Posts: 28	how do tekin motors compare to team brood or holmes hobbies motors for the price? thanks

02-28-2011, 05:56 AM	#10
WIDELOAD Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 610	Wouldnt call them crap. More like average. They are your run of the mill machine wound motor.

02-28-2011, 08:23 AM	#13
revo madnesss Newbie Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: london Posts: 28	just noticed they had quite cheap motors on holmes hobbies aswell http://holmeshobbies.com/product.php...&cat=17&page=1 defiantly going pick two of them up

02-28-2011, 05:03 PM	#16
BadRockNoCookie Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 542	I have a 45T Tekin motor and it has never given me any problems. It works just like it should every time. Yes, they aren't as good as holmes hobbies, ect. in build quality etc. but Tekin motors get the job done great for us guys on smaller budgets. Then, when our $30 Tekin motors are worn out 2 years from now, we can upgrade. Tekin will treat you fine.

03-01-2011, 10:48 AM	#18
muddigger123 Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: inman Posts: 81	The hh motors are beasts and you can get a matched set.

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03-01-2011, 02:07 PM	#19
kk_kk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: BC Posts: 32	i run 55T motor on my XR10, yeah, lots of torque, no wheel speed. im not a fan of going too fast or jumping over. sure 55t wont destroy more gears as much slower T motors, just a bit too slow for me. get any 45T motor to try out, and go from there.

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