Anybody know anything about tuning an electric RC Truck?
I have an old Traxxas Hawk II that I recently brought down from the attic. Years ago, I put a 27 turn hand-wound motor in it (not sure if that means much). It has the original speed controller, Traxxas XL-1. I have two different gears for it... both 48 pitch, one is 78 tooth, the other is 68 I think. What's the difference? They are both the same diameter, so I don't know what difference the tooth count makes.
Also, all three of my batteries were trash, so I went to the hobby store to get a new one. Little did I know that 15 min. chargers aren't made anymore, nor are they recommended. So, I had to buy a new charger. It's a Dynamite Vision Peak 2, is this any good? I also bought two batteries for $50, they are 3000mah 6 cells.
So, a few questions... I how can I make it go faster? The guy was telling me that I could get a 7 cell battery and it would make it much faster, but he cautioned me that the transmission may not like it.
Also, which gear spur should I use? What's the difference?
Any other suggestions?
BTW: I now get about 15 minutes of run time with each of the new batteries... which doesn't seem bad to me. I also strapped my GPS to the truck, and it seemed to hang around the 14 mph mark... I'd like to see around 25 or 30... is that possible?
Dang! For a minute I thought this was a thread about controlling a guy with a remote....oh well.....it sounded like fun.....
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