I think the Sabertooth might just be a little small for those motors. I have blown 30 amp fuses and tripped my 70 amp battery breaker using the geared down MY1016Z3 motors. Stall is over 100 amps and I have stalled mine for short periods of time.
Derek On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 3:55 PM, azgard <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm in Phoenix... just checked out the online map... looks like there > are quite a few people in CA, and one other guy here in AZ. > > On Feb 21, 12:47 pm, Matt <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm in Northern California. Are you in CA or somewhere else like AZ? >> -Matt >> >> On Feb 21, 9:36 am, azgard <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Well, I guess it's time to introduce myself and get the ball rolling >> > on "yet another hobby" as my wife would call it. I have been lurking >> > here for almost a year trying to convince myself that I don't need to >> > start another hobby, but I finally broke down and ordered my first >> > tank part, a couple of MY1016 motors from tncscooters.com. Now it's >> > time to start ordering the rest of the parts. >> >> > 1) Tracks -- I'm currently leaning towards either a cog driven TTS or >> > attachment chain -- anybody know where I can get a hold of some >> > treadmill belting? Does Will Montgomery still have attachment chain >> > available for sale, or did everyone scoop it up already? >> >> > 2) Motors -- obviously I'm going with the MY1016 -- I saw some >> > discussion about someone making a new sprocket for this motor so it >> > will more easily drive #35 chain >> >> > 3) Speed Control -- leaning towards either the Tri-pact, or else the >> > Sabertooth 2x25 -- depending on how much money is left in the budget >> >> > 4) Chassis -- my two favorites so far are either the T-34-85, or >> > something more modern like the M1A2 Abrams >> >> > Finally, are there any other active tankers here in the desert >> > southwest? No sense building a tank if there is nobody to fight >> > with! :-) >> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
