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Post by Steve Burkey on Dec 28, 2019 17:34:46 GMT -7
Jim, try going back to the stock tires but without the magnet. You never know. S
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Post by Jim Weickum on Dec 29, 2019 13:29:01 GMT -7
The magnet was gone before the tires were changed. That is why I ran ot with the 60's F-1 cars, all the same type of tire. Just have smaller tires on the Lotus 25. Also ran a Policar F-1, which was a better handling car!!!
Jim W
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Post by Tom Dolan on Dec 29, 2019 21:37:06 GMT -7
I ran it with Super tires and no magnet--it is still a rocket ship but I turned the sensitivity down on the controller and it seems to be ok--it just takes getting used to the speed. I think the best thing for it is to change the motor to one of the BWA 14K motors--it should be perfect then. I'll let yhou know. Tom
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Post by Jim Weickum on Dec 30, 2019 11:20:36 GMT -7
I will probably just switch the motor with another from one of my Lotus 49's. I have a couple that are slower. I have M/T-SL-1/ M/T SL-2 motors on there way already. I have a SCC Minnow slim line motor that had a too short of a pinion shaft for a Scaley Mini, so I could try that also.
This motor in the Lotus 25 is way more sensitive than the other Scaley ff motors I have. It may tame itself down with some more laps. I have thought some of the other cars were the same way when new also. I will see.
Jim W
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Post by Steve Burkey on Dec 31, 2019 8:32:03 GMT -7
haven't run mine yet, but it really reminds me of the Cartrix Lago I got a couple years ago. Just could not tame it! As you say, a rocket, and the reason I'm just not an ff motor fan. And since you're dealing with a manufactured car out of China, making changes is twice as hard as with your scratchbuilt. First I tried a motor switch to an MRRC version that was supposedly milder; NOPE. Then of course you have the cr___y gears; don't want to mangle the press-on crown with it's press-on wheels, so my attention went to the pinion and switched to a 7 tooth to tame it through the ratio, NOPE. I had already been trying to run at 45 ohms, which most other current production cars are happy with, so I switched to 60, NOPE. Mind you, that time, as well as money, is going by with no appreciable progress on the car, so that's where it is today. Wondering why I'm not running a Cartrix at the races?
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Post by Daryl Payne on Jan 1, 2020 14:55:52 GMT -7
Does the beast runy any better on less voltage??? I really did not want to get rid of my car battery power source, but now i am glad i did, It is really good to dial up any voltage you desire, (especailly if kids or beginners are driving your good cars). If you are running battery 12v ( 12.8 actually, I could you wiht a voltage reduce, they have a digital voltage readout and i paid less than $5 for each of them. see ebay: XL4015 5A DC Buck Step-down Adjustable Voltage Power Converter w/ LED Voltmeter presently $4.50 Depending on how you wired your track, one converter would handle both (or 4) lanes. Or you could use one on each track but each lane voltage would have to be double checked between each outing
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Post by Jim Weickum on Jan 6, 2020 9:56:11 GMT -7
I ran the Lotus 25 at 7 volts, which is the setting I use with some of my Grandkids. It ran just fine at this low voltage.
I tested the Scaley Lotus 25 on my Roller test bench against some other 60's F-1 cars. It was the winner in wheel speed RPM. It out performed the other Scaley car and even the Policar F-1. I don't know if Scaley still rates their motors at 18k RPM or not, but this one will make that RPM for sure, with a little extra.
Jim W
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Post by Steve Burkey on Jan 7, 2020 12:50:42 GMT -7
if all this is true, I may just leave my Lotus in the box to look pretty, and then it will be time to again look at my vintage Russkit body. BTW, Scalextric has published it's 2020 releases. Among all will be a Tyrrell 001 and the P34's (but only in a twin box set).
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Post by Doug Logston on Jan 29, 2020 18:33:29 GMT -7
Received my Lotus 25 yesterday. Thanks, Tom.
Doug L.
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Post by Tom Dolan on Jan 30, 2020 7:53:19 GMT -7
Welcome Doug, enjoy. Tom
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