Motor/ESC & Electrics for TRF501X

[Pablo668]

Hey there guys,

I'm an oople forum virgin so be gentle okay.
I am in the middle of building my 501X and I'm wondering what people are running as far as motor & esc's go.
I bought a Traxxas Velineon motor and esc and it's just too bulky to fit. I wanted to go brushless with this thing, anyone here running a brushless setup? But I'm not eager to spend more hard earneds without knowing whether motor/esc will fit.
Failing all of that I can put my brushed Venom 13t motor and Futaba esc in it. I just have to rescue it from my sons DF-03.......maybe he'll swap for the velineon.....hmmmm

Paulie

[stefke]

I think the most common BL setup seems to be the LRP (or Nosram) Sphere comp. ESC and an LRP X11 5.5 turn.

[SiR_Dave]

LRP or Nosram Brushless seem to be the hot ticket for the ESC..... and the motors are a thing of personnal taste...( with a few track size and conditions mixed in there ) I tend to prefer the Novak Light series since they are a little bit more "USER FRIENDLY" on the bottom end with the same top speed.....

Here is a link to a good thread with some electronic layouts for the 501x

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthre...?t=1929&page=2

[DaveG28]

Hi There,

I use LRP Sphere and X11 5.5 too, its a good match power wise. I never did work out how to fit it all under the standard 501x shell properly though, the sensor wires on the motor stick out so theres a bulge!

For the speedo, it will just about go either behind the motor, or behind the servo on the other other side!

Dave

[Pablo668]

Thanks for that guys. Most appreciated. Having a hell of a time here.

Paulie