want more speed?

gunner.inc · #1 10-20-2003, 11:59 PM

i put a slot car body on my xmod and man it went faster lol and why dont anyone reply to my trends? lol "felling unloved"

bobcat · #2 10-21-2003, 01:57 AM

if I'm not mistaken 800mah batteries won't make it go faster just longer runtime.

gunner.inc · #3 10-21-2003, 01:59 AM

lol well right now its just a temp set up but i used double sided tape but have a better set up drawn but need to find the parts i hope to have it done and have pics this week i run ackline batts in mine right now and its fast what diff would the 800mah batts do for me and can you get the stuff off best buys web site?

TypeZer0 · #4 10-21-2003, 07:27 AM

the xmod battery pack gives you EIGHT batteries instead of four and a peak charger all for a total of 25 bucks. it'll charge AA/AAA and NiCd and NiMH

not trying to say best buy is a total rip-off, but unless you have employee discount or a friend with one, things tend to be a bit marked up there

bobcat · #5 10-21-2003, 12:30 PM

volts is where your speed comes from. more volts=more go

PhillyB · #6 10-21-2003, 03:03 PM

more MAH is more runtime - MilliAmps per Hour

but you may have the capability to deliver more amps with a higher mah batteries - also quick charge batteries seem to have more of a punch - i use a 30 min peak charger from walmart (30$ with four aa's - got 4 AAAs for 12.99 or something - energizer 750 mahs, it usually takes less than 30 min, since the batteries are hardly ever dead) and all my cars go faster - regardless you should try to get the highest MAH you can afford - your motor will be able to pull more amperage if it needs it - at least thats the theory - voltage has alot less to do with it - if voltage made cars faster then the alkalines would be better - 1.5 volts for alkalines vs 1.25 for really good Nimh cells but the nimhs work better

edit - how am i a PRO with only 33 posts? i am a pro but with 33 posts? bleh

bobcat · #7 10-21-2003, 03:24 PM

they are all related right? more volts means greater current. besides, test your Nimhs, even if they're labeled 1.2 volts they put out 1.5 - same as alkalines.

PhillyB · #8 10-21-2003, 03:34 PM

voltage matters - i cant remember what the difference was as far as motors go - i think that more amperage was more torque and more volts was a higher rpm - not sure - but i do know more mah is better all around - i think 800 is the top for aaa

bobcat · #9 10-21-2003, 03:41 PM

voltage is like water pressure so it would make sense that it would affect torque while current is the rate of flow so it seems like it would affect the speed.

where are our motor experts?

Colt45101st · #10 10-21-2003, 11:06 PM

can i see a icture of the insides? the drag motor i have might be too fast, as far as i can see all i have to do is take the wires from my rc mini (deceased) the quick connecting kind and solder them to the motor. im not sure if the car will be able to handle the drag motor though :-\ if not i have lotsa regualr ones any way back to where we were um a picture and steps on how to fit it it maybe ? thanks in advance

gunner.inc · #11 10-21-2003, 11:21 PM

i will try to get pics up soon but 4aaa wont power your drag motor to its best thats the prob i had we need to figure out how to get more power

Colt45101st · #12 10-21-2003, 11:33 PM

hmmm maybe cramming mre aa's in there? um yeh that is a problem do the 4 aa's power your regular motor good? cause i might just put a regular motor in, i dont wanna burn out this thing

gunner.inc · #13 10-22-2003, 12:00 AM

nope i put in a 16d motor and the aaa's didnt power it up all the way but i had killer take off

Colt45101st · #14 10-22-2003, 10:42 PM

nice but a picture would really make my day