FastEddy
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I got the kit in today. I couldnt believe the weight of the box. Its way lighter then an engine but istill has some heft to it.
There were 4 boxes inside the conversion kit.
The excitement got to me so the first box I dug into was the motor. Its hard to grasp the size of this thing but its big. I'm used to 8th and 10th scale motors and this one has got to be 5-6times larger. It heels like a brick holding it in my hand.The wires are huge 8 gauge ropes with the ends soldered on them. Included in the engine box were 3 connectors for the ESC wires. Its nice that they didnt solder them onto the ESC wires. This gives the option of routing the wires as needed.
I put the motor on the scale and it wasn't as heavy as it looked or felt. 2.6 Lbs.
The next box I opened was the cooling fan. It slid right on and should help keep things nice and cool. As a second task, its large enough that In the desert running, I can just turn it on, put my face up to it and cool off. Its huge!
The next box to open was the ESC. Again its huge as compared to the 8th and 10th scale ESCs I'm used to working with. Its a solid unit with another huge cooling fan. I also like the way the Caps are mounted to the side of the ESC rather then hanging by a wire like other ESCs I have used in the past. Aslo one more time ill mention the 8 gauge wire and the additional length that they give.
The last box contains all the alloy, hardware and the pinion. Lots of well packaged stuff in this box. All the screws are in separate labeled bags along with the pinion. Each alloy part is in its own bag to keep them from getting scratched up. There is also a large foam pad that I'm sure will revile its purpose as the build goes on. Last but not least is a set of battery straps.
One thing that was disappointingly absent from the kit was a Castle Link. I double checked all the boxes and sure enough it wasn't there. I started to dig through the manual for the ESC and WA-LA!!!! I found a certificate for a FREE Castle link or Just 10.00 for their field link module. GOOD ENOUGH. I wont be needing the link for a week or so while I do the build so I promptly headed to my computer to fill out the form.
Looking forward to doing the conversion.
There were 4 boxes inside the conversion kit.
- Motor
- ESC
- Cooling Fan
- Alloy and hardware..
The excitement got to me so the first box I dug into was the motor. Its hard to grasp the size of this thing but its big. I'm used to 8th and 10th scale motors and this one has got to be 5-6times larger. It heels like a brick holding it in my hand.The wires are huge 8 gauge ropes with the ends soldered on them. Included in the engine box were 3 connectors for the ESC wires. Its nice that they didnt solder them onto the ESC wires. This gives the option of routing the wires as needed.
I put the motor on the scale and it wasn't as heavy as it looked or felt. 2.6 Lbs.
The next box I opened was the cooling fan. It slid right on and should help keep things nice and cool. As a second task, its large enough that In the desert running, I can just turn it on, put my face up to it and cool off. Its huge!
The next box to open was the ESC. Again its huge as compared to the 8th and 10th scale ESCs I'm used to working with. Its a solid unit with another huge cooling fan. I also like the way the Caps are mounted to the side of the ESC rather then hanging by a wire like other ESCs I have used in the past. Aslo one more time ill mention the 8 gauge wire and the additional length that they give.
The last box contains all the alloy, hardware and the pinion. Lots of well packaged stuff in this box. All the screws are in separate labeled bags along with the pinion. Each alloy part is in its own bag to keep them from getting scratched up. There is also a large foam pad that I'm sure will revile its purpose as the build goes on. Last but not least is a set of battery straps.
One thing that was disappointingly absent from the kit was a Castle Link. I double checked all the boxes and sure enough it wasn't there. I started to dig through the manual for the ESC and WA-LA!!!! I found a certificate for a FREE Castle link or Just 10.00 for their field link module. GOOD ENOUGH. I wont be needing the link for a week or so while I do the build so I promptly headed to my computer to fill out the form.
Looking forward to doing the conversion.
