I found a 10 pound bag of RC car parts

Please by all means post some pics and I'll see if I can't help you identify some of it. And who know, I might even want to buy some it.

Shawn

I'll dump it all out and sort it as well as I can and post some pictures this week.
I wonder if one of those motors would make a good 1/2A starter for those rare times when I wish I had one. I could turn a flashlight into a starter.

RknRusty wrote:I'll dump it all out and sort it as well as I can and post some pictures this week.
I wonder if one of those motors would make a good 1/2A starter for those rare times when I wish I had one. I could turn a flashlight into a starter.

I tried that once, but it didn't work at all. You need a very small rubber cone, or something to keep it centered on the prop. Otherwise it just twists all over the place and can break your prop.

Shouldn't be too hard.

microflitedude wrote:

RknRusty wrote:I'll dump it all out and sort it as well as I can and post some pictures this week.
I wonder if one of those motors would make a good 1/2A starter for those rare times when I wish I had one. I could turn a flashlight into a starter.

I tried that once, but it didn't work at all. You need a very small rubber cone, or something to keep it centered on the prop. Otherwise it just twists all over the place and can break your prop.

Shouldn't be too hard.

I can make a rubber cone from Sugru or possibly silicone caulk if it's stiff enough. Or slightly hollow out the backside of a red rubber nose cone like the one on the Satan when we flew it back in June. I'm more concerned with the motor being the right strength and speed. I haven't read any of the labels yet.

RknRusty wrote:

microflitedude wrote:

RknRusty wrote:I'll dump it all out and sort it as well as I can and post some pictures this week.
I wonder if one of those motors would make a good 1/2A starter for those rare times when I wish I had one. I could turn a flashlight into a starter.

I tried that once, but it didn't work at all. You need a very small rubber cone, or something to keep it centered on the prop. Otherwise it just twists all over the place and can break your prop.

Shouldn't be too hard.

I can make a rubber cone from Sugru or possibly silicone caulk if it's stiff enough. Or slightly hollow out the backside of a red rubber nose cone like the one on the Satan when we flew it back in June. I'm more concerned with the motor being the right strength and speed. I haven't read any of the labels yet.

I've seen it done. I used to fly with a guy when I lived in Florida that was into nothing but 1/2a and small electric planes and he made a starter out of an r/c car motor and a 7-cell NiCd pack. Although I'm not sure where he got the starter cone or if he made it himself but it seemed to work well. He housed the motor, switch and battery connector in what looked like a piece of PVC pipe.

Here's a picture of the stuff I just dumped on the floor. I'll sort it and get better individual pictures later. There are 8 motors, of which I'll keep 2. A couple of servos, packs of linkages, gears, oil, suspension A-arms, and electrical connectors.

years ago i made a 1/2a starter with a copper pipe end cap, soldered to a wheel collier, and piece of automotive rubber fuel hose as an insert.

Mark Boesen wrote:years ago i made a 1/2a starter with a copper pipe end cap, soldered to a wheel collier, and piece of automotive rubber fuel hose as an insert.

This thing turns 30,000 RPM at 7 or so volts. I wonder how 2 D cells at 3v will work. The motor will fit in a D flashlight housing.

i use to run a few RC cars (i still do when boredom strikes) when younger mostly kyoshyo and tamiya electrics i aslo worked for local toy store doing repairs for a years if i can help ill certonly will

gazza

on your 1/2A starter idea i did this once years back useing a master airscrew 3-1 gear drive and a std 540 type electric moter ...it ran Gr8 for years it would even start a 15 (2.5cc) size useing 6 cell car buggy batt pack as for starter cone i cut up a du bro 1 1/2 spinner (hole in nose for output shaft) wich was treaded i simply added a second nut for locking spinner (nut first then spinner backwords washer an nut inside with epoxy) i had to turn shaft to center spinner correctly but once cured it was perfect i just filled the spinner center with a silercone material to suite prop nuts an the smaller spinners ...since then ive reused said gtear drive in a model boat still going strong

gazza

could you send me a close up of those suspension parts plzz as some look famular...perhaps kyoshyo lazzer ..opt midd...as i still have those models

Sure EK2, I'll take a couple of pictures for you.

RknRusty wrote:Sure EK2, I'll take a couple of pictures for you.

Here ya go:

yep just as i tghought the ones in pk are rear optmia midd (4Wd).... and the ones with solid pannels are aslo kyshio optimia (2wd) please forgive my spelling tho

i just had to recheck an they are same as mine the outher 3 are frount arms for the optomia midd (4wd) aslo...hope it helps

oops there 4 frount arms sozz for a midd (4wd)

You want them? If so, PM me your address and they're yours.

Hey Rusty,

I would try on Ebay. I think the Kyosho Le Mans Electric Engines are valuable in this condition.

i appreaite your offer but no thanks i still have manny spares from those days (some 15 years ago)..now a days its just a rare treat to charge it up an let rip...

but many ppl on ebay still collect these and outher bits

just glad i was able to help