Novak or Hacker ?

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Bonez - 08 Feb 2004 19:43 GMT

I have a Tamiya TA03F Pro chassis that the brushed ESC gave up th
ghost. I am now thinking of brushless.

I am using this only for use in my street and occasional parking lot
What is a good way to go - Novak 5800SS or Hacker C40? What would th
equivalent turn moter be?

Thanks

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Rick Russell - 09 Feb 2004 00:51 GMT

> I am using this only for use in my street and occasional parking lot.
> What is a good way to go - Novak 5800SS or Hacker C40? What would the
> equivalent turn moter be?

I don't know about Hacker, but the Novak 5800SS is extremely close to
a 10-turn motor. RCCA did a comparison between a Novak 5800SS and a
Reedy Ti 10turn motor installed in the same car, and the straight-line
acceleration curve was almost identical.

Of course, the Novak is about 25% more efficient at high speeds, which
means longer runtimes for the backyard bashers.

Rick R.

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frater mus - 09 Feb 2004 14:14 GMT

> I have a Tamiya TA03F Pro chassis that the brushed ESC gave up the
> ghost. I am now thinking of brushless.
>
> I am using this only for use in my street and occasional parking lot.
> What is a good way to go - Novak 5800SS or Hacker C40? What would the

Hacker has more experience with brushless (in the airplane world), but
I think the Novak is selling more units.

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Justin Mahn - 10 Feb 2004 13:09 GMT

Hacker may have more experience with airplane brushless motors, but Novak
has a bigger name in car circles. Also there is a nasty black cloud hanging
over sensorless brushless motors in that they cog and don't give your
receiver and servos enough power under extreme acceleration. Novak seams to
have overcome this somehow.

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> > I have a Tamiya TA03F Pro chassis that the brushed ESC gave up the
> > ghost. I am now thinking of brushless.
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> Hacker has more experience with brushless (in the airplane world), but
> I think the Novak is selling more units.

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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Land Models / February 2004

Novak or Hacker ?