myothercarsa2cv

Glad the site is still of some use! Haven't touched it in ages... got so many writeups to do!

Hey guys, I can still post! I think my membership lapses tomorrow so good timing. DRE are super easy to run a bulk buy through - they're happy for you to supply the names/handles/email addresses and for each person to just get in touch and pay individually, so no buying a pile of them and then chasing everyone for payment and posting them out yourself. Drop them a note and they'll do something for you I'm sure. In fact, put me down for another one as a friend's race car needs one :) (John Birrell, myothercarsa2cv, moca2cv@gmail.com)

Well Jack found me a 1000:1 geared motor for a fiver, which looks like it will do the trick! Let's see...! Thanks all for the input, been an education and the POBC is always a marvel!

Hi Jack, Thanks! I've already reduced the number of batteries down from 5 to 2, going to down to one and nothing works. Not sure why! That's very kind, and would be very useful! I'll drop you a PM and I'll see if I can get it working that way! cheers, John

Thanks Steve! How does it wire in? Does it just sit between the PCB and the motor?

Cheers guys. Basically have zero budget for this build so a £5 RC car was bought! I assume it's brushed? Looks like a Scalectrix motor. Will look into those options, tried dropping down to two AAAs instead of 5 AAs, this has made a difference, tried 1 AAA and that didn't work at all. I wonder if there's a minimum voltage to prevent complete discharge of batteries?

Odd request, but you guys know everything! What's the best way to make an RC car motor slooooooow? I am working on a fun project: making an exorcist kid mannequin. I've butchered the RC car, got all the bits, and am almost ready to mount the motor in the body, but one thing I didn't factor in was just how fast these motors spin! Any ideas? The freer the better ;) I tried a resistor from the LED circuit (red red black gold, 22ohm?) in line with the motor and there was no movement... Could diodes be the answer?

Great stuff all round. They are starting to arrive in peoples' letterboxes I am told, so expect them soon! Always a good result. Thinking about it, Jason at DRE must have sold a good 100 units to the L7C over the years... Soon it will be the industry standard shift light! :P

Nice one all. JonL and Craig2003 - can you just confirm with Jason your colour choice and username please? Thanks!

Ok chaps. Here's the instructions. 1. PayPal your £67.10 to sales@digitalrace.co.uk 2. Add a note to the transaction or email jason@digitalrace.co.uk your: name postal address preference for light colours (standard is green green amber amber red) PayPal email address if different your forum handle so he can tick you off the list.3. Sit on your hands. Try not to get too antsy. Jason is very busy at the moment so it might take a little longer than a few days, but If you want them quickly tell me and I'll let him know to prioritise you once he receives your payment.

BB closing Friday, last chance!

Hi guys, have added you to the list. We are now more than 15 so have reached the next discount band! I will be closing the BB on Friday, so last chance to get an order in!

Hi John, in all honesty... Probably not much use to you. I had mine set up to come on about 5k rpm, and hit the red at 7k, so quite a broad band that suited me. I liked having the lights flash in the corner of my eye to tell me what I'm doing, but that's me.

Thanks for the kind offer, Dr Slotter. I'll put you down and will let you know if we need your help with postage.

I agree Tom, the wires are a bit skinny. I chopped the tacho wires and rejoined them and poked the DRE wires in with the tacho wire, so less of an issue with the crimping. Next time I think I'll splice in a proper three way connector, with tacho wires going to one side and DRE the other. That way it's fully reversable with not much effort.