tip's with comm lathes
12-20-2002, 05:49 PM
#61
i've
i've heard that the cobra lathes are ment to be very cappy in the department of quality and accuracy. are they
12-20-2002, 06:39 PM
#62
if you guys are talking about the brush hood alignment tool made by parma, dont use it those are crap, they dont do anything for the alignment of the brushes all they do is align the brushes with each other and the brushes will still cock sideways slightly and lose power. what you really want to do is align each brush hood individually so when the brush cocks in the hood it makes maximum contact. and stock motors will very much benefit from brush hood alignment. that is one of the best ways to get power out of a stock motor. racers edge makes one of the good brush hood alignment tools.
the only way you can mess up the brush hood alignment is if you unscrew the spring post and the little phillips screw on the opposite side of the brush hood.
the only way you can mess up the brush hood alignment is if you unscrew the spring post and the little phillips screw on the opposite side of the brush hood.
Last edited by Jarrod Langlois; 12-20-2002 at 06:43 PM.
12-21-2002, 06:20 PM
#63
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i've never seen the point in brush alingment tools you get more power from having an extra 0.20 volts on your battery everybody dont waste your money jus buy better batteries.
12-21-2002, 07:00 PM
#64
Re: ???????????
Originally posted by fasterdanu
i've never seen the point in brush alingment tools you get more power from having an extra 0.20 volts on your battery everybody dont waste your money jus buy better batteries.
i've never seen the point in brush alingment tools you get more power from having an extra 0.20 volts on your battery everybody dont waste your money jus buy better batteries.
12-21-2002, 07:08 PM
#65
Wasn't talking about hood alignment tools - was talking about Cobra Lathes.
The Cobra Lathe that I use every time that I race is, well, better than any other lathe I've owned, including an original Twister and a Trinity.
The Cobra Lathe that I use every time that I race is, well, better than any other lathe I've owned, including an original Twister and a Trinity.
12-21-2002, 07:22 PM
#66
Re: i've
Originally posted by fasterdanu
i've heard that the cobra lathes are ment to be very cappy in the department of quality and accuracy. are they
i've heard that the cobra lathes are ment to be very cappy in the department of quality and accuracy. are they
12-21-2002, 07:31 PM
#67
having the brushes making full contact with the comm will make a difference in power. aligning the hoods will help you get all the power out of a stock motor you can get.
12-21-2002, 07:32 PM
#68
Originally posted by spaz456
having the brushes making full contact with the comm will make a difference in power. aligning the hoods will help you get all the power out of a stock motor you can get.
having the brushes making full contact with the comm will make a difference in power. aligning the hoods will help you get all the power out of a stock motor you can get.
12-21-2002, 07:44 PM
#69
it makes almost no difference i have tried and the brushes just pop back in to the same spot when the motor starts turning
12-21-2002, 08:26 PM
#70
aligning the brushes 180 deg from each other is not how to align your brushes. It doesnt take into account brush shift due to the fact that the hoods are bigger than the brushes.
To align brushes, you need to run the motor with a four cell and look at the wear pattern. Then you need a bar that fits into the hood and tweak it a little at a time until the wear pattern is right down the middle of the brush.
To align brushes, you need to run the motor with a four cell and look at the wear pattern. Then you need a bar that fits into the hood and tweak it a little at a time until the wear pattern is right down the middle of the brush.
12-22-2002, 06:02 AM
#71
Originally posted by Manticore
that's the point !
that's the point !
12-22-2002, 07:54 AM
#72
Company Representative
iTrader: (1)
Cobra Lathe
Mine is 12 yrs old and works like a dream. Spend the extra coin and get a diamond bit right from the get go. Mine is still my first one and it still cuts the coms to a shiny finish. I found that Carbide bits are good for around 20 cuts then get dull. They may be cheaper to start with, but I would have gone through tons of them by now. TTYL.
Gary
Gary
12-22-2002, 12:16 PM
#73
dimond bits
i'v been told by a fried i can send away one of the carbide tip's to some commercial dimond company and they will braise a dimond tip on for about 70au dollars they also are ment to be of good quality getting about 100cut's before you send it back to be sharpened.
12-22-2002, 08:35 PM
#74
Tech Regular
55 turn lathe motor
Slight change of subject...I'm using a Hudy lathe, and trying to figure out how to get away from the 4 cell pack. Integy sells a 12 v 55 turn motor that you can hook directly to your power supply specifically for running the lathe...no 4 cell pack. Anyone tried one of these?
12-23-2002, 01:06 PM
#75
problem
Hi,
I have a trinity comm lathe that i swapped for a old YR-4 chassis.
it has been great till the other day when it started to send out high pitch sounds, so i changed the tip to a newer one, and it still did the same thing. the finish is also terrible.
is it time to bin it?
thanks
ross
I have a trinity comm lathe that i swapped for a old YR-4 chassis.
it has been great till the other day when it started to send out high pitch sounds, so i changed the tip to a newer one, and it still did the same thing. the finish is also terrible.
is it time to bin it?
thanks
ross