yeah thats not bad evidence :) how about acutull numbers from a dyno, for all i know you could just be a really leet driver :)

Also how did you run your motors in Tim?

I drive ok when I have to.

I think we ran them in water for 10 -15 mins or somethin like that just off a 4 cell pack, Its that long since i've raced 540 i dont really remember.

I always used comm drops too. do they still make em?

I still think my idea is more fun:nod:

Damn u all take 540 pretty seriously!!

Hey Tim, the motor in Amy's B4 was bought, put straight into the car and away she went. lol Her car was faster than any of the other 540's last w/e! lol

Glenn

yea her car was a rocket.

dunno why :P maybe just her special touch lol

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anyone tried slightly crushing the can? supposed to place the magnets closer to the armature.

that'll get you disqualified from a event pretty nicely :)

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so will bending springs, twisting, crushing can. has been going on for years. I saw one guy who would put the plastic from cotton buds through the holes on the end bell at the start of the race, by about the 4 min mark they would heat up and fall out of the car but by then he would be a mile in front.

oh well cheats never prosper.

Just get yourself some brake cleaner, it's in a spray can. Heaps cheaper than proper motor spray (known as just rebadged brake clean). Pick it up at any auto place for around 6 to 8 bucks. Last time I got some I paid $6 for the Loctite brand from Repco, Bargin.

Coxy.

The easiest way to run in a 540...

I have to let out the secret after all these years!

Get the new motor, DO NOT oil the bushings!

Connect it across a 12v car battery until you hear it start to make that awful screech, usually about 10 - 15 minutes or so.

At this point, disconnect it, oil the bushes, a couple of comm drops and you're ready to go.

It allows the bushings to loosen up with minimal wear to the brushes (keeping maximum tension on the springs), remember, these motors were originally designed for cordless drills etc.



thank me later!:nod:

Now I'm not taking the piss here or anything, but...

Are you serious?

yes

hi guys im gonna be trying out 540 electric class this year and was hoping i could get some feedback off you guys :)

1/ i've run my new 540-J on a single D cell battery (1.5v) for about say 2-3 hours... then i added another cell (3.0v) and did about more 20 mins.

after that i came online to check exactly how long was i suppose to do it yet instead i came across the water method. Can i still use the water method? or is it too late? and have i run the motor so slow ( @ 1.5V) for too long making the motor's life weak forever?

also read somewhere in the few 540 break in threads that the more you run the 540 motor the faster it gets... i was wondering how many packs does it get to peak performance and how many packs after that does the peak performance start to drop?

all comments much appreciated guys :)

also i've ordered a 6 tamiya 540-J motors... are they good? or are the non-polished silver 540's better?

Use oldskools method on page 1.
Very similar to the method my brother used when racing 540 in Qld. Ask his competitiors how quick he was ;)

Brainteased,

The polished Mabuchi motors are alot quicker than the grey can Johnson motors..