nekmiyevo2

just wondering...
is it possible to make the electric on-road cars switch gears like the nitro ones?
how do they work anyway? (I am quite new in RC)

Mark G

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im not sure about electric, but i think in nitro there its like all timed by srpings or some thing never realy tought about it be for. i bet if you spend some time you could make a electric car swich gears

Anders Myrberg

Thatīs not much of a problem, even with the same princip as the nitro-cars, but not legal in any electric class.

Jack Smash

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They have been made before for electric but they never seem to work well. The biggest problem is when it shifts, it almost stalls out the motor at full power. This causes a ton of arcing between the comm and brushes, the motor then gets extremely hot, it burns the brushes and sends the comm instantly out of round.

nekmiyevo2

but if I use the brushless motor, would it be ok?

Mi2_Tastic

I am pretty sure that Schumacher are producing an 1/8th scale replacment for the old Big6 that they have and that has a three speed transmission, in fact I am almost positive, there is a video of it running, I think that it can be found somewhere on the Schumacher forum!!

nekmiyevo2

is 1/8 too big? i mean is it possible put all the gear stuff in a 1/10 electric car?
can some one tell me how to the switching gears thing works?
thanks

josh short

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hpi use to make a 2 speed trans for there RS4 cars

RKeasler

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Kyosho did too.

Mr. Shookie

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or do this.....Let me know how it goes...

http://cgi.ebay.com/TWO-SPEED-TRANSM...QQcmdZViewItem
-Shookie <><

cheehtae

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Looks nice and clean, has anybody tried it yet? We need to call the MYTHBUSTERS. Adam and Jamie are you there?

exint2

Electric motors are by nature far more flexible than Ic (they produce maximum torque at zero revs ) therefore the benifits of a gearbox are much less pronounced. With the reletively short tracks we tend to run on, the benifits would be lost by the extra weight / driveline drag / inefficency of the box itself.

On a very large track where having a very high top speed whilst keeping the same punch out of corners there might be a slight advantage.

Team Duratrax

I think it's plausible

PitCrew

I agree that for the RC 1/10 application, using a shifting gearbox is probably not going to be any benefit to the overall performace of the car.

If one could be produced, that was extremely effecient and lightweight, I would suggest a constantly variable transmission.

All electric motors have a power curve similar to I.C. The transmissions could be tuned to stay within the motors power curve for increased acceleration and run time. Mainly, you would want to stay within the most effecient part of the motors curve.

But we just race toy cars...

ttso

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How do you brake with 2 speed without brake disc??......


Don't tell me brake slow you down so you don't brake...