Originally Posted by
Slonortodox
Hmm, and for what issues or benefits are removable sensor wires usually done? Is it for cases when you have sensorless esc or are there any other reasons to chose it?
Carisma motor has 3mm shaft which will need new pinions (and it is +$25 pricier than Leopard). Do I understand right that the smaller size results in possible heating problems?
And where did you find that teaser from LC - I’d like to subscribe for their news, but in Facebook there were no info about new motors.
A removable sensor wire is not a mandatory thing, but what I like about it is that if something should happen to it, it is replaceable, unlike the Leopard.
The Carisma is a 24mm motor, true. And yes, the pinion is 3mm so you need to use their pinions. But it is also only $30 on Amazon, so almost half the price of the Leopard. Would the small size be an issue? Perhaps. Almost definitely for the truggy, but there are LOTS of people running the Trakstar clone of this in their buggies and LWB buggies, esp in the European racing circuits. Put a fan on it, and on a small track for mini racing, you're golden. Probably not the best choice for bashing though.
Here's the pics from whatever hobby trade show they showed this at in China around April. I know it's a real Hobbywing motor because I asked and they confirmed it. They did not however tell me if they were working with Hobbywing to offer this exclusively for the LC's or if this was something Hobbywing was working on independently. I'm sure if it *ever* is released as an official product, it will be added to the HW website. One can hope anyway.