Originally Posted by
chuck_thehammer
my loved Tekin RS gen 1... died after many years of racing.. carpet mostly , pan car.. behind it was the paired 17.5 Tekin gen 1..
my RS died two weeks ago... running a Tekin 10.5 gen 3.. in a Associated SC5M on dirt. ( 2 wheel drive )
1 year in this setup.
my question...
NO one has the RSX pro in stock.. and most are saying February before any will be available.
dealer offered a Tekin RX8 gen 3 .. DID I just make a mistake ???
YES, I did OK, ordered it.
Futaba 4PLS and R304SB receiver., Futaba 3305 steering servo.
battery 2S, 6200, 120 C lipo battery.
Total racing weight is 5 pounds and 3 ounces.
for the record.. they said they had ONE RSX pro in stock, so I ordered it..
3 days later they called and said they could not find it in the warehouse.
For the mod class, nothing particularly wrong with using an RX8. However, the RX8 only operates in dual mode (uses the sensors to start the motor at low rpm and then switches to sensorless mode until the rpm drops again. This primarily means that 2 pole motors won't have enough timing and will run kind of sluggish compared to running them in sensored only mode with an RS or RSX. Won't damage anything, but you technically aren't legal for a spec class where you have to run in blinky mode.