mc4798

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Thanks guys appreciate the kind words and will try even harder in the future.

Matt Howard

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anyone know when CKhobby is going to be getting more 4000kv motor in? looking to buy one but don't want to order from overseas if possible

BOLISARIO

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Thanks for the tip. I got my 4600/SC8 combo yesterday, it took about 5 days to arrive from China, not bad.

On my SC8 esc, it has solder posts similar to Tekin's RX8 for the motor wires and not the 4mm female bullet connectors that's pictured online. The box includes 3 black wires(for the motor) and 3 female bullet connectors. Also, the fan plug is a standard receiver plug instead of the mini white plug. I pretty much ditched the wires and bullets and just straight soldered the sc401 motor wires directly to the esc.

Do I have the older or newer version of the SC8?

GravityJunkie

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Try harder? You're support is excellent. They only thing you could do to make it better is give the freakin' motors away!!! Best customer service I've had in a long while.

symmetricon

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Indeed.
Free motors sound good though
Thanks MC, gt my motor today and it looks excellent.

brew99

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Not sure if this is older/newer, but I got the same as you, and also just soldered the motor directly to the ESC. It's been no problem at all.

mc4798

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The new versions have solder post as opposed to the 4mm bullets.

Matt Howard

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when are you getting more 4000kv motors in stock?

mc4798

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End of month

RC demon

I ran my tenshock 5200 over the weekend at the 2 day trophy race in Nanaimo BC in my slash 4x4. geared 12/52 with a fan on it i was getting tons of torque, and my truck seemed to go down the straight faster then any other car. after the 10 minuet main (that i got 4th in vs a bunch of LCG SC trucks) the motor was only about 110 and the EZrun 120a was at around 90.

i cant believe that i was hitting speeds of around 39mph and its under geared

crusey_aus

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Sounds impressive, how did you measure your speed ?

What makes you say its under geared ?

Cheers

shadoflame

i couldnt wait, so i decided to order from aliexpress. they're also out of the 4000kv as well. wont be in until tuesday. thankfully they're upping me to fedex ASAP.

RC demon

i didn't actually measure the speed, but by the online calculator it should be hitting around 39mph. which feels about right.

i am saying its under geared since after a 10 minuet main the temps were so low.

Ridley

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I finally got to run the 4000kv sc401 in my SCTE last weekend. Fantastic motor!! The 4000 at 14/40 feels just like the 4600 at 12/40. Both temp the same with that gearing, and both are blisteringly fast. Battery consumption was also within a couple hundred mah. I loaned my 4600 to my good friend, and I ran the 4000 last weekend. In a field of 44 4x4 drivers at last weekends SCT Jamboree with the fastest drivers in the 3 state region, we placed 2nd and 6th overall, and it was readily apparent that our trucks were the fastest down the straight and could clear jumps that others could not.


I can't say enough about the sc401 motors, they are BY FAR the best motor out right now for 4x4 SCT's regardless of price, I can't wait to see what they come out with next!! I also can't say enough about CK Hobby, if you need one of these motors, hit them up and they'll get ya taken care of with none of the drama of ordering from china direct.

Video should be posted on youtube within the next few days...

BOLISARIO

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Thanks guys.


By the way, I got to try out the 4600/SC8 combo yesterday on a tight, indoor clay track with med grip and this motor hauls! Wow, a noticeable difference in torque compared to my Novak 4.5 with HT rotor(3850kv). I did notice the runtimes suffer a bit, similar to a 4.5 with stock rotor(5000kv). I was getting 12-13min with the 4.5 HT rotor and now get only 9-10min with the 4600 tenshock. Maybe a tiny bit over 10min if I don't drive hard.

Temps were 130-140's with a heatsink fan and 120-130 on the esc. I'm geared 12/54 on my Durango.

Maybe try a 4000 to get better runtimes?