[cdog4w]

Thanks again Cian.

mde, good luck on that final. Ironically, my fiance having finals is what gave me the free time to do this :P As for the shaft, I'm using the shaft from the burned out mini-x 4WD motor. I stuck it in a vice and hammered the armature off (it was resting in the vice so that the armature was holding it up - the shaft was not viced in and was free to move while the armature was not). So its the perfect length and diameter. It shouldn't have warped either since I was only applying force along the length. BTW, I tried 2mm tube and the shaft from the motor is LARGER. Are you sure that spoke is 2mm? I think the diameter of my shaft is 2.5mm, maybe go check the forums for the inner diameter of the shaft bearing? Anyway, I ordered extra shaft mounts and shaft bearings from tiny and used the beige gears from the tamiya mini-4wd kit. I'd recommend getting some 2mm washers to shim the motor mount to ensure proper gear mesh. I can give more details if anyone is interested.

I found a place that sells mini-x fets (the 30100's) for $4 a pair. My question is what will this change the capability of my ESC to? Will it up my A handling by 50% or is it not a linear scale? Is A handling even the number I'd be worried about in this case? I've heard that the stock v2.0 mini-x ESC handles 8A, but I'm not sure if that was continuous or peak.

My other question was about installing the fets. There are three legs on each, and there are two empty spots on the ESC. I think 4 of the 6 holes look filled in, should I just hand drill those out (or use a needle, etc) to make room for the fet legs?

Thanks.