just tried my fairlady( finally)

[natedogg4674]

Well i finally got to try out my fairlady w/ boost. it has the 2.2, unbelievably slow even while boosting, so i dropped my red zip motor in it,pretty fast, but i noticed its considerably slower than my other bits with same set up until i hit the boost, than it was fast, im beginning to wonder if maybe the boost isnt more voltage to the motor after all. it seems like while driving without boost that it actually is just using a resistor to slow it down, then when u hit boost it just eliminates the resistance and drives at the same speed a regular bit would at its top speed, i hope im wrong, any thoughts to disprove this would be greatly appreciated....Ruff.. Natedogg

[cowfish_29]

well...having a resistor makes the most sense, thats how mechanical speed controls work in larger scale r.c. cars. just bleeds the excess into a resistor, right?

[megaslix]

Yeah, I've known that since I bought it. I thought it was fairly common knowledge. Without boost, it sends less voltage, and with "boost", it gives it the reg. flow.

[NorCalCoug]

I thought so too, except on boost it seems slightly faster than a stock bit. I tried a 2.2 in both a non-booster and a booster and ran them side by side.. booster won when boosted consistently. I swapped motors to see if one was slightly faster but again the booster won. I'm wondering if there's some level of resistance on the PCB that's less on the booster than it is on the non-boosted one..

In any case, running no-boost is supposed to be for tight turns.. I'd rather have a 2-speed with one slower than stock speed than a single speed.

[Speed-D]

When running non-boosted it is slower than a stock micro running a 2.2 motor. Then hit the boost and it should be faster than a stock Micro running a 2.2 motor. Make sure to Break in your motor first.