2026 Mudboss Shootout 13.5 Motor Rule
Up to December 23, 2025, the 13.5 TEX modified motor was approved for use. As I heard rumors about other manufacturers bringing their 'special' 13.5 motors, I wanted to make...
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2026 Mudboss Shootout 13.5 Motor Rule
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How much is too much brushless motor timing?
"For these 2 pole rotor, 3 stator phase brushless motors we use, the MAXIMUM safe, and useable timing is 60 degrees total..."
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Transmission Gear Charts
Although there are several apps now, I still like to take a look at a printed chart when choosing a gear for a motor. Here are charts for transmissions with...
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How to Reverse Direction in Brushless Motors
Reverse Direction for Brushless Motors with 2 Poles discussion and timing information!
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LiPo Packs History and Use
I have started an article about the overall story about LiPO packs three times and then I find something new and start over. UNTIL I found this one. Written by...
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LiPo Handling, Safety, and Use
To get the best performance from any LiPo, you need to know how to safely use, charge, discharge and store them. Click HERE to view the document included with every...
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Gearing Your Motor to a Track
The team competes at many tracks over the course of the year, on varied surfaces, sizes, and shapes. Between offroad and oval, dirt, carpet and paved, all these factors affect...
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2021 RC Chili Bowl!
Good news comes in sparingly of late but after talking with Scotty Ernst today, the 2021 RC Chili Bowl, in Tulsa OK, is on schedule for January 11-16 2021! The...
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R4 Rotor Tech
Here is a short video about Power Products rotors and how they are tested. Click HERE for the video!
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Battery Pack Degradation
I look at many LiPo packs during a month's time, generally because the racer has experienced a performance problem or a mechanical problem on the pack. In all cases, we...
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What is LiPo Internal Resistance (IR)?
My mind was wondering the other day (as it often does!) and I thought about how much more power we have available in RC cars now when compared to Sanyo...
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LiPo Label Voltage and More!
The voltage on the label is the 'resting voltage' just after it is activated (just finished being manufactured) and at no load. The standard 2S pack resting voltage is 7.4v...
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iCharger Issues
I occasionally look at an iCharger with a 'dead' channel for a user. In most cases, the fuse soldered to the circuit board opened due to a bad connection or...
