Tamiya Hornet Beginner Build Series! - Step 3 - Attaching the Motor
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- Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2024
- Welcome to another beginner build series!! Yes, this series is specifically designed for the newbie to the world of R/C and more specifically to the newbie to the world of Tamiya and the Tamiya Hornet. The Tamiya Hornet is one of the most iconic cars that Tamiya ever produced. For many growing up in the 80's, this is the car that started off their obsession for radio control. So no matter what your age, you are going to find this an absolute blast to build and to drive!
So if you are brand new to the world of R/C or have never built a Tamiya kit before, I will walk you through everything from start to finish.
In this video we will do Step 3 and attach the motor to the gearbox. We're also going to attach a couple of the suspension parts in this step which I would suggest doing before you attach the motor which I will show you in this step.
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Anyway, I can't wait to help you with your build of the Tamiya Hornet!
Above all enjoy the process! Doesn't matter if you're fast or slow at building an R/C, what matters is you have fun while doing it!
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Great job Freddy.
Thanks Dirk!!
Another great vid bud.. Absorbing for my tare down coming up soon.. Thanks👍
Thanks Paul! Just finished building the rear shocks. Man are they different to anything I’ve seen before. This free piston thing is interesting.
@@FastFreddyRC Old school cool.. grasshopper was a little different then this so its all new to me..
Hi there Freddy, the motor attached and ready for action. Go on, you know you want to, do the 1.5v motor gearbox test 😊😊❤❤best wishes 😊😊
Yes it is! oooooooo....yes hmmmm...that's a great idea...just might have to do that! :)
Please tell? Is this like breaking it in?
@@CollinBaillie hi Collin, a good question. By adding a 1.5v battery across the motor wires, you can check if everything is meshed correctly and runs smoothly, before you run the car with the 7.2 / 7.4 battery pack. It’s a good idea to check at the installation stage. The running in procedure is running the motor with 3v for at least 5 to 10 mins. The idea is that the brushes break in and make the connection between the brushes and the commutator nice a mated, again this is before you run the model with 7.2 / 7.4 v battery packs. I hope that helps. Best wishes 😉🤔😎
Great video Freddy love watching them, and what tooth is the pinion gear, as I’ll be building the grasshopper soon but I’ll be using the sport tuned motor and I’ll be getting the bearing kit too
Thanks Paul! The Hornet uses an 18T pinion.
What is your opinion on using some 242/243 threadlocker on the pinion gear grub screw?
Great question…so I’m not a thread lock fan at all so the short answer is I wouldn’t do it. I’ve never had a pinion gear loosen up on me IF I tightened it up nice and tight before I installed the motor. I just don’t like the stuff. Plus if you want to change the pinion or change out the motor, if you’ve used thread lock you may or may not have a very difficult time getting the grub screw out.