can anyone tell me if the electronics go bad overtime? can someone tell me how to get the pinion off withouth breaking the armeture?(i dont have a pinion puller, and cant order one)

Kyle this topic has been dead for nearly 6 months.

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ok so i got the sb. and now i need some pictures or sumthing bc im confused what 2 unsolder and solder.

I def agree with u! i have the sb motor and the 6 cell And DAMN THE BITCH BURNS OUT....lol

just got my spin brush getting ready to rip it apart. I was picking up energizer acc recharge batteries from the store and they couldnt find the prices, so I got 7 2 packs for one dollar each. haahah

just got my spin brush getting ready to rip it apart. I was picking up energizer acc recharge batteries from the store and they couldnt find the prices, so I got 7 2 packs for one dollar each. haahah

just got my spin brush getting ready to rip it apart. I was picking up energizer acc recharge batteries from the store and they couldnt find the prices, so I got 7 2 packs for one dollar each. haahah

Let me ask a few questions, I didn't read the whole thread through, I'm so impatient :lol:

Besides the capacitors, what if instead of using the capacitors, you just put a wire there instead and shorted it out?

And, it has lower RPM's, but a ****load higher torque....What if you just used 6 1.2 volt NiMH batteries from RadioShack in series? I think that would be faster, that's the battery setup I'm using with the Stage 2 11-tooth blue motor.

I'm thinking of going to RadioShack, buying some capacitors, and testing them out on an Xmods motor.

Chuckster...

hey anakin... im using a stage 2 blue and i'd been running it for a while. recently a friend of mine told me that the heat sink does not do anything but weigh my car down. so a couple of days ago i took out the heat sink. expecting it too run much faster i took it out for a test drive. IT DOESN"T PREFORM like it did before. if anything, it seems like my stock motor, if not worse. did anybody else have this problem? :cry:

The Pinion your using is one down from mine. That'd be 10 teeth mine has the top speed of 11 teeth. will yours spin only with new batteries? How long do yours last? Mine only had like a 1/4 of their juice left and i haven't gotten any new ones yet. I have to save up lunch money... :roll: The thing is, the car could go as fast as the s2 drift motor with only 1/4 juice left but i'm still not sure if it will spin.

i switched the magnets like you did in my supra and im running 4 cells and its almost impossible to keep my wheels from spinning. Im using the autocross pinion which ever that is.

It seems that everyones car can spin their tires and drift easily but i just recently got my xmod, a RSX. I've already done some modifications to it. I started with the body which isn't what im worried about. I then put a Stage 2 drift motor in the first day i got it and let me say... It didn't drift very well. So a few days later I come home with my new toothbrush. I installed the SB magnets (They're a b*tch to get out!) into my S2 housing and put on the S2 endcap which means it also keeps the S2 armature. And there I have my SB hybrid motor. The car was faster but i haven't tested it on full batteries yet. Later I decided I'd add a 5th cell to the mix, which seems to have made it a little bit faster than it was before. But It still won't spin the tires or drift well. I'm using a Top Speed pinion and differential at the time. It seems to be fast only because the tires will expand off of the wheels when i hold the car in the air, but i can't spin them off the wheels on the ground like some people have said. Is it just my batteries, alkaline non-rechargeable ones, or is there something wrong with my car? Please help this is frustrating me alot and I'm about to do something rash, like throw the car out my second story window. :x

It seems that everyones car can spin their tires and drift easily but i just recently got my xmod, a RSX. I've already done some modifications to it. I started with the body which isn't what im worried about. I then put a Stage 2 drift motor in the first day i got it and let me say... It didn't drift very well. So a few days later I come home with my new toothbrush. I installed the SB magnets (There a b*tch to get out!) into my S2 housing and put on the S2 endcap which means it also keeps the S2 armature. And there I have my SB hybrid motor. The car was faster but i haven't tested it on full batteries yet. Later I decided I'd add a 5th cell to the mix, which seems to have made it a little bit faster than it was before. But It still won't spin the tires or drift well. I'm using a Top Speed pinion and differential at the time. It seems to be fast only because the tires will expand off of the wheels when i hold the car in the air, but i can't spin them off the wheels on the ground like some people have said. Is it just my batteries, alkaline non-rechargeable ones, or is there something wrong with my car? Please help this is frustrating me alot and I'm about to do something rash, like throw the car out my second story window. :x

- 14ga wiring
- S2 motor with SB magnets
- 2 less winds with S2 armature
- Drag brass pinion with drift bevel gear (sometimes Drift brass pinion with stock bevel gear for great launching)
- 6-cell upgrade
- Head/Tail lights w/fog and 2nd break lights
- Stock ESC and FETs

...still running strong.

how do you take the pinion gear off of the s2 motor

Is there anyway I can pull the pinion without a pinion puller? :evil:

i've got my 5th cell supplies on their way in the mail but this whole xmas thing is slowing them down a little... i just started reading about the spinbrush mod tonight and it sounds like a definite winner, but i'm clueless when it comes to soldering and pulling pinions. i'd hate to spend 15 bucks on a puller and 20 bucks on soldering stuff just for this one mod.. that turns it from a 5$ motor mod to a $40 motor mod... maybe some day...

I am definately getting that engine nd installing a 6th cell in my supra. Maybe just a 5th so i don't have to do so much work. :D

Can you run the spinbrush motor with 6 cells? Will it fry the car if I put 6 cells, lights and the spinbrush motor?

Thanks

Somebody post a tutorial with pics :P

Hey I'm a total newb at soldering but I really want to do this Spinbrush motor mod. Can anyone tell where,what, and how info on soldering? Thanks

fun is fun mucho

nice SPT sounds like you two will have mucho fun

I tested the new spinbrush mod, and I was very impressed!! I am using the 11 tooth pinion from the blue stage 2 motor.

The car has plenty of torque and top end speed. If you are planning on doing an upgrade, definitely try the spinbrush.

I am new at the xmodification, but I just successfully installed a spinbrush motor in my supra. For the most part, the mod was easy. The biggest problem I had was getting the pinion gear off of the stage 2 motor. I bought a pinion puller ($13.99) at the local hobby shop and basically destroyed it trying to remove the gear.
Those little F*@%ers are on there good! Other than the pinion, all else went very smoothly. I am going to test it in a while if it doesn't start raining. I will post the outcome of the test run shortly.

can you hook me up with the step by step for the crest spinbrush motor.
from point a to be... thanks email me at theroley1@yahoo.com

boy i wish mods for my t-maxx were this easy........i havn't even got a x-mod yet and i already have the spinbruch motor sitting here next the my keyboard :D ........i don't understatnd how so many of u can't understand how he did this......from looking a pics and stuff of the xmods and parts i already have a good understanding of how the mork and go together........i would hate to see someof u tring to work on a $700 2hp 40mph t-maxx with over 2000 parts(i think there might be more than that)

Heh! elephen, you've got it pegged. Story time:

My wife is an excellent driver and is competitive as hell. She used to have a blue 2000 Civic Si. (Sound familiar?) Earlier this year she had to sell it. (Long story.) I've been looking for a blue Civic Si ever since. When I saw RS was selling one I went to get it. Had to special order the thing, but I got it. I also got every accessory I could find for it (still no AWD... gotta special order it.)

I'm hoping she's stoked when she opens it on the 25th. 'Cause if she *IS* then *I* get a car. (And if not I'll take hers!)

Gotta tell ya, all this waiting is driving me nuts. Soooo many plans, and I can't even breathe a word of it in my own house. The one comforting thought is that when I finally do crack my toothbrush open and gut the motor, my wife's going to be right next to me at the bench cracking hers open, too. Only thing better than saying, "Look honey! I can solder!" is hearing her say, "Hey honey! Plug in the soldering iron! I'll be out in the shop in a sec."

SPT

If you got it out of a Spinbrush then yes, it is probably the same

spinbrush motor sounds tIIGHT. haha how do i install and everything tho?

Take your wife out to eat with your new xmod =) LOL.. She'll probably enjoy it as much as you do, just get her into and it then get her one, then you two could race 'em, nothing like good ole love & competition. Have fun

BTW I got my GWS Micro pinion puller for $5.00 at an online dist center, $2.50 shipping charge.

Speed Demon: Don't you feel better that you 'built' this motor youself (and acquired some soldering skills in the process!) than if you plunked down some $$ for a ready made motor? Honestly, I find making my own mods (like this) to be the most satisfying thing about this hobby.

Plus, you can tell your wife "Look Hon, now I can solder! Lucky for us I've got an Xmod!!!" :D

BTW, anyone getting into this hobby really should pick up a soldering gun (much better than a soldering iron). You can pick up one for cheap, just click http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F011%5F009%5F007%5F003&product%5Fid=64%2D2193.

I bought the spinbrush pro for $7. Promised my wife I would not do any of the Radio Shack upgrades, (they are all under the christmas tree) so I thought this toothbrush thing was a good idea. I knew I had to get the pinion off, so I began with that. Took pliers and a crimper and started yanking. Completely destroyed my stock stage 1 motor. Ordered the pinion puller online.

Had to wait two weeks before it arrived in the mail. After 5 minutes to assemble the puller, the pinion was off of the stage 1 motor in under 1 minute. In the process of the previous yanking, I destroyed the stage 1 motor cap and capacitor. So, got a replacement capacitor, used the original motor cap of spinbrush (This required more soldering, make sure you sand the surfaces of the motor) and soldered the stage 1 connections.

For those of you who are a bit leary about this mod, I never soldered a day in my life until this mod. Peace of cake. My Supra is way faster than it ever was with the stage 1 motor. I'm still using the 8 tooth pinion, with only 4 cells. Can't wait to open my stage 2 motor upgrade to steal the 11 tooth pinion and gear set. I will be adding a 5th cell next, but this baby is allready very quick. Spins all over the place. Gotta wait til Christmas to add the AWD. Thanks Spinbrush Pro!

haha, yeah i suppose i could've done that in the first place.......BUT I WAS IMPATIENT!! :roll:

i dont blame ya, i really didnt understand it myself after i finished typing it, but at 3 in tha mornin after studyin for finals you dont really care for anything else........but sleep

Does Crest spin brush have the same motor as "Braun" spin brush?

Ninja deff. lost me.

Or you can spend the 16.99 and buy a HUDY pinion puller Model# 10 7000 at any good Slot car shop and never nee to worry about damaging the pinions again:)

Great Find! Who woulda thought that a motor from the toothbrush :D

Yes, actually I have two real cars - a 2003 Acura MDX (my wife's) and a 2004 Acura TL (mine). As you can guess, I don't dare touch anything on those cars nor do I have a desire to 'pimp them out'. They're stock.

I also have a Traxxas E-Maxx with about $1,200 of mods put into it (awsome truck, check it out at www.traxxas.com). Lastly, I have this Xmod. RC cars & trucks is a hobby that I really enjoy. It's fun to try to squeaze every ounce of power and performance out of them. Plus, it's something I can do with my kids.

Regarding converting from AAA to AA, don't do it. You won't get any more power, just more runtime. Your car will be lots slower due to the extra battery weight. I recommend adding a 5th AAA cell.

Thanks. I'll try that. If anyone has any other Ideas feel free to post.

lighter/soldering iron/butane torch + two pliers + hammer=FREE pinion
i held the motor by the shaft between the can and pinion, and held it over an open flame. after 5 min (maybe that was too long) i took the other plier to the motor so it kinda looked like: >*< ....the * (pinion) should be centered between the > < (those are supposed to be the pliers). i placed this between two sturdy tables, took a hammer and pounded out the pinion......yeah so its a bit hard to understand, but what matters most is that i got my pinion gear

Allright. I have a motor that I took out of a toothbrush. My problem is when I tried to take the pinion off I totaly recked my xmod motor and had to by a new set. How the heck do get the pinion off with out breaking the motor and with out have ing to buy a pinion puller? :?