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What is plasma dash motor?
The Plasma-Dash Motor (Japanese: プラズマダッシュモーター, Purazuma Dasshu Mōtā) is a Mini 4WD motor manufactured by SGM and released by Tamiya on December 17, 1996. It is currently the most powerful motor Tamiya has ever released.
Can you use LiPo batteries on a brushed motor?
If it is a stock motor then a LiPo pack could be used but it would need to be a 2-cell 7.4 volt pack. If a 3-cell pack 11.1 volt pack is used it will quickly burn out the motor. The 2-cell LiPo pack will have a higher voltage than the stock NiMh pack and it will shorten the life of the motor over time.
What happened to the plasma dash motor?
The spec of the Plasma Dash Motor is higher than any Mini 4WD motors Tamiya ever released, not even the official-tournament-approved Sprint Dash Motor and Power Dash Motor can keep up. Due to its overwhelming performance, this along with the Ultra Dash Motor and Jet-Dash Motor has since been banned from Tamiya-sanctioned races.
What is the difference between ultra dash motor and jet-dash motor?
The Ultra Dash Motor has the black endbell cap and silver-plated metal housing with the Tamiya label on it. The performance of the Ultra Dash Motor is somewhat similar to that of Jet-Dash Motor despite having the different OEM. It has 2g-cm less than the Jet-Dash Motor.
What kind of brush does the plasma dash motor use?
It uses carbon brushes, which is user-replaceable (with the Plasma Dash Brush Holder Set AO parts) without having to dismantle the motor. The spec of the Plasma Dash Motor is higher than any Mini 4WD motors Tamiya ever released, not even the official-tournament-approved Sprint Dash Motor and Power Dash Motor can keep up.
What does a Tamiya ultra dash motor look like?
The Ultra Dash Motor has the black endbell cap and silver-plated metal housing with the Tamiya label on it. The performance of the Ultra Dash Motor is somewhat similar to that of Jet-Dash Motor despite having the different OEM.