Converting a Hyper 7 to electric

[Mr7wun8]

My nephew (5 yrs old) has taken a liking to my Kraton 6S. He drives pretty well for his age so I'm going to convert an old Ofna Hyper 7 PBS to electric for him to drive.

He refers to 4S as the "Baby battery" already so I was thinking of buying another stock 6S Blx 185 and 2050 kv motor to put into the Hyper 7. I ordered the Integy conversion kit (sorry I can't post links yet) that holds 540/550 cans. Will the 2050kv fit in that mount? The H7 has the original Spyder gear diff setup. It should be fast enough on 4S with the right pinion, is 6 too much? Is there a better budget system that would keep the young speedster happy running his new buggy with the Kraton?

 

[tntpoof]

the 2050 will fit but id consider a 2500kv... or go with a posidon...Thats the brand I like for my speed runs....http://www.poseidonrc.com/brushless-motor.html

 

[BobP]

I've had two of the BLX 185 ESC burn out on me. I have replaced them with the BLX 200 and had no problems with them.

https://www.horizonhobby.com/cars-a.../blx200-brushless-8th-mt-6s-esc-nero-aram1003

 

[Mr7wun8]

the 2050 will fit but id consider a 2500kv... or go with a posidon...Thats the brand I like for my speed runs....http://www.poseidonrc.com/brushless-motor.html

If it were for me? I'd say let's go! But he's 5. I'm looking to keep the cost down. The stock Arrma setup would cost about $150. A higher kv motor might be a better idea. That's kind of what I need to figure out. Thanks for the quick response!

I've had two of the BLX 185 ESC burn out on me. I have replaced them with the BLX 200 and had no problems with them.



https://www.horizonhobby.com/cars-a.../blx200-brushless-8th-mt-6s-esc-nero-aram1003

I didn't even know the 200 existed. I'll look into a pairing that has this included if possible. Thank you!

 

[Mr7wun8]

She's come a long way since then.

 

[GBpackFan75]

My nephew (5 yrs old) has taken a liking to my Kraton 6S. He drives pretty well for his age so I'm going to convert an old Ofna Hyper 7 PBS to electric for him to drive.

He refers to 4S as the "Baby battery" already so I was thinking of buying another stock 6S Blx 185 and 2050 kv motor to put into the Hyper 7. I ordered the Integy conversion kit (sorry I can't post links yet) that holds 540/550 cans. Will the 2050kv fit in that mount? The H7 has the original Spyder gear diff setup. It should be fast enough on 4S with the right pinion, is 6 too much? Is there a better budget system that would keep the young speedster happy running his new buggy with the Kraton?

Found the motor mount on
https://www.rc-monster.com/proddetail.php?prod=Brushless_Motor_Mount__Ofna_Hyper

 

[Mr7wun8]

Found the motor mount on
https://www.rc-monster.com/proddetail.php?prod=Brushless_Motor_Mount__Ofna_Hyper

This is the one I ended up using.

https://www.nitrohouse.com/HoBao-90...-Electric-Motor-Mount-OFNA-23070_p_16804.html