Shaft Starter Replacements

[Tim M]

The shaft starter that came with my LST broke a week after the
purchase. I plan on getting a replacement from Losi, but I wonder if
anyone has a suggestion for a replacement in the meantime. I'm
currently using my 12V DeWalt drill, but I'd like to get something
that is smaller and more portable. A few companies, such as Black and
Decker sell small cordless screwdrivers and I was wondering if anyone
knew if something like this would work well enough. They've got to be
more reliable if anything. :)

--Tim

[Frater Mus]

On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 at 20:27 GMT, <szf0nq@hotmail.com> wrote:

> that is smaller and more portable. A few companies, such as Black and
> Decker sell small cordless screwdrivers and I was wondering if anyone
> knew if something like this would work well enough. They've got to be
> more reliable if anything. :)

Dunno if they spin fast enough, but I'd be interested in getting input
from anyone who's tried it.

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[Bobby Shaftoe]

"Tim M" <szf0nq@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:505f408b.0408061227.52c3440b@posting.google.c om...
> The shaft starter that came with my LST broke a week after the
> purchase. I plan on getting a replacement from Losi, but I wonder if
> anyone has a suggestion for a replacement in the meantime. I'm
> currently using my 12V DeWalt drill, but I'd like to get something
> that is smaller and more portable. A few companies, such as Black and
> Decker sell small cordless screwdrivers and I was wondering if anyone
> knew if something like this would work well enough. They've got to be
> more reliable if anything. :)

My understanding is that that torque on the cordless screwdrivers is so high
that it will rip the one way bearings in the engine to shreds if you get a
hydrolock. Providing you make sure this doesn't happen then you should be
ok.

HTH,
Bobby

[Alan]

Just a thought on that. Couldn't you set the drill's clutch to slip
once you get to that point, just like when using it to drive screws
into something? I was thinking like setting the clutch to slip on the
next setting so if there is anymore torque needed from the engine, the
drill will slip and not damage anything. That was just a thought,
seeing as I haven't used one of those on a nitro truck before.

"Bobby Shaftoe" <NObobbySPAMsPLEASE@softhome.net> wrote in message news:<oOFRc.477$0d6.197@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net>...

> My understanding is that that torque on the cordless screwdrivers is so high
> that it will rip the one way bearings in the engine to shreds if you get a
> hydrolock. Providing you make sure this doesn't happen then you should be
> ok.
>
> HTH,
> Bobby

[Bobby Shaftoe]

"Alan" <across68@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:a7383cd4.0408100420.3535742f@posting.google.c om...
> Just a thought on that. Couldn't you set the drill's clutch to slip
> once you get to that point, just like when using it to drive screws
> into something? I was thinking like setting the clutch to slip on the
> next setting so if there is anymore torque needed from the engine, the
> drill will slip and not damage anything. That was just a thought,
> seeing as I haven't used one of those on a nitro truck before.

Depends on the drill I guess, even on the lowest setting my cordless drill
generates enough torque for me to worry about it :)

Bobby

[Alan]

Yeah, I guess you'd want to make sure that your drill has a low enough
slip setting so you don't screw something up. My Black & Decker 12v
cordless seems to have a really nice clutch in it and it doesn't take
much for the clutch to slip on the lowest setting.

"Bobby Shaftoe" <NObobbySPAMsPLEASE@softhome.net> wrote in message news:<9zOSc.1555$tY2.2@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net>...
> "Alan" <across68@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:a7383cd4.0408100420.3535742f@posting.google.c om...
> > Just a thought on that. Couldn't you set the drill's clutch to slip
> > once you get to that point, just like when using it to drive screws
> > into something? I was thinking like setting the clutch to slip on the
> > next setting so if there is anymore torque needed from the engine, the
> > drill will slip and not damage anything. That was just a thought,
> > seeing as I haven't used one of those on a nitro truck before.
>
> Depends on the drill I guess, even on the lowest setting my cordless drill
> generates enough torque for me to worry about it :)
>
> Bobby