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Old 23-11-2011
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Originally Posted by sim View Post
I wasn't talking about the torque making the buggy lean. I was thinking about the weight of the motor making the left side heavy. But then, I looked again and it's no more unbalanced than a 511X.
Motor on one side, servo, ESC and receiver on the other. Presuming 50g, 80g and 20g respectively, that's maybe 40-50g heavier on the motor (190-200g) side. A lightweight motor would even it out a bit.
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