Older electronics

[hardrider]

I bet some of you out there have a nice collection of old school electronics!
Anything nice and interesting to show and share?

Here's 2 of mine. They were sealed in their boxes but I just had to open the for a photo taking session

Sanwa Super Vortex 112
This was the choice esc for Team Kyosho Japan to power their Lazer campaign in the early 90s.



KO Propo CX9
Choice esc of Masami Hirosaka in the early 90s to power his championship winning Dog Fighters.

[B44&501xRacerEX]

I was shocked to find out a guy at the local track used to have
A Yokomo Super Dog Fighter in the 90's.
Those were the good old days when Associated partnered with Yokomo.
I have some vintage Rc-10 stock motors to prove they were together.
Nowadays it's all about competition.

[jim76]

i have an original KO esprit II handset with the twiddly knobs instead of the buttons! Also a very early mtroniks speedo from when they just started out. can't do pics as my main PC has just died

[VintageRacer]

I've got one of the first design Nosram ESC's that most people in the UK were using in the early 80's. I'll get some better photos up soon but you can just see it in my Optima from the same period.

[terry.sc]

How about a Demon 2 ESC, vintage 1980. Handles all of 25A through the single power transistor.

[hardrider]

Now that's some real vintage stuff!
Toying with the idea of getting a Super Dogfighter to match the CX9...

[VintageRacer]

As promised some better photos of the "Advanced" FET Controller from Nosram.

I've got some old Radio race car magazines from the time too. I've found an ad from 1988 for the esc, £67.95. That was a month's wages for me back then (I was only working Sundays at the time mind you!).

I've also found a RRC article from July '86 detailing Nick Marsons "Marfet" controller with circuit diagrams and component lists which I tried to build but didn't really have a clue what I was doing as I was only 14.

[93works]

here is my mint novak 1 in my doggie

[cjm_2008]

i was chuffed to bits when I recieved my speedmaster silver star ESC in the post, and installing it in my madcap was an interesting challenge.

it actually had a RELAY switch which was so big you could hear it engage

[purpletimbo]

Talking of relays, hows this for an old school reverse disable system

[traffman]

Originally Posted by cjm_2008

i was chuffed to bits when I recieved my speedmaster silver star ESC in the post, and installing it in my madcap was an interesting challenge.

it actually had a RELAY switch which was so big you could hear it engage

My best mate still has his Lwb Optima mid with his Speedmaster silver star in it.
When im up next time ill take a picture.
He still has all his gear from back in the late 80s early nineties.

[tymill]

Hi, can anyone identify this mystery ESC? It's defniately old - and it actually works pretty well too.

It was in a "loft-find" optima that I bought off ebay last year, and the seller knew even less about it that I do...

Looks almost home-grown...

Thanks,
Ty

[GRIFF55]

i remember those, they used to come in a clear shrink wrap. Can't remember what make, sorry

[traffman]

That looks like the speedo that glynn peglar used to make .

[tymill]

Hi, yes it was indeed in a thick clear shrink wrap when I received it. The wrap was pretty beat up though, with little incisions here and there for accessing the pots and lots of various tape residues covering it. Here's a picture of it from the original ebay listing...

I cut off the shrink wrap, and encased it in black electrical tape for a while when I ran it in an old Falcon, but it's now just relegated to the odd-parts bin...

Was it a pretty popular unit in the UK? From what period would you guess it to be from?

Fwiw, if anyone would like to have it, you're welcome to have it for the cost of postage...

Cheers,
Ty

Originally Posted by GRIFF55

i remember those, they used to come in a clear shrink wrap. Can't remember what make, sorry

[traffman]

I cannot remember if the esc had a name or it was just Glynn Peglar ?
I remember that it came with a Shummacher Cat XLS my mate bought off a guy in Wonderland Models circa 1989 .
I know it was a that kind of speedo as he sent it off to Glynn for repair.

[GRIFF55]

Wasn't it a lazer speedo? Just kinda rings a bell

[super__dan]

Wasn't a Bobtech was it, think his name was Bob Gelstharp from near Cardiff somewhere. A nice chap!

[Lee]

Originally Posted by GRIFF55

Wasn't it a lazer speedo? Just kinda rings a bell

I think your right andy, there was another around about the same time, something like a king cobra

[purpletimbo]

A Lazer I do have