No drag brake on my 1080.

[JatoTheRipper]

Thanks, Oh, it is just a basic 540 silver can,, probably amongst the weakest variety. So that might (hopefully) explain it !!! I had noticed the motor didn't have the strong magnetic phases when I turned it over by hand. Is it that magnetic effect that I need to have in a motor to get the drag brake to work ?? I will find a stronger motor & give it a try. Many thanks for your reply to me, I appreciate it. thanks

If you can easily push the car while there is no power to the motor, then you will also have a weak drag brake. Motor and gearing, like 89Industries said, both play a big part in this.

 

[Mart Bowtie262]

Big thank you to everyone , so I've learnt a lot over the past week . I now understand, much better, how the drag brake works. I've dug around in a very old RC box & found two old motors that have much better magnets.
One is a vintage Reedy Sonic A (green label) unknown winds, but the magnets are mega strong, and it's very fast!!! . i put it in my TT01e & it brakes real good on kitchen floor!!! I'll gear it away from top speed & adjust the 1080 when I get to some carpet .
The other motor is a HPI firebolt 15t,, I'll be putting that in the F1, similarly geared & 1080 adjusted to calm it down .
(I'm not good enough to handle either car at high speed, but both these motors give me good drag to learn with. )
Thank you all for your very helpful replies

 

[JatoTheRipper]

Big thank you to everyone , so I've learnt a lot over the past week . I now understand, much better, how the drag brake works. I've dug around in a very old RC box & found two old motors that have much better magnets.
One is a vintage Reedy Sonic A (green label) unknown winds, but the magnets are mega strong, and it's very fast!!! . i put it in my TT01e & it brakes real good on kitchen floor!!! I'll gear it away from top speed & adjust the 1080 when I get to some carpet .
The other motor is a HPI firebolt 15t,, I'll be putting that in the F1, similarly geared & 1080 adjusted to calm it down .
(I'm not good enough to handle either car at high speed, but both these motors give me good drag to learn with. )
Thank you all for your very helpful replies

Glad we could help. Now hopefully you stick around!