Noj Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 ^^ bob on. My bro in law did find the house, spotted the micro truggy and followed it in 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro RC Nerd Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Saab..that is awesome! It never stops...I made stuff for my son today, and my dad put some stuff together for me (and I'm 44!) As for RC, while everyone was pre-occupied I managed sneak away and prep my Savage for a new engine I'll be breaking in this weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunm Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 (edited) Got them muddy Edited December 26, 2014 by shaunm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Swapped the diffs round in my 16th SCT, the rear one went to the front as it was better than the rear and I locked the new rear one up. It now moves!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Stripped out the VXL ESC from the T4 and replaced it with a Mamba Max, much more programmability! It's still got the VXL motor, but that's fine for a 2wd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabmania2 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 All 3 cars have been prepared for a 2 hour bash, batteries charged (15 of them) 4 each for the 2 brushless and 7 nicads for my Daughters FTX Siege as that seems to go through batteries I suppose I should change it to Brushless too soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretch Posted December 27, 2014 Author Share Posted December 27, 2014 Does the esc not support lipo on the seige then? Why not use a cheap alarm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabmania2 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Does the esc not support lipo on the seige then? Why not use a cheap alarm? Can't find anything one there to say it does so I'm not risking it yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Any esc that can run 6 cell nimh can run 2s lipos safely, just use a LVC buzzer like Stretch said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Any esc that can run 6 cell nimh can run 2s lipos safely, just use a LVC buzzer like Stretch said But the guy says he's running Nicads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabmania2 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Any esc that can run 6 cell nimh can run 2s lipos safely, just use a LVC buzzer like Stretch said I've been hesitant as I thought that and tried on my boy's car and within 15 mins it burnt the ESC out unless I was just unlucky with that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabmania2 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 But the guy says he's running Nicads Sorry Nimh's batteries i'm old school lol!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nitroholic Posted December 27, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2014 Just finished building my first ever Tamiya kit Too cold and wet to spray the shell, but it's a runner. For the proper 'old school' effect I built it up with the silver can and the stock ESC. With a NiMh battery too. Next job is to convert the telly to black and white, move the toilet outside and open a fresh can of Watneys Red Barrel to celebrate....... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Nimhs/Nicads make zero differences, both are crap lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Just finished building my first ever Tamiya kit Too cold and wet to spray the shell, but it's a runner. For the proper 'old school' effect I built it up with the silver can and the stock ESC. With a NiMh battery too. Next job is to convert the telly to black and white, move the toilet outside and open a fresh can of Watneys Red Barrel to celebrate....... Welcome to the Old Skool, any sepia prints of the model for our perusing pleasure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Any esc that can run 6 cell nimh can run 2s lipos safely, just use a LVC buzzer like Stretch said Jang tried that in one of his last vids, it clearly stated "not lipo compatible", but he tried anyway and it smoked. Can't remember which car it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Must have been a crap esc or just bad luck, I've run lots of cheapo Mtroniks and other makes with no issues on lipos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optimus Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 (edited) I tried a liPo in my TC3 with my old MRT (no motor limit) brushed speedo. It worked but the radio noise with the 27mhz Tx/rx was terrible. Brushed is generally less efficient than brushless, that's why it's going through nimh's Saabster. Edited December 27, 2014 by optimus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiza1208 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Started looking for a new project. Looking at a Tamiya CC01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NITO Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Built it (well yesterday!); Full build thread in vintage section. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 That looks so wrong, it's great!! Like it mate! Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 I do like a buggy on big wheels Trident XT-12 ESCs are supposedly LiPo friendly but I've smoked 2. Avoiding them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autobutcher Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Stripped down the boy's Slash ready for it's first steam clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistonhead Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Ordered some fresh rubber for the 22, hopefully they arrive before the weekend so i can finally put round a track lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil.b Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) Fitted/soldered my new ESC. Edited December 28, 2014 by neil.b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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