atom3624 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 (edited) Continued with the wheel painting of the Raminator - trying for the yellow lines - needs to dry. Much harder than I expected!! Al. Edited August 31, 2016 by atom3624 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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53HRA Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Brilliant 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Like the detailing - Seat badge! Al. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie666uk Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 after two years i finally convinced the mrs to come and play with 'the toys'. she seemed to have fun although we broke a front hub and a stone got in between the spur and pinion on the blitz. all fixed now. todays challenge is to replace most of the bearings on the hyper..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Wife and young lads away for a few days, so when I'm not painting fences, I'm setting up the X-Maxx a bit - still waiting on a couple of little parts (and the wheels, but that's another story not answered yet!!). Very strange in that when I switch on, wheels are centred, and steer quickly left / right ('ish' - standard 'X' servo) and I get full lock both sides without problem. I'm running HK 65-130C 5k mAh 3S Nanos into an XL2, through a Traxxas Rx then to a Toro Beast X524 910 kV (58 / 102 mm). Plugged all in, randomly - was another question I asked once - and all's correct immediately, forwards full power, rear not quite, just as it should, BUT .... When I hold on full power - no wheels, 6S (2x 3S series) - it starts to steer to one side, up to full lock. I seem to be able to steer one way and the other, but steering time is perhaps 5x slower than with no motor power. When I stop, the steering centres again, and full speed is restored. I think there's not enough power getting to the servo, that's without wheels on! I remembered I have a few HK SBEC 20A jobbies around, so I'm going to wire in one of these and see if that solves it - not sure when - today or tomorrow. Problem is there's BTCC from Rockingham, F1 from Spa, and the weather forecast is reasonable (dry!!) for today / tomorrow, so I'm going to be a busy chappie. I think it should sort it. Next I'll possibly be looking at that B50 Bluebird servo with the adaptor plate somewhere down the road I reckon! Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 8 hours ago, atom3624 said: Wife and young lads away for a few days, so when I'm not painting fences, I'm setting up the X-Maxx a bit - still waiting on a couple of little parts (and the wheels, but that's another story not answered yet!!). Very strange in that when I switch on, wheels are centred, and steer quickly left / right ('ish' - standard 'X' servo) and I get full lock both sides without problem. I'm running HK 65-130C 5k mAh 3S Nanos into an XL2, through a Traxxas Rx then to a Toro Beast X524 910 kV (58 / 102 mm). Plugged all in, randomly - was another question I asked once - and all's correct immediately, forwards full power, rear not quite, just as it should, BUT .... When I hold on full power - no wheels, 6S (2x 3S series) - it starts to steer to one side, up to full lock. I seem to be able to steer one way and the other, but steering time is perhaps 5x slower than with no motor power. When I stop, the steering centres again, and full speed is restored. I think there's not enough power getting to the servo, that's without wheels on! I remembered I have a few HK S-BEC 20A jobbies around, so I'm going to wire in one of these and see if that solves it - not sure when - today or tomorrow. Problem is there's BTCC from Rockingham, F1 from Spa, and the weather forecast is reasonable (dry!!) for today / tomorrow, so I'm going to be a busy chappie. I think it should sort it. Next I'll possibly be looking at that B50 Bluebird servo with the adaptor plate somewhere down the road I reckon! Al. It works!! It's alive!! Truth be told, it probably was before. I'm a typical 'old man' and don't need manuals, well mostly anyway .... I thought I'd keep the electronics side 'original' and not 'go Spektrum' like I normally do, so I've a full TQi 4-channel, and the 'Multifunction' was halfway on the mid-way '0' whatever that is, so I remembered reading on one of the 15,000 posts on the X-Maxx that it needs to be turned down to Zero, fully anti-clockwise. I'm obviously getting full power to the servo now, but have full control of the servo. It creeps to full lock again if I turn the 'MF' button halfway again. Probably never was a problem at all, but at least its got an S-BEC in it now!! SORTED! I'm running out of sockets, despite Y-cables - HappyDays.com!! (It has lights, fans ...) Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie666uk Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 changed bearings on the hyper. did all four corners and the centre diff and ran out of effort. 50k oil in the centre. IIRC that means im running 30 / 50 / 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie666uk Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 took the blitz out to a couple of local spots. ran like a good un. did strip out the little steering link from the servo horn to the servo saver but a dab of super glue and she was good to go again. lvc consistantly kicked in at 3.6v, so i may lower that although with my 6200mah lipos i was still getting about half an hour from each so im not too fussed. glad the rc bug has bitten again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV Pilot Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 (edited) Took Happy Tractor for a run in the park. Passers-by seemed amused... Edited August 29, 2016 by XV Pilot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 I'm liking 'Happy Tractor'! Nice colour choice. Al. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spannermonkey Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Enjoyed are rare day off in the sun bashing them all with the Mrs and daughter. Seeing them smiling and discuss the best line into a jump made me remember why I still carry on with this hobby. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushboy2004 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Had the summit out for the first time in months, forgot how much fun it was. Fast, slow, 45 minutes run time and no breakages. Also found a nice piece of land real mix of surfaces and terrain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretch Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 Fitted some proline secure-loc body mounts to the summit (bit of a nightmare) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunm Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Took the nitro out duff plug put nitro away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 (edited) On 8/27/2016 at 19:44, atom3624 said: Continued with the wheel painting of the Raminator - trying for the yellow lines - needs to dry. Much harder than I expected!! Al. Had a lot of problems - tried touch up paint yellow (disaster), mask and spray Hammerite yellow (disaster), so they're painted up red again and looking great. I've got some good 'ol Humbrol enamel and several different-sized brushes on their way to hand-paint. Got to work as it'll look great! Al. Edited August 31, 2016 by atom3624 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burridge Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 After having my X-ray XB8 for a month I finally managed to take it to the track. Had a few irritating problems with steering and tuning but the guys there helped me out a lot, well I say helped, they did it all for me without me even asking had a good blast with it and put a few decent laps in, just got to work on my lines now I'll be pooing all over that ty tessman bloke in no time... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Took apart my shocks as one of them seemed a bit bouncy only to find no oil at all in that shock! Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Leaky shock! Need to clean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo88 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Masking tapped a load of gap between body and chassis for my ingenious idea lol took the car up the park where there's one of these football caged pitch kinda like asphalt but with sprinkled sand ... 0%traction 100% nitro drift madness !! great fun huge clouds of sand massive sized drifts and best yet next to 0 rubber tyre wear and no sand in side the car itself GIVE IT A GO ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie666uk Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 replaced all the dog bone pins in the spare hyper cvds. used a tool i made myself. its a copy of the design somebody else made thats in the FS section. worked perfectly! very happy. i do have an idea for universal tool that expands on the design the other fella came up with. different sized inserts to do different sized dogbones (1/10, 1/8 etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic01 Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Haf to fix my Vandal once spare parts arrived.. Front shock tower, 2 shock shafts, Diff gears, Front base plate, Destroyed my front end and got sand in my diff case. Had to strip down and clean thoroughly and replaced shock oil with 35wt. Bit stiffer now. Sent from my SM-G901F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Started building a hovercraft 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok007 Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 On 01/09/2016 at 10:39, Brandon said: Took apart my shocks as one of them seemed a bit bouncy only to find no oil at all in that shock! Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Leaky shock! Need to clean! how long has that been empty lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover Man Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 15 minutes ago, turok007 said: how long has that been empty lol Forever would be my guess lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV Pilot Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 (edited) Cyanosealed the edges of the carbon bits in my new F104V2 Pro kit. Without messing them up! This is a first for me - I always seem to get a bit of cyano where it shouldn't be when sealing carbon... Also attended a PMCR club race meet - very friendly bunch there who were quite happy to share their wisdom regarding RC F1 setup. Edited September 3, 2016 by XV Pilot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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