drewd Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 I've been looking at some of the builds here and elsewhere and really like these. They look very well engineered and good value for what you get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logie Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 29 minutes ago, drewd said: I've been looking at some of the builds here and elsewhere and really like these. They look very well engineered and good value for what you get. Yea reason i went ahead with one today, Modelsport got them on sale. I think kit version and RTR version in couple colours 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Welcome to the DC1 club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logie Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Its a nice car with some nice details on it, its definatly different to drive then my Kraton/Infraction etc lol Seems faster in reverse guessing i need to swap the motor wires around? (Not sure if this is something how crawlers work). Also brakes are sharp off throttle, its very smooth to drive as well reminds me of a sensored motor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 18 minutes ago, Logie said: Its a nice car with some nice details on it, its definatly different to drive then my Kraton/Infraction etc lol Seems faster in reverse guessing i need to swap the motor wires around? (Not sure if this is something how crawlers work). Also brakes are sharp off throttle, its very smooth to drive as well reminds me of a sensored motor Did you get the RTR? Any pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Logie Posted March 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) Yea I did, only had a few mins with it, will give it a proper test on Saturday Lol excuse sponge not been in my garden for a while Edited August 22, 2022 by Logie 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 32 minutes ago, Logie said: Yea I did, only had a few mins with it, will give it a proper test on Saturday Lol excuse sponge not been in my garden for a while It looks good in black (grey?). Are the rear windows blacked out? I like it 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrkoon Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 yay the light bar came today and dad fitted it, now i can see in the dark unless i point it towards me 🙂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPeaski Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 OK, I'm pulling my hair out at the mo (what little I've got) trying to get the damn video I shot to edit. I'm using Adobe Premiere Elements latest version and its a paid for version (unlike me 😎) and it keeps crashing😡 The video from the camera come out as a .mts file, which according to Mediainfo is AVC video/AC-3 audio. Tried the footage straight from the camera and when saving the edit it crashes encoding the output. Tried converting to .mp4 with the same internal bitrates and a very short 10 second clip worked, but while adding more clips in the editor its */-+$%£ crashed again! Help, what do you guys use to edit your clips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrkoon Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, MrPeaski said: OK, I'm pulling my hair out at the mo (what little I've got) trying to get the damn video I shot to edit. I'm using Adobe Premiere Elements latest version and its a paid for version (unlike me 😎) and it keeps crashing😡 The video from the camera come out as a .mts file, which according to Mediainfo is AVC video/AC-3 audio. Tried the footage straight from the camera and when saving the edit it crashes encoding the output. Tried converting to .mp4 with the same internal bitrates and a very short 10 second clip worked, but while adding more clips in the editor its */-+$%£ crashed again! Help, what do you guys use to edit your clips sorry no idea m8, i just whack the vids straight to youtube with no editing. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) I film everything with my phone and use Kinemaster to edit. The free version is great, but the paid version is cheap enough and has some nice features. Edited March 17, 2021 by everclear1984 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPeaski Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Thanks @everclear1984. Your videos are great which for me is a shame as I hate doing stuff on a phone. The filming would be ok, but I can't stand touch screens (Samsung Galaxy A50) for anything precise. Looks like I'll have to persevere and try again 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logie Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 5 hours ago, everclear1984 said: It looks good in black (grey?). Are the rear windows blacked out? I like it 👍 Yea grey, decal sheet had window tints for sides and rear window, likes nice except the odd air bubble lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrkoon Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Logie said: Yea grey, decal sheet had window tints for sides and rear window, likes nice except the odd air bubble lol looks pretty sweet m8 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrkoon Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 (edited) the only thing to off ever broke on both of ours are one pin on each on the front cva's or what ever their called, the wee pins that have the flat bit on em for a grub screw to hold in, dad found a random round pin in our spares to fix his and i found a random proper part in dads spares to fix mine lol some pics of other night : weee rocks oh noes i encountered a fat man in a forest we were out for about a hour and a half just exploring and walking, when we got back to the car i noticed my battery was getting a bit tired, turns out my battery was almost on storage mode lol enjoyed just wondering about the quarry with dad and the surrounding woods, i need to exercise because of my dodgy heart and that was far more exercise than i was told to do 😛 got 2 7200 mah lipos on the way from europe, for some some reason they were in customs......, gotta beat the ancient many year old 5000 mah one i had in it 🙂 Edited March 18, 2021 by Yrkoon 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 Looks like you're having fun with them @Yrkoon @Stormbringer Lots of people are having issues with the pins snapping but mine has been 100% fine so far. Have you both dialled back the steering end points? I think mine is set to about 50% and I still get full lock, any more than 50% and I'd just be putting extra strain on the steering setup with zero additional gain. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrkoon Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Yeh they are good fun, cheers for the info on steering end points mine is on 100, ill have a play with that next time i use it 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPeaski Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Great pictures there @Yrkoon @everclear1984 I saw a YouTube clip that suggested adjusting the endpoints. with the kit plastic servo horn on the 4link/on axle servo mount, my endpoints are at around 60% and that simply because the ball joint (setup as yours is) comes into contact with the servo. Think I'm getting most of the available steering lock, but I'm going to try a remodel (and 3D print) of the on axle mount to lift the servo an extra 2-3mm. Ally servo horn still on the way so this may not be needed once fitted. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPeaski Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Also I tried @everclear1984 suggestion of Kinemaster on a tablet to edit my footage. Proved fruitless as the audio didn't work. Thanks anyway 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logie Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Bloody hell, anyone taken there DC1 in water that deep? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everclear1984 Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 17 minutes ago, Logie said: Bloody hell, anyone taken there DC1 in water that deep? Yep 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Nearly in a puddle up quarry other night lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logie Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Man thats crazy, sure it was foating a little bit lol. Lots of nice places to take them in South Wales, taking mine out on Sat. Mates getting a TRX-4 soon and getting 2 of his kids DC1s and another friend will buy a crawler so be a little gang of us. It seems a bit to stiff imo, but i only have big batteries to go in it so it might be ok when i have 5000mah battery in it. Also is it still the case that it should go faster forward then reverse? Dont want to swap motor wires around yet just incase thats how they suppose to run. I know you can tweak the speed with the hand set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPeaski Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 (edited) @Logie I have the kit version with a Hobbywing 1080 ESC (think the RTR is a Hobbbywing 1060). When set up with + on the ESC to + on the motor, and - on the ESC to - on the motor it was faster backwards which isn't right. I've swapped them around and it is running correct which is faster forwards. I have no idea why the supposed 'correct' wiring' is like this. @everclear1984 and @Stormbringer have the same setup and theirs are the same. It ends up being Blue ESC wire to Red motor wire, Yellow ESC wire to Black motorr wire Although looking at the RTR pics the motor wires are blue/yellow too! you can just switch them over on the motor I too have a 5500mah 2s battery, but I'm testing suspension adjustments as it did seem overdamped from stock when building up. See my post on page 8 for my comments (11 March) Edited March 19, 2021 by MrPeaski 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPeaski Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 (edited) I've finally got the video I shot the other day to edit together. Turns out it was the overclock on the PC that was causing all the problems. Turned it down from 4.9Ghz to 4.6Ghz and all is well. There are a few firsts for me with this, first time shooting video with this camera (10 year old Panasonic Lumix TZ10), first time filming with a camera attached to a transmitter, and first time driving a trail crawler on a trail. I think next time i do this I'll use a modern phone as the resolution and quality will be better. The video isn't brilliant, but let me know what you think Edited March 19, 2021 by MrPeaski 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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