.AJ. Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 Busted out the new soldering iron It whizzed through soldering up the big QS8 connectors and 8mm bullets without breaking sweat, I do need different shrink tube on the 8mm bullets, the only stuff I had was just a bit to big is baggy around the cables 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Very nice mate , when you gonna run it ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 When the lipos turn up 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Ahh forgot about that lol 😆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BashingBrian Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 On 08/06/2022 at 18:57, .AJ. said: Should be a lively truck 😂 I was told I could use up to a 34t pinion if I ran motor fans 😂 @.AJ. you have a name/link for that gearing app please.. I find it's more difficult to get the gearing right with these because of the transfer/reduction gearbox.. On my Outcast 8s I'm running TpPower / Max5 with 30T pinion / 47T spur but people keep telling me to try the smaller spur.. I kept the larger spur because, let's be honest you don't want a 60+mph 1/5 truck flying around..!! I just wanted plenty of torque and acceleration. Also my setup requires no extra fans.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 40 minutes ago, BashingBrian said: @.AJ. you have a name/link for that gearing app please.. I find it's more difficult to get the gearing right with these because of the transfer/reduction gearbox.. On my Outcast 8s I'm running TpPower / Max5 with 30T pinion / 47T spur but people keep telling me to try the smaller spur.. I kept the larger spur because, let's be honest you don't want a 60+mph 1/5 truck flying around..!! I just wanted plenty of torque and acceleration. Also my setup requires no extra fans.. The App is called “Gear Speed”, I had to get help with the trans ratio from a guy off one of the Arrma FB groups because I couldn’t work it out 😂 I also made a mistake with the wheel size, the EXB has bigger wheels than the normal Kraton, I used all the guys numbers as a starting point and didn’t realised till after. Theres a good thread on 8s gearing on Arrma forum and everyone pretty much agreed 34/39 was the max for the 1050kv with motor fans and 30/39 without 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 Servo is out for delivery at last! No updates on the lipos though.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 Servo arrived Its not a true 1/5 scale servo, it’s the same size as rtr servo, it does look a nice bit of kit tho and the specs are decent enough 75kg at 7.4v and .18 transit 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Seriously beefy servo that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 Fitted to the radio/esc tray 👍 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 Also made this up Cheapo Sky Rc motor blower with 2 x 28k rpm Centro fans, ive also got a 32t and a 34t pinion on the way, so I now have the option to gear up safely if I want to 👍 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Any word on the batteries yet mate ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 Not yet, they have only been in transit for 9 days, so will probably be a while yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Ahh ok mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 Slight change to the build, I’ve just sold the Radical RC Bash bar and got one of these on the way instead 👍 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 It was a bit heavy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BashingBrian Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 (edited) Am I reading that right, that bash bar weighs over 1/2 a kilo..!!! That Ti bar will be amazing for sparks.. ( I have Scorched Ti skid and it's awesome ) My Outcast M2C chassis with all the braces only weighs 985g, stock was 794g..!! Edited June 19, 2022 by BashingBrian 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 I had to double check the scales and they are spot on 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 Lipos arrived Plugged them in the esc/servo started playing up, the servo was glitching and making the esc reboot, very strange because I had tested it all with 4 and 6s, I gave the throttle a bit of gas and one of the lipo connectors started smoking, it seems the power was going through the anti spark resistance side of the connector and not making full contact on the full power side, anyway after the smoke cleared I plugged it all back in and it now works perfect 🤣🤣🤣 I did read of something similar on the Arrma forum and they concluded the connectors can’t have been fully pushed home, I’m pretty sure they were in my case… Strange 😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 1 hour ago, .AJ. said: Lipos arrived Plugged them in the esc/servo started playing up, the servo was glitching and making the esc reboot, very strange because I had tested it all with 4 and 6s, I gave the throttle a bit of gas and one of the lipo connectors started smoking, it seems the power was going through the anti spark resistance side of the connector and not making full contact on the full power side, anyway after the smoke cleared I plugged it all back in and it now works perfect 🤣🤣🤣 I did read of something similar on the Arrma forum and they concluded the connectors can’t have been fully pushed home, I’m pretty sure they were in my case… Strange 😂 Jesus not what you need after paying that! Hopefully theres no lasting damage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 All seems fine, I’ve given it the full beans while holding it in the air, no issues apart from ungluing a front tyre 😂 I’m sure I plugged the connectors in properly, but I guess I was wrong, ive managed to replicate the fault again, so knowing what caused it, I’m now happy it won’t happen again 👍 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 15 minutes ago, .AJ. said: All seems fine, I’ve given it the full beans while holding it in the air, no issues apart from ungluing a front tyre 😂 I’m sure I plugged the connectors in properly, but I guess I was wrong, ive managed to replicate the fault again, so knowing what caused it, I’m now happy it won’t happen again 👍 Looking clean as bro 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 Cheers, she’s now ready for a rip at the weekend 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 13 minutes ago, .AJ. said: Cheers, she’s now ready for a rip at the weekend 👍 Still kick myself for missing Mydoddys. Came at a rare time where I had the funds there too. Got the UDR but we will see 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 They hold their money well, there a few rtr’s making £800 on eBay 😯 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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