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  1. Well after posting a picture of my tinyhawk freestyle yesterday, this happened.... Completely my fault. I changed the connector to a xt30 to run a single 2s lipo instead of two 1s lipos. I should of made the pigtail shorter. I looped the battery strap around the battery wires and connector and the battery must have come lose. I looked for it before it went dark but couldn't find it. I was gutted, only done about 6 batteries. I watched the crash over and over trying to work out where it landed. I noticed it landed / bounced off a pitched slate roof which narrowed it down, all the other roofs are asbestos. Got up early, and found the quad, a bit wet, visually looks like very little damage. All the props look good. This is were I've been really lucky, the battery wasn't attached but was only two feet away. The electronics could be dead as they spent a night outside in the damp weather. But, hopefully after a few days drying out there's a chance it may be OK 🫰.
    4 points
  2. I would leave it charged but use it in your rc car in the next few days or at weekend, leaving a lipo charged for 3-6 days wont hurt just store it safely
    3 points
  3. err no if its finished charging i would disconnect it fore going downstairs
    3 points
  4. never fully discharge a lipo as well πŸ™‚
    2 points
  5. Once you get into them they aren't too bad to look after. If you now want to storage charge it it will take quite a few hours to get to storage charge from balance charged, quicker to storage charge them from discharged. There are several good guides on YouTube about lipo battery care
    2 points
  6. As @Stormbringer said, once it's charged disconnect it and put it in your safe storage container, such as a metal ammo can with the seal removed. Also, unless you are going to use it soon it should be storage charged, then balance charged just before you want to use it
    2 points
  7. First flight outside with my tinyhawk 3 freestyle. Changed the battery connector to a xt30 to run a single 2s lipo. Loads more power than the tinyhawk I've been learning with.
    2 points
  8. storage mode will charge the battery up to reach storage voltage and will discharge the battery down to that level as well, the chargers take ages if u try to storage mode a fully charged one, i tend to give a battery a wee blast in a rc car to get the battery down, if i charged one and not gonna use it then i do storage mode after whacking it in a car for a wee bit πŸ™‚
    1 point
  9. In fairness, it drove really good. It's got a noticeable amount more punch. If conditions had allowed, I'd have got some longer squirts of full throttle. The video was a small fraction of the overall runs, but a squirt from mid throttle to full throttle coming through the gates resulted in a totally unexpected wheelie at about 40+ mph. Bonkers. I'll find the part and upload a separate video. I think it's got 75mph in it, on 17/46. 🀞
    1 point
  10. Damn. In that case, even though I just fully charged it, I had better discharge it using the S65. LiPo batteries are a ball ache, aren't they?
    1 point
  11. Traxxas has released a new BL-2S Brushless version of their 1/10 Toyota GR Supra GT4 RTR. Featuring the efficient BL-2S system, this setup delivers serious power, pushing the Supra GT4 to speeds over 35 mph for high-performance driving and bashing. Features: Full-time 4WD for maximum traction 4-Tec 3.0 performance chassis Sleek, race-inspired design Clipless body mounting system Powerful BL-2S 3300Kv sensorless brushless motor Link: https://traxxas.com/products/landing/toyota-supra/ View full news article
    1 point
  12. Always good to see another chassis/shell without massive body posts too
    1 point
  13. Never had a Traxxas touring car chassis, they dont look too bad but i can guarantee it will be too expensive…
    1 point
  14. I broke it 😭 , took apart and cleaned the centre diff of my Kagama and filled it up with 500k oil then when I bolted it all back up it was really tight so tried to spin it by force and crunch πŸ₯². I thought the new diff juice was just really sticky and needed moving about in the diff. I was rushing because full of cold so little patience and snot running like a tap from my honker πŸ˜ƒ. I knew I shouldn't of forced it to move but hey ho I am a knob head πŸ˜‚. Had to order the part from team Corally themselves as my usual places have non in stock, kept waking Mog up with all my swearing 🀬.
    1 point
  15. That's some good flying πŸ˜„, I did have the airwolf theme tune in my head while watching it 😁
    1 point
  16. Managed to get the tinyhawk through a gap. I have muted the sound, apologies if I deafened you before.
    1 point
  17. @Stormbringer πŸ˜‚That's just me being a bit braver or daft.
    1 point
  18. your certainly getting the hang of it mate even if a bit close to the cars and lamppost
    1 point
  19. Nice one @Stormbringer πŸ‘ I thought that was a different video πŸ˜‚ Here's the one I meant to upload, without me crashing...
    1 point
  20. were doing well till you hit the tree
    1 point
  21. First flight outside FPV with the tinyhawk 3. Really good fun, I'm still flying in angle mode at the moment.
    1 point
  22. @Lone-wolf A cheap V2 plastic rear axle so you can flip the rear diff and use the reverse rotation on the gearbox to help with torque twist. Cost about 2 and half quid from asiatees.
    1 point
  23. To be honest, it's really good
    1 point
  24. Lost it yesterday ☹️ TinyHawk down... It was my fault 🀦
    0 points
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