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Thanks AJ much appreciated.

I've just bought a Traxxas Bandit which comes with a DC only charger - I'd like to use my Absima CB-1S charger but it doesn't have the right connector for the Traxxas ID battery. I'm wondering if this would work? as the charger has a tamiya connection. Can anyone point me in the right direction or advise what options there are in using the DC charger without having to charge in my car? Help much appreciated, bough this for my sons birthday which is next week so need to get something sorted asap!

Got Tamiya connectors at the moment, charger can do both lipo and nimh. Don't want to spend more than

Cool idea, what does the alarm plug into?

Time has come to upgrade the motor for my Tamiya TT02 1/10 touring car. Thing is I can't decide how to go about this. From what I have read the TBLE-02s esc that came with the kit can't do lipo as it doesn't have the cut off function. So my only option is to get a new motor and esc in order to go lipo OR I get a more powerful motor to run with my NiMH batteries. I can't do soldering so I'm looking for an easy upgrade that isn't expensive - I don't want huge power, just enough to make a difference to the stock silvercan motor - not for racing, just for fun. I've looked at Hobbyking etc but it gets so damn confusing with all the different connectors e.g. some say Deans type, other say bullet type and some say T plug - aaarrgggh! Can anyone please suggest a decent budget motor and esc combo that comes pre wired and point in the direction of a decent lipo battery to go with it. Really appreciate any help.

Thanks for the reply - ally prop and cups are on order along with a set of oil shocks. Having looked at the web for more info on this I have come to the same conclusion that a fresh brushless combo is the way to go - I'll enjoy it for what it is for now and maybe look at lipo then move on to looking at a new combo. Anyone got any suggestions for a decent combo set up under

No, haven't got into soldering yet. If I go for the motor you mentioned would it be a case of plug and play or do I have to consider any other changes to run it?

Having just built my first RC car for about 15 years I'm looking to upgrade my stock Tamiya motor in my TT02 kit and want to go brushless as the esc is the TBLE-02s and can handle both brushed or brushless. The car has been built as a touring car, got a few upgrades such as the high speed gear set and have removed all plastic bushings and replaced with bearings. I'd like to get into racing at some point but for now am just using it for a bit of fun. From looking around on the web the conclusion I've come to is that I need a 13.5t brushless sensored motor - I don't have a big budget so was looking at the eTronix Phaser 1:10 Sensored Motor - 13.5T / 2590kv which I can get for about

Hi - I got a TT02 kit for Xmas and am on the stage where the electronics are being installed. My question is: Which leads from the ESC (TBLE-02s) connect to the motor (Tamiya torque tuned s540). The ESC has three leads apart from the power leads, orange, yellow and blue. The motor has a green lead and a yellow lead. I'm guessing the yellow will go to yellow but what about the green lead from the motor? Thanks

Cool, thanks for the help.

Ok will do - but will it work without modification just whilst i'm getting up and running?

Ok so something like a Turing 5000mAh 2s 40c hard case would be ok? Also will I need to change the connector on this to work with a Tamiya esc?

Ok thanks Jordan so would you say these would work together and do the job? http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__26672__Turnigy_5000mAh_3S_20C_Lipo_Pack_UK_Warehouse_.html http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__49452__IMAX_B6_AC_Charger_Discharger_1_6_Cells_GENUINE_with_UK_plug_UK_Warehouse_.html

Just about to get back into RC cars and will be ordering a Tamiya TT02 Eneos Sustina. I will be joining my local club as well with a view to getting into racing but in the main will be using the car for a bit of fun. I was going to go with a NIMH set up but I slowly coming round to the idea that this might be throwing money away if I get into racing and need the extra runtime etc from a Lipo set up. I've started looking at options but have now got very confused about what I need to get going. Can anyone please suggest a good reliable brand of lipo and suggest what batter I would need? Also a cheap but reliable charger? Anything else I need e.g. balancer? Really appreciate any advice - thanks.