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Obviously, for testing purposes, make sure the prop is off. A chap down this way lost half his pinky finger to one of his models. Even to see if it works at all, a 2s pack would work, doubt it would have much guts in it though, but to check servos ect.

I'd start with a 3s LiPo battery, if you already use LiPos. Or maybe a 7cell NiMH. Capacity will depend on size of the model. Double check wiring, and make sure there is a bec in there, should either be part of the ESC, or between the battery and receiver.

Hey guys. Got a weird one, but hopefully someone might be able to shed some light. On Sunday I was doing a fair few WOT runs with the Baja, while giving it a tune to get more out of it. Ended up having a race with a mate, and the steering became really unresponsive, it still turned, but only by a small amount Drove it back in, and the servo was dead, no movement or sound at all (not that sound when the gears break), but the steering worked while I was WOT Drove it back out into the field, and the steering worked, but only if I was close to full throttle, but it was really bad. Brought it back in, took the wheels off the floor and tested the servo on idle where there was no response, gradually incresed the throttle and it started to work but very weakly, as the revs incresed it got more power, but nothing to what it should be like. Disconnected the killswitch, and it didn't work at all, under any conditions. Tested a different servo, and it worked perfectly. I run a Rovan sym steering setup, so the servo isn't under a great deal of strain. I took the back case off the servo, and I can see some damage... (bottom left) Has anyone had any experience like this before? I'm not sure if I'm asking "Did the WOT runs kill my servo, as there is some sort of feedback getting back to the servo from the killswitch?" But it sounds silly... The servo is a Hitec HS5765MH , and the killswitch is a Switchblade Cheers. ?

There are some people that bash up that way sometimes. But a few of us are in Gillingham and there abouts. We have a facebook group if you want to join, then you can ask away about local meets. We meet on Sundays. If you look for "KENTS ULTIMATE RC BASHERS"

Gotta be the first Traxxas model that I've thought "Hmmm, that's quite nice" It is nice. Shame the video shows the wheelie bar being useless, the wing did a better job. ? Will keep an eye on that one.

Too much effort for me. Bring it home, squirt the bearings with some GT-85 (if I can be bothered) and forget about it till next bash. Sometimes get a hard brush on it to rid any dirt, but thats pushing the boat out. ? Bought a pressure washer at the start of the year for the RC gear. Used it once on the baja

Bogging might be to rich of a mixture, how's the smoke? Have you tried leaning the high end?

Quicrun from RC mart seem to be the popular flavour. Thats what I would buy anyway. Easy to program too, without the program box.

What model is it going in? 1/8th scale buggy? Motor ESC 90 quid for the ESC and motor. ESC can take up to 6s, and waterproof. RC mart is a decent place to buy from, though it will take a few weeks. Motor is a castle "copy", some people can't tell them apart from genuine motors, lots of gossip and theories about them. I've had 2 of the 2200kv (60 quid) without issues... The 2650 will take 4s. Also will take a few weeks to show. Just my suggestion. I'm sure someone else will throw 2 pence in the pot.

Been a journey. Shortly after building it and ran it a few times I bought the shorty conversion. Many headaches and trials. Ended up shelving it for a while, as I was waiting for parts to come into stock. Ended up digging out the 3D printer and designed a battery tray and radio box. Decided I wanted a cage for it too, so cut one of those up. ? I think it's pretty much there. I'll redesign the battery tray at some point, when this one breaks. Baja shorty flux; And ended up killing a tyre.

There will be either a hex on one end of the pin, so it will undo and pull out from one side. Or, a grub screw inside the hex holding the pin in place. Look at those places first. I know nothing about Traxxas stuff, but going to assume it's similar with most RC gear. Correct me if I'm wrong

Is the receiver getting power? When the ESCs keep beeping it usually means that they arn't getting a signal. Either from the receiver, or the flight controller... You would get this beeping if the transmitter was turned off when you powered the quad. How is the receiver powered? And can you confirm a light on the RX (receiver) How is the signal being used? PPM, SBUS or PWM? I 'think' the i6 will do PPM and PWM Not touched a quad for about a year, so i'm racking my brain.

Don't see why you couldn't have them on a mixer. 2, or 3 way switch. Seperate servos for each engine. 1st position on the switch could be engine 1, 2nd position as engine 2. As long as the servo returns to neutral when you flick the switch. That way the throttle is on the same input... Worst part would be getting the engines running and tuned so they don't stall. Could also have brakes setup as normal. Yeah definately possible. Would be hard work though.

Body shells are flexible, anything that sets hard will just come lose, or break I would imagine. Shoe goo and Plasterboard tape, could put a thin piece of polycarb to patch the hole from the inside, with the tape and shoe goo over it... That's what I would do anyway.

There are quite a few of us in Kent. Some tracks in the making too. The only downside is that the council have started putting pressure on us near Gillingham and Chatham, running out of places to run. Mostly due to the 1/5ths making a scene. Where abouts are you from?

Done this a few times for myself and a few for some mates. The most tidy ones I've done are standard PC PSUs, but they don't have the guts (the cheap ones anyway) I've got some more on order, hopefully going to make a half tidy charge station.

I'm sure I bought this pipe (Riot Stampede silenced) from you on Ebay. I didn't realise until just now. Unless I'm wrong, then sorry for the thread revive. Awesome pipe, I replaced my Mad max 2 piece side pipe (unsilenced) with this, and it's a world of difference. It's installed how I wanted a side pipe to go in too. Powerwise, it's woken up my Zen 29 engine, blew a foam after a few minutes, so had to swap out the wheels. Yummy

That's some good stuff! Definately worth noting... I ended up printing this out It fit on first attempt, and did what I wanted. Printed in TPU, with 10% infill, it worked pretty well, and had a nice amount of squish. However, I totally underestimated how much space I had to play with in the model once it was all together, and can't use it, or any other foam in the area, as I need the space to wiggle the batteries in and out.... Shorty Baja flux.

Thats the exact stuff I'm after (Remembering back to my Firestorm times)... But in a much larger scale! From what I've had in the past with my drones, Neoprene foam is far too soft, and has a memory effect. This is also one I'm avoiding, far too soft and has a horrible feel about it. Also melts very easily, so hard to use a glue gun on it. Failing all that, I've mocked something up to try and 3D print in TPU.... Just need to get my printer fixed first as it wont get above 205c

Looks far too soft. The stuff I'm after is pretty dense. Thanks though matey

Hey guys. I'm probably being utterly useless and losing my mind but here goes... I'm after some blocks or thick sheets of foam for making and securing batteries in a 1/5th model. Until now, I've always had some laying around Searching on the 'Bay is seemily quite difficult and I'm hoping someone already has one bookmarked or similar. The stuff I'm coming across so far is nothing like what I'm after. The kinda foam I'm after is the one on the left, it looks like Neoprene foam, but it's not. Send help please.

How many cells, and what are you individual cells reading at?

Mini Revo is pretty awesome on "short" grass.

Sounds like the motor is cogging... And from what you have said, the motor is very much dead... I would stop using it until the issue is resolved. Damaged winding (possibly part of what you removed) would cause cogging (stuttering)... Maybe try another motor and see if that cures the issue.

Worst case, get the measurements and buy one off ebay for a few quid. If it's 40mm, can pick them up for 99p from slow boat land, or a bit more from UK.