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Well I went ahead and ordered those. If they don't work out I will take you up on your offer

http://www.amazon.co.uk/BSD-BS937-001-Scale-Buggy-Wheels/dp/B009NRE048/ref=sr_1_3?s=kids&ie=UTF8&qid=1422097242&sr=1-3&keywords=1%2F10+Scale+Off+Road+RC+wheels these ok?

I almost did exactly that

well the hobby king wheels fell apart today. the plastic they are made from is very brittle. Any suggestions what to replace them with they need to ne 12mm hex its a little frustrating as the truck is almost sorted

the motor is a cheap 550 size can motor and the end plate is held in with folded tabs. I am worried if I did take it apart it would not be as strong. I had another play with it last night and although on full endpoints it is still faster in reverse (and accelerates faster) it is plenty fast enough going forwards. So I just turn down the end point to get a good reverse speed This is a cheap himoto model for my son. I did not fix the problem but I have found an acceptable work around so I have decided not to mess with it further It is still fast enough forwards that I have now set it in training mode for my son to play with.

I got some lipo's in mine today it made a big difference losts more power

the motor has only had about 6 battery packs through it so it new. the other thing I changed was the battery from a 6 cell nimh to a 2s lipo

I have a brushed motor setup and last night swapped the ESC for a traxxas xl-5 and now it runs faster in reverse than forward. there are many threads showing others with the same problem but there are many different answers I have tried swapping the motor wires. reversing the throttle channel. re programming the esc, esc throttle calibration. one;s I have not tried is adjusting the motor timing. reversing the diffs swapping out the motor and or esc or getting a computer transmitter I seem just to be trying random things with no success were do I go from here

many thanks guys

a balloon might make me feel better if nothing else. I will also try and keep it high in the model and not sitting in the chassis where water might get caught

http://www.amazon.co.uk/AGM-Output-Switching-Supply-Active/dp/B00KLSVNMA you will need a DC power supply of some description. Not necessarily this one but you will need one

I did want to run it on my local beach. can I not do this at all

I got some hard case turnigy batteries today http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__38498__Turnigy_5000mAh_2S_7_4V_60C_Hardcase_Pack.html but I am worried the balance lead would be very vulnerable to water is there anything I can do about this?

buy the new DX6 (not the dx6i) or the DX9 if you think you may need the extra channels these are newest spectrum Tx's and are telemetry compatible and have the new voice alerts

got my second order from dolarhobbz today but this one came with extra charges

I got some stuff this week from them with no extra charges. This was my first purchase from them so I don't know if this is the norm

is telemetry a worth while feature? battery voltage would be very useful and speed reading would be fun

I have seen a few ex RTR Transmitters from the likes of traxxas and axial being sold used when people have upgraded. Would these be of sufficient quality? (or is the fact they are being replaced a clue to them being not that great)

clear view simulator is a good low cost option to start with (download only). it will work with a usb controller not quite as good as phoenix but costs a lot less http://rcflightsim.com/index.html

http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=643018 some info here

it stands for standing wave ratio google it for a technical explanation. but I would not worry about having it on a rc transmitter

http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__73992__TrackStar_TS3t_2_4Ghz_FHSS_3_Channel_Digital_Proportional_Radio_Control_System_UK_Warehouse_.html this looks nice.