[AJ’s Tekno RC MT410 - M2C Game Changer]

2 minutes ago, stimpy said:

Nothing is cheap for Tekno shiny parts!... But I certainly appreciate the quality. 
 

Im still running mine on green springs but think I’ll swap in some Oranges ( I used to run those on my Outcast 6s). Love the small bump handling with greens but really relying on chassis slap when jumping... 

YOU WANT SPRINGS? I GIVE YOU GOOD PRICE? 😄

[AJ’s Tekno RC MT410 - M2C Game Changer]

For some reason I have loads of the springs still in packets... should really sell those...

 

I never went balls to the walls on the shocks, I left the collars and cartyridge caps... but yeah I think you probably should go ti shafts looking at everything else you have done 😄

[AJ’s Tekno RC MT410 - M2C Game Changer]

12 minutes ago, stimpy said:

Bust the shock cartridge cap thingies and it  Spuffed all the oil out!! 
 

Was still running the plastic ones ( which I’ve had zero issue with) and I think as it was so cold and I was jumping reasonably high and landing on high traction grass That was it... 

 

 

Have ordered the Ali ones now 👍

Ah yeah, I already have the alloy combo ones. They can be built as either emulsion or bladder. Emulsion is BY FAR my favourite way to build them.

 

As a side note, Tekno recently released a kit for the ET410 to convert the stock emulsion version to bladder shocks as apparently they found a way to make that work better.... impossible to keep up!

[AJ’s Tekno RC MT410 - M2C Game Changer]

11 hours ago, stimpy said:

@.AJ. You’re doing it all wrong re shock oil buddy... 

 

All the Kool kids are going without 👍

 

 

 

🙈😂😂

Wait ... what>?! No shock oil?

 

I think I have to service my shocks after the last bash. Bit of oil leaking out. I have the tekno emulsions so it's no big deal.

[Cheap brusless motor (tester)]

I can send you a motor to test for sure. Send me a PM, but your issue sound very similar to the one I had with a Gool RC ESC, that was fixed immediately by switching to a different cheap one.

[What did the postie bring you today?]

1 minute ago, walkbythesea said:

What is that?

It says, "Direct Powered Transponder" on the package. So I'ma go out on a limb and say it's a direct powered transponder for race timing 😄

[Cheap brusless motor (tester)]

Is it, "cogging" at start up, by any chance?

 

Sort of hesitating and not leaving smoothly?

 

If so... it's not the motor, its the cheap ESC. Get a hobbywing, buy once, cry once (they're not actually even expensive).

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1 minute ago, Fuzzock said:

I would agree about the amount of arms, and luckily I can remove as many as needed.

 

Whether it turns out to be useful or what I don't know, but I am so rusty at soldering any help is worth it!! 😇

 

Ian...

Yeah it should help for sure. I'd recomend using bluetak or something to hold the base down, otherwise it can tip off balance when there is any weight on one of the sides you're soldering

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16 hours ago, Fuzzock said:

 

\o/  T-Bone...

 

Ian...

I tried one of those things and foiund that I only needed two or 3 of the arms, the rest of them just ended up getting in the way. Did my head in so much that it ended up in the bin... gone back to just doing it all in my hands  (when you're in the back of an equipment rack, this is often the only way) or with pliers and a rubber band!

[Disposing of a fully charged lipo.....]

Just now, walkbythesea said:

No power to the connector apparently so sadly that won’t work. 
 

I’d cut it open myself, the case and heat shrink and try and find if the solder tab has broken off...
 

... but then I’m quite stupid. 

How much do you reckon you can get away with on the balance cable?

 

Personally I'm with you, i'd take it apart, but if the balance cable is still intact then you can still tap into the cells to discharge them.

[Disposing of a fully charged lipo.....]

You can use a car headlamp bulb, connected to the battery terminal and leave it until the light goes off. That should do the job.

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40 minutes ago, Mack1 said:

Took delivery of a crimp set for making up or modifying servo/battery leads.

 

 

 

I don't know what it is about this "brand", but everything I have had from them has been surprisingly good. When the normal market places are littered with utter tripe that all comes out the same factory with a different name, the "preciva" stuff seems  to be pretty good despite looking the same as all the rest of them. I have that exact crimper and it works just as well as my other ones that are Japanese made, and much more expensive.

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1 minute ago, Guns said:

My first one was a 6S. I then sold this buy the new (Blue) 8S. I temporarily quit the hobby and sold up, to pay for my Wedding (which didnt last....) I then brought another brand new (Red) 8S, which if Im honest, I hardly used and the lad I originally sold the 6s offered me pretty much RRP for it, so he had it off me. 
 

I then brought a used (red) 8S for a good price. I spent a fortune on it, max 5/800kv combo etc..... and I openly admit this ruined the truck for me as it was too powerful and didnt last long with the lipos I had. 
 

I then brought a Golf GTI with the intention of modifying as a bit of fun. So stripped the Modified X Maxx and sold it in parts to buy Golf parts....... which I sold before fitting any parts 😂

 

Now we have another Red 8S #5. I shoulda gone Orange for a change. Cant have green cause my Nan used to always say you cant have a green car. I guess that means RC too?

 

I dont really have an attachment to things. If you made a decent offer on the shoes Im Wearing Id probabaly sell them. It costs me money in the long run I guess but It keeps me in liquid cash. Ive had 2x Xbox Series X’s and brought and sold a PS5. My Dads the same. 
 

Only thing I regret selling is my Pokemon games. I had them All from Pokemon Red through to Sword. I sold them all in October. You dont realise how close I was to buying them all back instead of this X Maxx.....

I'm the complete opposite... total hoarder, surrounded by junk I don't use 😄

[What did the postie bring you today?]

1 minute ago, mydoddy69 said:

The BEAST  Kraton EXB 8s 

 

 

Are you going to take this one outside? 😝

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30 minutes ago, Guns said:

Its my 5th 😩I keep selling and regretting 😕

What is it that causes you to sell? The size?

[What did you do to your model today?]

If anyone want's bodyposts made from TPU then give me a shout. They will be a lot more floppy, but much more durable.

[What did you do to your model today?]

45 minutes ago, .AJ. said:

Bet that is why the TBR bumper uses a block screwed to the A block instead of using the stock brace 

Yeah I think you're right, although part of me still thinks that TBR use that system because it requires minimal modification or custom work from one car model to the next. They probably have the models set up in such a way that they just make a measurement or two, punch it into the CAD system, and it gives them a template that they can cut and form. The way the stock bumper is actually braced looks like it has a lot more meat behind it, but of course you can't really just "form" a part to replace it. Not having a dig at TBR btw, just taking a guess at how they work.

 

But anyway.... I have 2 more ideas.

[What did you do to your model today?]

Im starting to think that there is a design flaw that isnt going to be fixed by a bit of TPU

[Arrma Kraton EXB owners]

8 hours ago, Guns said:

Had an amazing few months at work to be fair. I dont drink or smoke or really do much else so 🙂

So you're saying if I give up all these things then I too, can buy an XMaxx.....

 

**checks with the missus**

 

YOU LIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[Arrma Kraton EXB owners]

2 minutes ago, m4inbrain said:

How'd you bend driveshafts? 

 

Mine are also bent from the last bash (not so much that I have to replace them)... it just happens on these cars eventually.

[What did you do to your model today?]

30 minutes ago, .AJ. said:

 

Looks good to me mate 👌 

Yeah I might fit it and give it hell today and just prey it works and I don't have to order more parts 😄

 

If it doesn't, I might redesign the whole bumper bracket out of a harder and stiffer TPU.

 

I can call that, the maximum stiffener 🤪

[What did you do to your model today?]

So i had the stiffener

The full stiffener

 

Now I have the big stiffener (name is growing on me)

 

 

Don't be fooled into thinking this is a great print, it's rough as dogs, this is just the side that was on the bed... need to work on my TPU settings for this printer.

 

I'm super confident in this one though, now that I have experienced a break, i think i have honed in on the issue.

[What did you do to your model today?]

47 minutes ago, Stormbringer said:

Yeh was good fun  but you need to try avoiding big rocks instead of doing a Clarkson and trying to go through them tho as all i hear when you behind me is CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK  

POWAAAAAAAAAA

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1 minute ago, .AJ. said:

Thats looks like a pretty expensive box of parts 😬

Yeah it was... don't need a lot of it right now, but I also had absolutely zero spares for the ET410, and there is a few things that are getting a bit long in the tooth for the MT. If i'm puttin an order in, I might aswell cover some near future basis.

Guaranteed now that I have done this, it will be something completely different that breaks.

[What did you do to your model today?]

Fixed my ET410 (new hinge pin and arm) and added a few extra option parts to move the receiver back to the front. There really wasnt a lot of damage to sort out to be honest, it was quick job.