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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Land Models / July 2007any electric users left here?
just wondering its seem dominated by nitro trucks here. I have a RC18T,RC18MT,RC18B & 2 LOSI LST All are mini electric. Rob http://community.webtv.net/XXROB/DCoffroadRCpark > just wondering its seem dominated by nitro trucks here. I have a TXT-1 but I'm fuming I've used it about 4 times and had to repair it three times LOL! So far I've found every repair has been something I haven't tightened properly except for the rotten rear steering servo which keeps slipping cogs. Oh well, I keep saying to my mates that I would have done better to buy a nitro vehicle and convert it to brushless. That way I'd have a stronger vehicle but with the benefits of electric power. Oh well, maybe the next generation of electrics will start being made more robust as the brushless motors demand more from them. TyBreaker well i just went round tower hobbies website, typed in 'chargers' in their search engine and it couldn't find anything. how scary is that. > well i just went round tower hobbies website, typed in 'chargers' in their > search engine and it couldn't find anything. how scary is that. Lose the s and search for charger instead :) - or search for mrc 977 - it's the charger I bought through Tower and it's awesome - does 2 batteries simultaneously. I wanted a pro trak. want diagnostic abilities for my ladder packs. : > well i just went round tower hobbies website, typed in 'chargers' in their : > search engine and it couldn't find anything. how scary is that. : : Lose the s and search for charger instead :) - or search for mrc 977 - : it's the charger I bought through Tower and it's awesome - does 2 : batteries simultaneously. >well i just went round tower hobbies website, typed in 'chargers' in >their search engine and it couldn't find anything. how scary is that. Something must be wrong, because Tower still sells a lot of different chargers. Looking at a recent flyer, there are over 15 chargers listed plus some others in the "text only" section... Scott -- Has Western Civilization become "too civilized" to defend itself from extinction? > well i just went round tower hobbies website, typed in 'chargers' in their > search engine and it couldn't find anything. how scary is that. I just did a search for CHARGERS and it came up with 5 pages of chargers, so you must have been at a different Tower Hobbies website or you spelled chargers wrong. I also tried CHARGE, CHARGES and even CHARGING came up with one charger. Cheers > well i just went round tower hobbies website, typed in 'chargers' in their > search engine and it couldn't find anything. how scary is that. there's 5 pages+ of chargers when I just did the search what URL are you using? > > just wondering its seem dominated by nitro trucks here. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > steering servo which keeps slipping cogs. > TyBreaker Loctite is your friend Still have two electric Evader STs...however, yes, the nitro dominates...not trucks though... buggies! The electrics are always still good for late night RC! > just wondering its seem dominated by nitro trucks here. > just wondering its seem dominated by nitro trucks here. we race tons of electric. name a class and scale and I'll respond : > just wondering its seem dominated by nitro trucks here. : : we race tons of electric. : : name a class and scale and I'll respond i race 1/10th touring, had a season of tamiya minis and now 1/14th sportworks recoil are appearing at the club. bloody things run like they're on rails, and compete alongside the 1/10th. we beginners do about 18 laps or so in our 1/10th and this bloke came along and did 21. Out of the box no hop ups. > : > just wondering its seem dominated by nitro trucks here. > : [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > or so in our 1/10th and this bloke came along and did 21. Out of the box no > hop ups. We race Xrays for out 1/10th scale electric. We also have a Recoil. It's a GREAT product. One of the best things about a Recoil is that you can race it on both 1/10th scale tracks and 1/18th scale tracks. : We race Xrays for out 1/10th scale electric. We also have a Recoil. It's : a GREAT product. One of the best things about a Recoil is that you can : race it on both 1/10th scale tracks and 1/18th scale tracks. As more people are buying these as a 2nd car the club is thinking of running a heat or two. however they have to remain completely stock. This is a problem as they are 27mhz recievers so only 7 can race. The receivers have a speedo built in so to run a 40mhz or spectrum you also have to buy a speedo. you then end up in modified. The tamiya minis are run strictly stock. We've only just allowed aluminium parts to be replaced by the more easily broken plastic bits. Durability upgrades are allowed, speed ones aren't. I'm still trying to solve the chronic grip roll problem in my tc4. I'm the only one still running a tub tc4. Most have bought the carbon chassis, it looks more like an xray then but without the belt drive. I've raced at watford where tc4 where run alot along with losi xxxs , leighton and aylesbury run carbon tc4 and corally rdx. Rdx is thought to be the superior car. At ware schumacher is the car of choice with xray coming second and tc3 tc4 and losi not far behind. The problem with shaft drive seems to be torque steer. Most drivers at leighton and aylesbury start with tc4 and move up to corally rdx. No doubt i will do the same, tub to carbon fibre plate then xray or corrally. Most xray drivers are complaining about lack of parts availability. Most hobby shop owners are complaining about Mirage "UK distributor" service and delivery. Sure, I run an electric REVO 3.3, T4, B4, and TC4...and the nitro stuff. > just wondering its seem dominated by nitro trucks here. > Sure, I run an electric REVO 3.3, *perk* Please tell us more about this :-) Specs? Pics?  SignatureDan Sorry I took so long to reply. Here is the info: Revo 3.3 converted from nitro to electric. Custom-machined motor mount used along with stock enging mount. Custom ESC mount and battery tray, the latter hacked from a TC3 chassis. Stock throttle servo retained for mechanical brake (REVO transmission has a one-way bearing inside that prevents ESC braking. Novak HVMaxx 4.5 system with eMaxx pinion. Stock REVO spur gear swapped for EMaxx spur and chassis clearance machined. Two 3200mAh 7.4V LiPo batteries (also runs great on Sub C cells). Other than that, just lots of wire routing and fitting. The car is a blast and will outrun a gas powered REVO any time. I've done a lot of chassis housekeeping since the photos were taken, but the layout is basically the same. I need to come up with a stronger battery mount, but this one's working fairly well so far. Pictures: http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/ManicRC/?start=all Hope you like it! Brian > > Sure, I run an electric REVO 3.3, > > *perk* > > Please tell us more about this :-) Specs? Pics? > Sorry I took so long to reply. Here is the info: > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Hope you like it! That's fully awesome dude :D SignatureDan : Sure, I run an electric ...... and TC4... Do you run your tc4 indoors on carpet? I'm haivng typical torque steer and grip roll problems. Nah, indoor ashpalt...that is, until the track closed :-( The TC4 is for sale now. > : Sure, I run an electric ...... and TC4... > > Do you run your tc4 indoors on carpet? I'm haivng typical torque steer and > grip roll problems. : Nah, indoor ashpalt...that is, until the track closed :-( The TC4 is : for sale now. well fixed the grip rolling. thanks to anti roll bar at the front. > just wondering its seem dominated by nitro trucks here. i got some oldies! Traxxas Rustler, Traxxas TRX-3, Traxxas 4-Tec, Associated RC-10 w/Stealth trans! had them for along time.. I owned a bunch starting out with a Tamiya Grasshopper, and Tamiya Midnight Pumpkin.. matthew benedict killerminis.com |
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