Vaterra ascender mudder

[Killerbyrd14]

I have had a thread over on rc sparks for a while and figured I'd bring it here. It started as an rtr and after a few years I've actually started using and upgrading it. So far it has:
Vaterra hd driveshafts
Rc4wd 27t motor
Traxxas 16t pinion
Mg996 servo (waterproofed)
Battery relocated
Duct tape fenderwells.
Flysky 3channel tx/rx
A crazy redneck holding the controller




This is a build thread and is a work in progress. Right now haven't broken anything severely in the last few runs.

I do have one question and that is the mg996 servo I have is supposedly high Tourque. It is quite wimpy on my k5. Would a bec fix that and can someone give me the rundown on what a bec is.


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[rag6]

Love seeing a blazer in the mud

Ive had 3 of those servos. 1st one was bought many years ago, and was pretty good. The last 2 were bought about a year and a half ago and are garbage, 2 couldnt turn the wheels on my brushed revo. They were weaker than the stock 125oz traxxas units. I believe they are a clone of a clone of a unit that used to be a cheap solid servo....

I would suggest getting another servo first. I have a savox 0251. Under 40$ and plenty strong. I think the wp version is 0231, still round 40$ no external bec needed...

[Killerbyrd14]

Originally Posted by rag6

Love seeing a blazer in the mud

Ive had 3 of those servos. 1st one was bought many years ago, and was pretty good. The last 2 were bought about a year and a half ago and are garbage, 2 couldnt turn the wheels on my brushed revo. They were weaker than the stock 125oz traxxas units. I believe they are a clone of a clone of a unit that used to be a cheap solid servo....

I would suggest getting another servo first. I have a savox 0251. Under 40$ and plenty strong. I think the wp version is 0231, still round 40$ no external bec needed...

I thanks. Might look into that if I ever decide to do actual crawling or if it starts bothering me enough.


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[Killerbyrd14]

Moved my battery back to the front with the help of Velcro and my bungee cord.

Took my rednecked gorilla tape fenders off. Figured the battery will acts as I little bit of a fender.

Now my transmitter won't connect to my receiver. It is bound to it and everyonce in a while it'll pick up the signal and center the servo.

Do I need a new receiver/ transmitter combo? The set I have now must be discontinued because I can't find it on amazon and the receiver won't bind to anything else.










I thought the rx/tx was flysky but neither have the brand on it and the receiver definitely isn't flysky. Should I buy a flysky combo like the gt3b?




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