Jato The Bomber

[JatoTheRipper]

Does anybody know where to get this tire hold down strap? I haven't received a response from RallyeX.

Also, where are people getting the limiting straps. KBess seems to be MIA.

Originally Posted by RallyeX

[durok]

Jato - I found a couple links for a very similar tire strap -

Blue only?

JRC 1/10 SCALE SPARE TIRE STRAP DOWN SYSTEM FOR 1.9-2.8 SIZE TIRES BLU – CKRC Hobbies

Or your choice of Red or Blue:

https://srdlv.com/products/jrc-1-10-...ze-tires-black

I think it may be also available in black, haven't found a link yet.

JRC - Judd Rummage Concepts - great Axial blog post here:

Axial Racing - AXIALFEST 2015 JRC Giveaway

BTW - there's an Orange one for sale here in the For Sale posts, looks new to me!

EDIT - Both CKRC and SRD actually carry Black/Red/Blue JRC straps. SRD has a Green set of KBess suspension limiting straps, but no mention of what length - I know there are at least Ascender, SCX10, and Wraith lengths available... the others they carry are labelled, strange.

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by durok

Jato - I found a couple links for a very similar tire strap -

BTW - there's an Orange one for sale here in the For Sale posts, looks new to me!

Thanks for the info. I stumbled upon the JRC strap myself. It doesn't look nearly as good as the one in the photo I quoted in the post above.

I also saw the one for sale, but it's orange.

[cmbscx10]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

Thanks for the info. I stumbled upon the JRC strap myself. It doesn't look nearly as good as the one in the photo I quoted in the post above.

I also saw the one for sale, but it's orange.

Here is the one in the pic. 1/10 scale Spare Tire Strap, Crawler, Truck, Drift, available in 11 colors,

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by cmbscx10

Here is the one in the pic. 1/10 scale Spare Tire Strap, Crawler, Truck, Drift, available in 11 colors,

Awesome! Thank you!

Castle is a joke. They sent the replacement MMX like this. It really irks me when companies cheap out and save $1 by not including the retail packaging and all the wires, connectors, and more importantly the protective packaging that come in the box. Hopefully this one works the way it's supposed to.


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[calcagno45]

That's simple because you went through the customer support or warranty channel instead of the retail line. In honesty, were you going to ship the defective unit back in all the retail packaging?

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by calcagno45

That's simple because you went through the customer support or warranty channel instead of the retail line. In honesty, were you going to ship the defective unit back in all the retail packaging?

Yes. I always do unless I'm instructed otherwise.

I typically deal with the OEM for warranty claims and I never remember a replacement product thrown, unprotected in a box.

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[cmbscx10]

Originally Posted by JatoTheRipper

Awesome! Thank you!

Castle is a joke. They sent the replacement MMX like this. It really irks me when companies cheap out and save $1 by not including the retail packaging and all the wires, connectors, and more importantly the protective packaging that come in the box. Hopefully this one works the way it's supposed to.


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You bet.

That's sad but no different than my one and only Tekin experience. Sent a Brand New bad LVC board RX8G2 in retail packaging, wires etc and got back a Brand New one in a bubble wrap envelope. At least you got a box.

Hope this one works for you

[mikemcE]

My Holmes Hobby BLE came in a plastic bag .



Hang up and Drive

[maslin]

Originally Posted by mikemcE

My Holmes Hobby BLE came in a plastic bag.

I got an $1100 Mercedes alternator in a plastic bag

And it was damaged, of course.

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by cmbscx10

You bet.

That's sad but no different than my one and only Tekin experience. Sent a Brand New bad LVC board RX8G2 in retail packaging, wires etc and got back a Brand New one in a bubble wrap envelope. At least you got a box.

Hope this one works for you

Odd. Tekin sent me a new sensor board in the retail packaging nicely packed in a box and they included the Halloween card and candy.

I hooked up the new MMX ESC. The cogging remains. I don't understand it. I'm going away so I don't have time to tinker today, but if two MMX ESCs cog on two motors then it tells me it's the ESC. Frustrated.

[XSRCdesign]

Dumb question. Have you tried a different battery?

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by XSRCdesign

Dumb question. Have you tried a different battery?

Yes, on the first MMX. I tried 2S and 3S with 30C, 45C, and even 65C ratings.

[maslin]

Rebind the tx/rx?

We play on a rock pile behind the shop, the fire department next door must use a lot of rf stuff. When I turn my truck on in the shop and walk outside it cogs and bucks bad. Restart the truck and TX and it's all good again. Something they have running just kills the Spektrum frequency.

Just an idea.

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by maslin

Rebind the tx/rx?

We play on a rock pile behind the shop, the fire department next door must use a lot of rf stuff. When I turn my truck on in the shop and walk outside it cogs and bucks bad. Restart the truck and TX and it's all good again. Something they have running just kills the Spektrum frequency.

Just an idea.

Haven't tried a new Rx, but I have rebinded it. Also calibrated the ESC multiple times. I will try a new Rx though. Good point. I'm willing try anything at this point.

I lived near a police station in the 80's when I had an OG Tamiya Hornet. It lost signal once and took off full speed into a parking "curb". That's the only time I broke a little gear into 3 clean pieces. LOL

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[akatz]

Are you running a 2 speed? I had the same cogging issue and it turned out my shift servo took a crap and was "browning" out my rx so I was loosing power.


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[XSRCdesign]

Actually that's a really good point. Pardon my laziness I know I can go back and look, but aren't you using a gear shop servo? Try unplugging that servo and just have the throttle hooked up and see what happens

[84yoda]

Did you put the new sensor board in the motor yet? I dont see how 2 esc's are bad in a row. There is something else going on.

[JatoTheRipper]

Originally Posted by akatz

Are you running a 2 speed? I had the same cogging issue and it turned out my shift servo took a crap and was "browning" out my rx so I was loosing power.


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Single speed.

Originally Posted by XSRCdesign

Actually that's a really good point. Pardon my laziness I know I can go back and look, but aren't you using a gear shop servo? Try unplugging that servo and just have the throttle hooked up and see what happens

I tried that as well with the old ESC. I unplugged the servo for some test runs. It didn't change anything.

Originally Posted by 84yoda

Did you put the new sensor board in the motor yet? I dont see how 2 esc's are bad in a row. There is something else going on.

No. Both motors I tested on the first ESC cogged equally bad so I don't think it's the sensor board. I don't see the need to tear apart a brand new motor for no reason unless I can pinpoint it to the motor. I will test the other motor on the replacement MMX this weekend. I'm just starting to think this is as smooth as this ESC will get without the perfect settings. If that's true it isn't cool. The other sensored, brushless ESC and motor combos I've dealt with over the years have been much smoother without any magical settings.

[SCREAMER]

Man, this is even frustrating to me. I swear, if I was even remotely close to you, I'd bring over one of my Holmes motors just to test those ESCs to make sure they aren't malfunctioning. I know how good that ESC can be and for some reason, it's not playing well with those motors. Usually, it's a $5 sensor wire. There has to be something simple that has been overlooked.

That's also not very cool, the way they shipped that replacement to you. I'd send it right back to them in a brown paper bag stapled closed at the top.

I really hope you get it figured out, Jato. At this point, I'd just return everything and start over with an entirely different combination. A different ESC and motor should fix you right up. Good luck man, keep us updated.