unlimited wraith budget

[vicstag]

First thanks to all who have shared their knowledge here its great that you can read through and learn more than just rc's

A special thanks to carterfab.com he's by far been my favorite to deal with he's a true professional


So about my wraith I'm not doing a build pic by pic when I figure out how to post pics I will but I'm sloooow with tech so plz be patient with me they will come I have no budget and this has been my first rc experience and I'm 35yrs old (sad very sad!!!!) So far I've bought a wraith rtr about 1yr ago and broke it with first battery about 30 seconds in $399 and that's all I got l fixed it with vp's stage 1 kit and plug battery back in a 20ft trip on bumpy grass and what's this the front axle not lookin right now a closer look and its a broken lower link so some 10pc VP links later and a few days reading this forum and I decided I need to start from ground up and build it the way I wanted looks and performance wise so far my total money spent is over $5000 and it still has not been used I have lots of mechanical knowledge so it has been just finding what I want and pulling it all together I've made lots of mistakes and have gained a stock of parts I didn't need but good things come to those who wait and I'm finally in my final assembly!!! I have a long way To go but close

So here's a parts list not complete but close and I will edit as I dig

Tires: pit bull 2.2 rbII's cr
Crawler innovations double dueces comp cut w/soft outers
Wheels: VP kmc enduros black w/carter Fab cans 1.250
VP slw600
Rc bros wheel weights front /rear
VP clamping hex's
Complete VP ar60 axles with 4ws and v2 vvd's
Dlux Fab no slop bushings
VP ti 10 pc link kit with matching steering links in rear
DMG axle skids f/r
Axial bevel gears 43/13
Traxxas pinion bushings
Kyosho shims for gear backlash
VP lockers
Fast eddie bearings
Axial servo plates
VP servo mount and clamp
2 hitec hs-7950th servos
Bgr low cog cage
Bgr front shock mount w/some customizations
Bgr front bumper
Rc4wd front bumper supports
CI front electronics plate
Custom fire wall (plastruct)
Axial wraith interior
Custom rear interior wall (plastruct)
8 PC of original cage
VP trans case and hurtz dig/hitec 5645 servo
RR idle and output gear
Original input gear
RR 56t 32p slipper/spur
Waterproofed HH BRXL 16t CrawlMaster brushed motor
Kyosho 114mm red cap shock's
Carter Fab spartan body,super f/r inner fenders
MIP driveshafts
Castle creations bec's on all servo's with field programer
Dynamic concepts jeep hood/windshield
Grounded fabrications full window nets
Modified stock interior for dig

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OK I have been able to get the remote/rec I wanted and preassembled everything to test everything and program my remote (Jr xg14) and now I'm confused about the motor direction thing I have changed my locker to put ring gear on the right side(pumpkins on driverside) then when I push forward on my remote it goes reverse and forward when I push reverse using the remote I can reverse the stick direction to get it to work correctly but no matter what I do it seems faster in reverse I emailed holmeshobbies and they said

Holding the motor in your hand, with the output shaft pointing down, rotate the can until the "0" mark faces you. In this orientation, the negative endbell contact should be on the right in normal forward timing. If the motor is reverse timed, it will be 180 degress opposite of this.

Doing this I see my neg wire on the right side of mark so it seems I have a cw motor ?????
I have read the tech posts on this and put locker in like the picture shows but it is faster in reverse
Can someone help I'm confused and not sure I'm not getting the concept or is the complexity of my remote programming confusing me

[Postclanker]

What ESC are you running ? Is it programmable?

[vicstag]

hh brxl esc

[gdb85]

Try recalibrating your TX to the esc. You may have had the motor direction swtch in wrong position.

Change from the position it is in and follow the recalibrating process. The ESC will pick up forward (green lights) then reverse (red light) then neutral.

If switching motor direction and recalibrating does not work it may be a bad RX or TX (if results don't change after recalibration try a different rx)

[Trisk]

It sounds like your motor has some degree of timing advance so it'll spin faster in its preferred "forward" direction. The solution unless you want to mess with reversing the timing is to swap the sides for your ring gears.

[Postclanker]

Try swaping your motor leads....

I'm not sure, but I think you can program your BRXL as well...try swaping the ESC

[vicstag]

OK so I've recalibrated ESC to my tx and have my tx throttle switch set to normal operation when I press forward on throttle I have a green light on my ESC and truck still goes in reverse I notice the hh ESC manual says to reverse the motor wires if this happens
???? Will doing this fix my issue or and will it effect motor negatively in anyway
!!!!!!Thanks for the help !!!!!!!!

[vicstag]

Yes I have timing advanced 6°

[vicstag]

Just tried rtr tx/rx and tx throtte switch in "n" position and same results forward makes go in reverse and faster in reverse

I know its something simple I'm not doing the actual work my sons helping do the wrenching cause my arms all messed up but I'm supervising and reading to many posts on motor direction has me confused

[robertjpjr]

You want your radio in REV, reprogram the ESC. IF the motor still rotates faster in reverse, simply switch the motor wires. No harm will come!

[axial 4x4 crawler]

Holy hell that is a huge build you have there, nice rig man. 4ws is nice but a wraith has trouble crawling were as a comp crawler has no problem, just saying.

[vicstag]

Yep been spending for over a yr finally getting to see it coming together maybe comp rig after this one

[Postclanker]

switch the wires on the motor sir....you should be good to go

[vicstag]

Does switch wires effect how I should time motor currently I have it timed at 6° I'm not doubting you I just want to understand what I'm missing so I clearly understand the concept of motor direction/timing I'm new to rc's and have a lot to learn

I thought I understood it but when we plugged in battery to check everything before the first "final assembly" but everything worked opposite of what we expected????

Again thanks for all the great help