Dasco's Yeti 2.0 lol

[dasco]

Nice coma..can't wait to see how it turns out. Lol what I got today!!

[dasco]

Dude all I can say is holy cow this sucker is way faster and slower..lol . Thanks a million. It will straight smoke a factory Yeti no problem...and I still haven't used castle link to get more power!!!!! Temps are are barely warm on 3s with stock pinion!!!!

[dasco]

Also installed the castle bec in the reciver box

[802coma]

All I can say sexy and wish shipping was instant! Can't wait for mine!!


Couple quick questions....

BEC you installed, is that just powering your servo?

Mounting the mmp, servo tape?


And as always, one of my favorite yetis on here!

[dasco]

Originally Posted by 802coma

All I can say sexy and wish shipping was instant! Can't wait for mine!!


Couple quick questions....

BEC you installed, is that just powering your servo?

Mounting the mmp, servo tape?


And as always, one of my favorite yetis on here!

Thanks brother that means a lot!
Yes that bec just works the servo the other bec I have is for my lights. I used 3m double sided tape (grey) to mount the mmp

[dasco]

Painted the drivers helmets to match the body color...gonna try to make them look like the STIG from topgear

[cmbscx10]

Originally Posted by dasco

Castle esc fan . I cut the center grill out because it was so noisy and it move a lot more air now



Traxxas sway bar links. Didn't get the number I'll try to find it later

I'm only on Pg1 and wholly cow this is an awesome rig. Great job so far. I am still learning what the exact motor/esc combo is for the fans on the esc and motor. I see your pic of a Castle Creations Sidewinder 1/8 Fan. I found at AMain PN CSE011-0101-0. Is this the correct one? Also, which Motor fan did you go with. Thanks for any info. Continuing to read. I bet Pg4 is going to be insane.
Thanks
Mike

[dasco]

Thanks for the kind words cmbscx10!! The sidwinder fan is the one that has little d shaped tabs on the shroud. The motor fan is a castle creations blower for 550 motors.

[dasco]

Yes that esc fan will work fine.

[dasco]

Installed the castle bec in my tx tray. Works great and hides ugly wires...hehehe..also made a pig tail off the mmp so I can use castle link by just plugging it in the the top on the rear of my esc

[Zombi]

So about the BEC being in the RX compartment - I was going to also do this, but I was advised not to as the electrical interference caused by the BEC can play havoc with the RX giving it false signals and reducing range.

Can you let me/us know how it pans out for you, if you get any craziness etc? If you get no issues I might relocate mine when my RX8 shows up. Current'y it's stashed under my ESC.

[802coma]

Originally Posted by Zombi

So about the BEC being in the RX compartment - I was going to also do this, but I was advised not to as the electrical interference caused by the BEC can play havoc with the RX giving it false signals and reducing range.



Can you let me/us know how it pans out for you, if you get any craziness etc? If you get no issues I might relocate mine when my RX8 shows up. Current'y it's stashed under my ESC.

What about throwing it were the shift servo will be?

[Zombi]

If you live in dryer climes then yeah, great plan.

If you're running it in wet/muddy conditions then it's a really bad plan as it's far from watertight. Last time i had that box open it was wet and dirty.

Plus, if you ever intend on getting the two-speed setup you're best avoiding it.

[dasco]

There seems to be no issue at all with interference or signal dropout. I have used bec by the tx a thousand times on my quadcopters with no Ill effect so you should be ok coma.

I had my bec mounted there too zombie.The shift box is a good spot if you won't be in the water ,mud ect . You will need to move it tho when you get the 2 speed. Just thinking ahead

[802coma]

That won't work for me then. Vt is a lot of mud and our u4 style racing is rain or shine. Thanks for the info!

[dasco]

Keep in mind coma the tekin motor and esc aren't waterproof. Unless you plan to waterproof it

[802coma]

I plan on waterproofing it

[Zombi]

Originally Posted by dasco

Keep in mind coma the tekin motor and esc aren't waterproof. Unless you plan to waterproof it

Same goes for the BEC (naturally), but there are some great tips on how to do it on Youtube involving a party balloon and silicone - I'll do be doing that for sure.

[dasco]

Yeah ..lol. the balloon and silicone trick goes wayyyyy back

I don't plan on putting mine in mud or water. I just love the clean look and hidden wires.here is where the castle link plugs in...hard to tell on the photo above

[dasco]

Disregard the quick connect for the castle link. It only works when it is unplugged from the receiver. The only way to do this is open the bottom :( so I need to see if I can add a servo connection to the esc I can detach from the top. Oh well back to the drawing board.