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08-06-2009, 12:33 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Charleston
Posts: 317
|  a personal challenge to myself i have a challenge for myself. i want to build a small lightweight crawler for personal use for under $200, i think i can do this for under 150, but would like to accomplish this with $200 for a little breathing room. through ebay i have managed to find a cc for under $50 arr i have not purchased this yet due to lack of funds. so right now i would like to get some ideas for electronic gear. i have batteries, a chasis and some potential radios, already.just need to figure out the rest. i plan to keep a running tally on my total expenses through this build if i go through with this. |
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08-06-2009, 12:41 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Conowingo, Maryland
Posts: 379
| awesome im doing a budget scale build. only trading and selling what i have so far im at 20$ for shipping costs. and just need a set of brushes for my integy to finish it lol good luck man it can be done |
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08-06-2009, 02:16 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Charleston
Posts: 317
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i think i may scavenge the electrics from my propulse, at least the radio, and maybe since it can handle 2 decent motors the esc. the battery from it will be used | |
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08-06-2009, 07:21 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chester VA
Posts: 88
| If you need a good esc, I just installed a Traxxas EVX-2 esc in mine since its dual battery dual motor, and its awesome. I think it would do good and ive seen them used for sale here for as little as $45. |
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08-06-2009, 09:59 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Naoma, WV
Posts: 1,474
| Read around this section and you will quickly find out that these things need 9-cell minimum, preferably 12-cell or 3s lipo. The motors are just gutless at lower voltage. Another cheap upgrade are the banebots 390 motors, mine were $13 shipped for both. They are a lot better than stock, but you still need the high volts to wake them up. |
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08-06-2009, 03:29 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Charleston
Posts: 317
| i actually have 2 of the battery packslinked below, may grab another soonish that will get my 14.4 volts without addint to much weight. not bad packs either. lightweight and small. http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXSMG8&P=Z |
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08-06-2009, 04:42 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Naoma, WV
Posts: 1,474
| I grabbed some of those 1200 and 1400 pro-pulse nimh packs at ratshack for $5. They work pretty good in my minis. |
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08-06-2009, 05:27 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Charleston
Posts: 317
| i figure they would work for what i am going for, i am trying to keep it light. btw what is teh best way to lock the rear steer. |
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08-09-2009, 08:41 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: spokane
Posts: 37
| towerhobbies has $20 off a 50 buy |
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08-11-2009, 09:51 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 71
| Ya sign up for tower e-mail and in a few days they will send you a coupon for 20 bucks off of a fifty dollar purchase. It makes the CC 40 bucks including shipping. |
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