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06-18-2010, 06:43 PM
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| MODERATOR™   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio
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|  Chopping off the Tekin On/Off switch
This is a B1-R, but I know the FX-R is the same. Pretty easy.  - Take it apart - Chop off the switch leaving only about an inch of wire left - Pull on the wires a little bit to expose some bare wire (1st picture) - Twist the wire a half turn so the two bare wires touch (2nd picture) - Hit em with a spot of solder (3rd picture) - Cut off the rest (4th picture) - Done Sorry, little blurry, camera is about done.  |
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06-19-2010, 07:21 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fortuna Calif.
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Damm, there isnt much inside of one of those.  I have been using the FRXs for awhile, does the B1-R have the same drag brake set-up as a FXR? And this is probally a dumb question but does it need the external cap.?? I hate the external cap. although I have seen guys solder them to the Deans plug then shrink wrap the whole thing. Sorry for the thread jack
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06-19-2010, 08:34 AM
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The B1-R is more or less a weak version of the FX-R. But yes, it has a comparable adjustable drag brake, and also uses an external cap though it's a little smaller.
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06-19-2010, 09:21 AM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: SF
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Very tidy! My setup is, cut the switch off, twist the wires together externally, solder them, smoke the esc when it shorts on the battery wire!  |
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06-19-2010, 11:39 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: reelsville
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Same process for a Sidewinder also, I opened up my brand new one before it ever went in the truck the other night, good time to remove the white wire if your only gonna run in a crawler also.
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06-19-2010, 03:07 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ireland
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Alright guys, noob question here, but why would you want to do this?
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06-19-2010, 03:15 PM
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| MODERATOR™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio
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Because I prefer to unplug the battery when I'm not driving, so I might as well get rid of the excess stuff and have a cleaner look.
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06-19-2010, 03:34 PM
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| 0 0  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: FT. Thomas
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also since most are using a bec the battery needs to be unplugged to disconnect power to the servo. you might as well get rid of that heavy switch |
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06-19-2010, 04:54 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ireland
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Ah yeah, because of the bec it's makes sense to me, thanks.
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06-19-2010, 06:03 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: reelsville
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Two more reasons for doing this are 1: Seems no matter where you mount the switch, sooner or later a chunk of rock or stick is gonna find its way in there while crawling and flip the switch off and 2: There's a small amp draw even with the switch turned off, if you forget to unplug a lipo it might overdraw before you use the truck again, removing the switch forces you to unplug.
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