02-29-2012, 04:40 PM | #621 |
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| Re: Something new from Axial, the Axial EXO Terra Buggy! AX90015 You want to use a extinguisher that is rated Class B, C for liquids, grease and electrical. Class A is for wood and trash. Make sure you read and familiarize yourself with directions on use prior to going out to play. The best thing to use on lipo's on fire is sand, and lots of it.
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02-29-2012, 05:09 PM | #622 |
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| Re: Something new from Axial, the Axial EXO Terra Buggy! AX90015
The using of the sand on a lipo is good to know when I am at the beach bashing but I think I will pick up and extinguisher for the house.
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02-29-2012, 05:22 PM | #623 |
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02-29-2012, 11:23 PM | #624 | |
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02-29-2012, 11:27 PM | #625 | |
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Yokomo RC Drift car on FIRE! part2 - YouTube All the lipo components come from the same place folks. | |
03-01-2012, 09:54 AM | #626 |
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| Re: Something new from Axial, the Axial EXO Terra Buggy! AX90015
Sounds like NIMH sounds better for every day use. Think I'm gonna stick with tried and true heavy batteries |
03-01-2012, 10:14 AM | #627 |
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03-01-2012, 10:28 AM | #628 |
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03-01-2012, 10:51 AM | #629 | |
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I only bring them out after a few beers! and then We just stare at them and talk about how great they are | |
03-01-2012, 11:35 AM | #630 |
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| Re: Something new from Axial, the Axial EXO Terra Buggy! AX90015
If you guys want to be douchbags, I mean "Really Intelligent Persons" and install $10 batteries in a $1500 rig, the go for it Dissect a better quality pack and a hobbyking pack and you will see exactly what I described above. Lack of quality during build. They are not all the same. I'm all for cheap packs if they can be ripped off a rig quickly! Example: XR10 with axle mounted battery. It's not an easy task to remove a battery from an Exo, so it's only logical to go with better quality. Do you think the Air Force or Navy use the cheapest packs they can find for their top fighter jets?? Hell no!! If people were more honest about their experiences with cheap vs better, then it would be more obvious. But instead, a whole lot of crawlers are in love with the cheapo packs, so their opinions are biased. I have had bad cheap packs and seen a few go up in smoke. I have never had that happen with any maxamps or thunderpower, etc. They will slip from time to time and say it's 50/50 if it's good pack or not. They buy 10 and hope for the best. If MaxAmps weren't holding up to their high standards, then my used maxamps comp packs would not have sold for premium price to reputable members, within minutes of listing being public. Same goes for the guys who "Insist" that their towerpro or towerdpro is exactly the same quality as their hitec counterpart. That is 100% BS Buddy Same goes for food. I know i can get a pound cheap ground beef about $4, but I'd much rather be buying ground sirloin for $7. There is a difference. Or we can go with oil. Do you run crappy, water thin penzoil in your $15000 roller stroker motor? Hell the F No you don't! Nothing but Royal Purple or at the least Mobil1. Should I keep going? Okay, you go to Mexico, or even Nevada. You see a nice brothel but the services are pricey. Then you see a street walker that keeps scratching herself everywhere, but she's really cheap. You decide!!! |
03-01-2012, 11:48 AM | #631 | |
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Sure they do. From Korea. But different qualities as with anything else that is manufactured on Earth. That fire video is BS too. I'm calling that one a kid who doesn't have a low voltage cutoff. I'm not saying you have to buy expensive packs. Buy what you can afford. But if you can afford to build up an Exo-Terra then you can afford to buy a couple of good packs to power it. Don't buy a Sweet 70 SS Chevelle with no motor, if you have no job or way to put a motor in it. And you don't put a sixbanger in it just because it's cheap! If you can afford to buy the exo then you can afford quality packs to go with it. Anything else, and you should probably get your priorities straight before spending any more on R/C. | |
03-01-2012, 11:54 AM | #632 | |
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I could buy a Maxamp for 2.5 or 3x the price and I would if I needed the small increases in performance for real racing. Im sure they use some higher end components, but is it really more reliable? and for what application. A Ferrari has some high end goodies, but would it last in stop and go LA traffic in the middle of summer? Not for 200k miles like a cheap Toyota corolla would. | |
03-01-2012, 12:00 PM | #633 | |
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03-01-2012, 12:13 PM | #634 |
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| Re: Something new from Axial, the Axial EXO Terra Buggy! AX90015
I can't believe this turned into a lipo fire thread... what is this, 2004? Sorry Rig Rocker, this is the first thread in a long time of someone supporting Maxamps. I have been truggy racing with HK FlightMaxes in my 1/8 MBX6T for 3 seasons on the same 4s packs! All 4 of my packs are a huge performance upgrade from my maxamps batteries. I even had a couple Hyperion lipos as well (very good), but sold them because of the size.... I run HK lipos in my bashers as well. Never had a problem. Ask anyone at MA's for a true C test! They cannot supply accurate data, and when a non-bias third party does bench testing, a maxamp battery falls towards the bottom of performance. This is just one long thread: MaxAmps Race Edition Lipos - RC-Monster Forums If you want to buy a 'quality" pack. I suggest you look into the Hyperion G3s. Still half the cost of a Maxamps battery and will out perform it. |
03-01-2012, 12:30 PM | #635 |
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| Re: Something new from Axial, the Axial EXO Terra Buggy! AX90015
After this post, I won't say anything else on the matter. I am very well read on the on Chris' maxamps c-rating trickery thread. I have talked to Chris about batteries more than a few times here on RCC. I'm actually looking forward to the upcoming fire videos that I'm sure will happen again. What a waste. You have to admit Harley, if you hadn't borrowed that cheapo pack and ran something of quality, then you would feel better right now. At least you would have ruled that out. And like Harley said, he probably shoved too big of a pack and it may have rubbed wires and caused a short. That's 100% his fault if that was the reason. I'm off to put regular gas in my cheapo daily driver because that's what belongs in it. Not premium or Av Gas. I know what to power my vehicles with. Now if I had an Exo Terra, what would I put in it??????? Definitely now the cheapest pack I can find If you can't pay, you can't play. I didn't make that up - that's just how it is Back to tech. Now that everybody is getting their Exo's, how is the drivetrain holding up? Is the metal of gears holding up? How about the fluid diffs? Any tuning tips yet? This is a very exciting platform to me because it blends two of my favorite things :racing buggies/truggies, and scaling Last edited by Rig Rocker; 03-01-2012 at 12:35 PM. |
03-01-2012, 12:38 PM | #636 |
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| Re: Something new from Axial, the Axial EXO Terra Buggy! AX90015
I too am curious to hear about performance and how she holds up to abuse. I love my Wraith and my SCX10 but the EXO would make a cool alternative on those days when I am craving more speed.
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03-01-2012, 08:00 PM | #637 | |
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There are those guys that insist on running mobil 1 and wearing ferrari shoes, and those with a miata having just as much fun. I'd rather be the guy having fun with my batteries, using a lipo bag, and taking care of my batteries. | |
03-01-2012, 10:00 PM | #638 |
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| Re: Something new from Axial, the Axial EXO Terra Buggy! AX90015
Lol, you guys are going so side track with this lipo discussion!!! Anyone else got a fresh build of the EXO done? |
03-01-2012, 10:55 PM | #639 |
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That's a "Cold" ride EncoreuneMod! Do you have any snow throwin' video of this beast??? |
03-02-2012, 12:42 AM | #640 |
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