NIRC. Chit Chat

[johnnyh66]

chassis issues?

[thzero]

Originally Posted by johnnyh66

chassis issues?

yah.. funfun.

[thzero]

Originally Posted by thzero

yah.. funfun.

Btw, here are some tires for Melons!!!

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/sale/...irons-4-a.html

[Die-Laughing]

those are good tires... melons needs those.

[johnnyh66]

she's got new shoes

[sally1800]

Originally Posted by johnnyh66

she's got new shoes

Why did you make them small then stock size?

Originally Posted by badhoopty

all you need to do is cut a wedge out to get a 1.9 cut and shut.

Think I found my answer. If you guys have new change to the rules is there a place to read. I would like to make it out to a comp or two this summer.

Have to keep up with the Jones.

[johnnyh66]

to run in Class 2... we voted to allow cut in shuts in C2

[sally1800]

Originally Posted by johnnyh66

to run in Class 2... we voted to allow cut in shuts in C2

Is there a place to see these new rules?

[johnnyh66]

the NIRC private forum.
We added cut n shut to C2
Eliminated the C2 body/outer tire rule
Added a Max Width C2 rule
Allowing 1.9 TSL's in C1

I think that's it.

[sally1800]

Originally Posted by johnnyh66

the NIRC private forum.
We added cut n shut to C2
Eliminated the C2 body/outer tire rule
Added a Max Width C2 rule
Allowing 1.9 TSL's in C1

I think that's it.

So since I don't see that info if I just follow Sorrca I will still be legal?

what is the max width? "Added a Max Width C2 rule"

[badhoopty]

all we did really was bend the rules to allow 1.9 proline tsls in c1, and cut and shuts in c2. basically keeping proline tires in the game and preventing a rc4wd monopoly.

we wanted to make it so that if somebody ever wanted to go to a nats event, changing to the sorrca rules wouldnt be a total re-work in a trucks setup.

afaik, we still dont have a definite max track-width agreed upon for c2...

the talk was 10", but i think that may be just a scootch too narrow... i'd like to have the other guys mount up what they want to run and see what their widths are before we commit to a width.

the setup on timmy in the pic has a track width at 10 3/16. i dont plan on running the wider motoworks wheels that are in the pic, so i'm pretty sure i'll be around 10". all the same it doesnt seem like its too wide.

[BAD 1]

For anyone interested Holmes Hobbies has restocked their BR-XL ESC & some Motors. Ordered mine, Two waterproof ESC's and Two Motors along with other mis. items. Time to get rid of brushless systems. Already installed a H H 27t motor in my Honcho. Time to get WET!

[johnnyh66]

hoopty or DL, can you get me a pick of the seam, across the tread, on your TSL's tonight?

[Die-Laughing]

I can do that a little later tonight

[badhoopty]

Originally Posted by BAD 1

For anyone interested Holmes Hobbies has restocked their BR-XL ESC & some Motors. Ordered mine, Two waterproof ESC's and Two Motors along with other mis. items. Time to get rid of brushless systems. Already installed a H H 27t motor in my Honcho. Time to get WET!

i wish somebody else would start making those. it seems its out of jrh's scope to keep them in stock.

[johnnyh66]

these BEC's have me panicking!

how do you hook them up to power?
Did you guys solder all the wire ends (bec and esc) to the battery plug?
I don't see that working for my Traxxas plugs because it's a tight fit with just the br-xl power wires in there.

Can I cut the brxl power wire and use wire caps to twist them together with the 2 bec wires?

EDIT: What do you guys think, will twisting all the wires together work?
I can only solder small wires, I can't even solder the br-xl power wires onto plugs.

[badhoopty]

do not use twist connectors.

use this.

TowerHobbies.com | TKPR0950 TrakPower TK-950 Soldering Station

[johnnyh66]

ok but can you solder the bec wires to the esc power wires or do you have to solder them to the battery plugs?

[johnnyh66]

I love the mechanics of rc.
I love the geometry of rc.
I love the fab work of rc.
I love driving rc.

I fawken hate all aspects of rc electronics.

[badhoopty]

Originally Posted by johnnyh66

ok but can you solder the bec wires to the esc power wires or do you have to solder them to the battery plugs?

the battery plug or just cut some insulation off the power wires going to the esc. technically you could solder the bec to the esc board where the power wires solder too. that is how i do it on the novaks and tekins.

the mini-dean in the pic is for my bec.


i know there are deans adaptors that let you connect something in-between the battery and esc deans plugs, maybe something exists like that for traxxas?