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09-19-2008, 11:53 PM | #1 |
Diggin' the new SCX10 II! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Norcal
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| Badger's Losi Mini Crawlers
I was fortunate to get a couple of the Losi MC's right when I got back from the Nats from RCPCrawlers. I am leaving one completely stock for a possible spec class, and the other one got the standard mods to it. Rich from Losi did an outstanding job on this rig. Out of the box they are extremely fun to crawl and I think the best first mod you can do is adding wheel weights. The stock rig crawls very well but it gets a little unstable on descents from being so light, adding wheel weights makes it much more stable and predictable. Here is the first round of mods done.
The mods worked very well, especially the new micro servo. I drove the modded rig for about an hour today and the servo never even got warm and had plenty of power to moved the weighted wheels and tires. Took it out to my local spot to test the mods against the stocker. As I said before, the stock setup climbs very well, but lacks a little on the side hilling and descents, lowering all the electronics definitely helped. I finished the end of the crawl session with an insane climb, I'm going to have to take the video camera to show the climb better. Cracked the body on a sharp rock. Last edited by badger; 09-20-2008 at 12:07 AM. |
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09-20-2008, 12:05 AM | #2 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fondy, WI
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great pics, love the carnage!
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09-20-2008, 12:19 AM | #3 |
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looks good man was thinking about moveing the shocks down there. - tre |
09-20-2008, 12:25 AM | #4 |
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09-20-2008, 12:27 AM | #5 |
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Very clean looking rig, looks like all the little guy needs for modifications.
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09-20-2008, 01:04 AM | #6 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Here
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looks like the shocks leak a bit
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09-20-2008, 01:10 AM | #7 |
Who's your Daddy-0! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Augusta
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What mm rod is the front steering arm? On the modded mini?
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09-20-2008, 01:24 AM | #8 |
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09-20-2008, 06:05 AM | #9 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
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The modded one is awesome, nice crawling spot as well.
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09-20-2008, 04:27 PM | #10 |
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Just wunderin' but do they come stock with the aluminum U-joints on the drive shafts? JP |
09-20-2008, 04:30 PM | #11 |
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how does the torque of the smaller servo compare to the stock servo. more? less? equal? do we have to specs on the stock servo yet?
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09-20-2008, 09:15 PM | #12 |
Say hello to my dactylion Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On the Boat to Whore Island
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How is that servo doing? Enough torque, you think it will hold up? I would love to put a smaller servo on there.
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09-20-2008, 10:31 PM | #13 |
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Nicely done John |
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Thanks Rich, it's a great platform to work with and drive. | |||
09-21-2008, 06:32 AM | #15 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: on a Big Rock
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| I am not knocking that servo, but my experience with that servo is it will be DEAD before it gets warm. The circuit board is tiny, and it usually done before the heat transfers through the case. |
09-21-2008, 11:46 AM | #16 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2005 Location: SPANISH FORK
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Looks good....I love my losi. What servo is that? I am running the 225mg with an aluminum horn and haven't had one problem with it.
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09-21-2008, 12:08 PM | #17 |
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Looking good, I like the new low profile look. I can't wait for Horizon Hobby in the UK to get them.
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09-21-2008, 12:18 PM | #18 |
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Did you have to cut anything on the lower mount on the shock or the lower mount on the link or do they just fit in there right beside each other?
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09-21-2008, 06:09 PM | #19 |
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damn badger... nice job!!!
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09-21-2008, 10:14 PM | #20 | |
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Once I figured out that you need to set the end points on servo's I have yet to burn one up. I think more people burn servos up because they don't set the end points. It's in the first post. Hitec HS-82 MG I took the metal collar out of the lower shock rod end and cut one of the flanges off the metal collar on the lower link. Make sense? Last edited by badger; 09-21-2008 at 10:22 PM. | |
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