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01-14-2010, 01:51 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cairns, North Queensland, Australia
Posts: 30
|  SCX10 a good first choice
G'day guys. Ive been following crawling for quite some time now, but just havent bitten the bullet & bought one yet. Well in a few weeks time i should be able to purchase one. I am looking closely at the New Trail Honcho SCX10 kit. I really like the look of the truggy & have watched a few youtube clips to see just how capable the SCX10 really is, & i was quite surprised. Ive also researched for the very first mods to do which is remove the bump stops, battery up the front & wheel weights. For electronics i can use my old XL-5 esc from me slash, & pair it up with an integy lathe, maybe a 45t or 55t, but running this on a 2s lipo. 645mg for the servo. Does this setup sound adepuate enough? I mean i wont be competing in any comps anytime soon, just something i can get the feel of then maybe go from there. Give me your thoughts & opinions. thanks in advance.... |
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01-14-2010, 02:26 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: May 2007 Location: Glendora
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That set up sounds like a good starting point. The tuning you mentioned should really make the rig more capable. IMO this would be a great start.
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01-14-2010, 04:35 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southern, IN
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yes. sounds like a good start. just make sure to get a lipo alarm because the traxxas speed control doesn't have a lipo cut off. you don't want to damage the battery.  |
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01-15-2010, 01:43 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cairns, North Queensland, Australia
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Righto guys thanks for ya input. Maybe you can help me out as to what turn motor i should get, 55 or 45? The rig will be used (im hoping) more for crawling, maybe a few trail runs here & there, but really more for crawling. Not really experienced with high turn motors. I do know the 45t will offer more wheelspeed. Im not looking for anything fast, i have a slash that continually breaks parts for that....
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01-15-2010, 01:50 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southern, IN
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a 45t motor is an excellent choice for crawling/trail running. it has just the right amount of torque and speed. RC4WD also has a nice brushed crawler speed control for less than $50. you don't necessarily need it but the drag brakes help alot on hills.
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01-15-2010, 01:54 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southern, IN
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here's the esc... http://www.rc4wdstore.com/2/product_...roducts_id=952 |
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01-15-2010, 02:50 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Honolulu
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Good info.  I just bought my SCX10 yesterday and built it up last night, I'm really digging the look. The motor/esc set up mentioned sounds good. Thanks!
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01-16-2010, 04:47 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cairns, North Queensland, Australia
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Well after more searching around, ive found most SCX10s are running 35T motors. As ill only be running this on 2s lipo, will a 35T give me good wheel speed for trail but still offer great torque for crawling? Turn 'NBurn - Ive already got a sidewinder, but have to get it repaired (all leds flashing upon battery insertion). may take a while since im overseas so for now ima just use the xl5 esc. Plus im only starting so maybe i should see how i go then make my way to a drag brake esc... |
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01-19-2010, 08:24 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Jerome
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Sounds good to me. Im running mine stock and love it.
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01-21-2010, 10:03 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South Crawl-o-lina
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sounds like a great start. if you upgrade to a drag brake esc, check out the tekin fxr. you can run up to a 35t and 3s. drag brake is great. i love mine.
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01-21-2010, 03:53 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hawaii
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personally, I would run a 35T in the Honcho. I had one in my Hilux and even though it weighed a ton the motor had no problem providing a good balance of torque and wheelspeed.
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