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02-02-2018, 07:48 AM | #21 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Deep in the Everglades
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| Re: New to RC, Traxxas TRX4 best steering servo upgrade??
I can overheat ANY esc...... wrong batt and /or gears.........won’t even mention the internal bec fighting the external bec wired wrong ...... Hang up and Drive |
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02-02-2018, 07:58 AM | #22 |
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| Re: New to RC, Traxxas TRX4 best steering servo upgrade?? These were straight out of the box with 3s LIPOs which is well within the ESC's spec. Furthermore if anything was mis-wired, it was from the factory. One user felt it was hot enough that it needed replacing; now with a wp-1080 it's ambient temperature. I suppose only time will tell whether the stock trx-4 ESC's suffer from AE5-itis. LOLZ
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02-02-2018, 08:42 AM | #23 |
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| Re: New to RC, Traxxas TRX4 best steering servo upgrade??
I'm not saying it's the case here, but Traxxas has a long history of 3S capable vehicles that can't actually handle 3S well. Pretty much every Velineon system they've made comes geared in a way that can make the motors spontaneously combust at the mere sight of a 3S battery. And then of course there's the driveshafts...
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02-02-2018, 08:45 AM | #24 | |
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02-02-2018, 09:26 AM | #25 | |
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WORD.......... Hang up and Drive | |
02-02-2018, 09:42 AM | #26 |
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| Re: New to RC, Traxxas TRX4 best steering servo upgrade?? On the TRX4 or the velineon vehicles? On the Velineon vehicles, at least the 4x4s, you can't. The Stampede comes with a 12t pinion. You can only go down to a 10, or maybe a 9 if you only want 1 tooth engaged, and even then you're pushing the temp limits on 2S, nevermind 3S.
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02-02-2018, 10:25 AM | #27 | |
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| Re: New to RC, Traxxas TRX4 best steering servo upgrade?? Quote:
Anywho, TRX4 steering servo is one of the weakest I've seen in an RTR, but I'm not mad about it, sell it and install proper servo with CCBEC and HH bypass harness. Last edited by Natedog; 08-13-2019 at 12:22 PM. | |
02-02-2018, 01:20 PM | #28 |
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| Re: New to RC, Traxxas TRX4 best steering servo upgrade??
I have run 3s for months no problem. I also have run with this servo and 3s with no external BEC and all works great! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XBS18YZ..._tN6i8CwFSxSQd Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
02-02-2018, 01:50 PM | #29 |
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| Re: New to RC, Traxxas TRX4 best steering servo upgrade??
3S killed our stock TRX4 esc after about 2 months. Its had a HW1060 that I had laying around since then. ESC doesnt even get warm now...though it is winter. Its on its 5th motor though....bloody titan 21s... In the meantime though the stock servo has been fine. It works even better with the 1060...so much so, that it stripped the plastic horn. |
02-02-2018, 07:47 PM | #30 | |
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02-03-2018, 02:30 AM | #31 |
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| Re: New to RC, Traxxas TRX4 best steering servo upgrade??
First upgrade after a test run was replacing the stock steering servo with a powerhd 20kg waterproof, difference like night and day to the stock one. Worked great with stock esc and 3s over month, after putting weights to the front, brass portal covers and knuckle weights i mentioned that i need something stronger and i changed to a hh hv500 v2 with hh bypass adapter running it direct from 3s ( the v2 is capable 3s unofficially ) and it's a monster crazy fast, strong and silent. I'm still using the stock electronic with no issues and stock gearing exclusively on 3s. (knock on wood ) I randomly check temps with a infrared thermometer and the motor was never over 50°C and the esc max measured temp was a liitle over 50°C normally under the motor temp (outside temp range from freezing under 0°C up to 30°C). Also no issues so far with the driveshafts. Overall a great quality RTR. in the trx-4 section u can find many discussions about over all replacements, upgrade options and what others have done to their TRex. Great inspiration to find there. Last edited by magic_yeti; 02-03-2018 at 08:36 AM. |
02-03-2018, 06:30 AM | #32 |
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| Re: New to RC, Traxxas TRX4 best steering servo upgrade??
The SHV500v2 runs on 2s to 4s, not bypass needed since it has 2 wires, 1 for power and 1 for signal. Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk |
02-03-2018, 09:43 AM | #33 |
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02-03-2018, 08:39 PM | #34 |
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| Re: New to RC, Traxxas TRX4 best steering servo upgrade?? No inspector... and could you please turn off the bright interrogation lights?! LOLZ We have Axial Ax10 mutt, Scx10 OG Honcho, and Scx10 ii Cherokee RTR. I've been into hobby grade rc for 30 years and spent a fair bit of time racing. Since I don't have the funds to own everything, I read a lot. My motto is "Learn from the mistakes of others; life's too short to make them all yourself!" Based on the knowledge I glean from my research, I try to help others as best I can. ;) |
02-26-2018, 07:33 PM | #35 |
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| Re: New to RC, Traxxas TRX4 best steering servo upgrade??
For those of you that have upgraded your steering servo, do you know if you can still set the end points with the Traxxas Link module and app?
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02-27-2018, 03:55 AM | #36 | |
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| Re: New to RC, Traxxas TRX4 best steering servo upgrade?? Quote:
Think we may have found the cause to the dying motors. The Driveshafts out to the axles had seized..so when it was moving on its suspension it was loading the gearbox and the spur gear....hence why we found the spur gear chewed. Ive ordered some new ones as the old ones hardly move...even after a clean and some lube. | |
02-27-2018, 12:43 PM | #37 | |
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On the otherside what should prevent this ? Cause it's basically servo independent, the tx or rx don't know which servo they are hooked up. | |
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