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CustomFabber13 · 02-28-2007, 08:48 PM

My fully functional mock up of my crawler, i'm getting a new body, adding some Pahnard Bars (is that what you call them?), stripping the c channel and polishing it. Oh and cleaining up the wiring, and a new servo :P I got a lot to do, what do you think? Sorry for the really crappy pics

No I didn't steal a stop sign for metal

The body is just a hackjob to see how low I could get it

And the mandatory flex shots:

mrpink · 02-28-2007, 08:56 PM

uhhh the 1970's called- it wants its carpet back.

looks like a good start.

TLTCrawlin · 02-28-2007, 08:58 PM

That carpet is shaggy-delic babbyy.

Looks like a good start!

Clodanater · 02-28-2007, 08:59 PM

not bad at all

CustomFabber13 · 02-28-2007, 09:08 PM

You think that carpet is bad you should see the stuff on the wall

Thanks guys, any suggestions?

mrpink · 02-28-2007, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CustomFabber13

Thanks guys, any suggestions?

kill your decorator.

CustomFabber13 · 02-28-2007, 10:08 PM

Well, took it out for a little crawl (on my sub box) and the esc dies as soon as there is load on the wheels. Help?

TLTCrawlin · 02-28-2007, 10:10 PM

What esc? It may have some weird torque control deal!

mrpink · 02-28-2007, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CustomFabber13

Well, took it out for a little crawl (on my sub box) and the esc dies as soon as there is load on the wheels. Help?

for starters.. give us the details on what you are running.

esc, battery, motor?

does anyone of the above get extremely warm or hot?

CustomFabber13 · 02-28-2007, 10:27 PM

ESC is a Duratrax Sprint, motor is a 65T lathe, and the batteries are 4 1200 mah AA's in a mini T holder. Nothing gets hot, but the staus light on the ESC goes out and it stops getting power. The servo still works, and it is getting a signal.

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXAMN7&P=C

That ESC, but the case was broken in a crash with my old evader. It is repaired with lexan and electrical tape, and worked fine in the Evader for almost 6 months until I stole it for the crawler

TLTCrawlin · 02-28-2007, 10:29 PM

You need a different pack for sure. That might be your problem!

CustomFabber13 · 02-28-2007, 10:34 PM

I guess thats only 5 volts isnt it? 1.25 per cell? I'll strap a stick pack on it sometime and giver a shot

TLTCrawlin · 02-28-2007, 10:35 PM

1.5 volts=one AA so
4x1.5= 6v.

What other packs you got?

CustomFabber13 · 02-28-2007, 11:44 PM

Just some 7.2 stick packs and a couple 6 cell mini T packs. And I always thought that AA nicads were 1.25 volts a pop and alkalines were 1.5?

I am going to make a stick pack mount, I got it all bent up tonight, just need to get it cut and bored this weekend. And a tranny brace/skid out of some puckboard (what hockey arena boards are made of) because when I ran it with the body off the tranny twisted about 1/2" or more.

TLTCrawlin · 03-01-2007, 07:45 AM

Oh I was thinking deposible AAs, not rechargeable. In that case im not sure I dont run em.

Turblankas13 · 03-01-2007, 07:14 PM

Hey did u make that cane set up chassis or did u buy it because i bought two of the last tlt-1's at my hobby store and i want to build one of those chassis and a BMVII chassis?

CustomFabber13 · 03-01-2007, 08:23 PM

I built it out of a piece of steel c channel and a couple flat pieces of aluminium.

CustomFabber13 · 03-01-2007, 10:39 PM

Some new pics, I rearanged it for the stick pack and pics from my little test crawl.

02-28-2007, 08:48 PM	#1
CustomFabber13 Newbie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sicamous BC Posts: 41	Crawler Mock Up My fully functional mock up of my crawler, i'm getting a new body, adding some Pahnard Bars (is that what you call them?), stripping the c channel and polishing it. Oh and cleaining up the wiring, and a new servo :P I got a lot to do, what do you think? Sorry for the really crappy pics No I didn't steal a stop sign for metal The body is just a hackjob to see how low I could get it And the mandatory flex shots:

02-28-2007, 08:56 PM	#2
mrpink RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: trying to find out what a TVuPer is..... Posts: 1,851	uhhh the 1970's called- it wants its carpet back. looks like a good start.

02-28-2007, 08:58 PM	#3
TLTCrawlin I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Eastern WA Posts: 2,489	That carpet is shaggy-delic babbyy. Looks like a good start!

02-28-2007, 08:59 PM	#4
Clodanater Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Archdale Posts: 4	not bad at all

02-28-2007, 09:08 PM	#5
CustomFabber13 Newbie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sicamous BC Posts: 41	You think that carpet is bad you should see the stuff on the wall Thanks guys, any suggestions?

02-28-2007, 10:08 PM	#7
CustomFabber13 Newbie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sicamous BC Posts: 41	Well, took it out for a little crawl (on my sub box) and the esc dies as soon as there is load on the wheels. Help?

02-28-2007, 10:10 PM	#8
TLTCrawlin I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Eastern WA Posts: 2,489	What esc? It may have some weird torque control deal!

02-28-2007, 10:27 PM	#10
CustomFabber13 Newbie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sicamous BC Posts: 41	ESC is a Duratrax Sprint, motor is a 65T lathe, and the batteries are 4 1200 mah AA's in a mini T holder. Nothing gets hot, but the staus light on the ESC goes out and it stops getting power. The servo still works, and it is getting a signal. http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXAMN7&P=C That ESC, but the case was broken in a crash with my old evader. It is repaired with lexan and electrical tape, and worked fine in the Evader for almost 6 months until I stole it for the crawler

02-28-2007, 10:29 PM	#11
TLTCrawlin I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Eastern WA Posts: 2,489	You need a different pack for sure. That might be your problem!

02-28-2007, 10:34 PM	#12
CustomFabber13 Newbie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sicamous BC Posts: 41	I guess thats only 5 volts isnt it? 1.25 per cell? I'll strap a stick pack on it sometime and giver a shot

02-28-2007, 10:35 PM	#13
TLTCrawlin I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Eastern WA Posts: 2,489	1.5 volts=one AA so 4x1.5= 6v. What other packs you got?

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02-28-2007, 11:44 PM	#14
CustomFabber13 Newbie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sicamous BC Posts: 41	Just some 7.2 stick packs and a couple 6 cell mini T packs. And I always thought that AA nicads were 1.25 volts a pop and alkalines were 1.5? I am going to make a stick pack mount, I got it all bent up tonight, just need to get it cut and bored this weekend. And a tranny brace/skid out of some puckboard (what hockey arena boards are made of) because when I ran it with the body off the tranny twisted about 1/2" or more.

03-01-2007, 07:45 AM	#15
TLTCrawlin I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Eastern WA Posts: 2,489	Oh I was thinking deposible AAs, not rechargeable. In that case im not sure I dont run em.

03-01-2007, 07:14 PM	#16
Turblankas13 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: East Aurora Posts: 289	Hey did u make that cane set up chassis or did u buy it because i bought two of the last tlt-1's at my hobby store and i want to build one of those chassis and a BMVII chassis?

03-01-2007, 08:23 PM	#17
CustomFabber13 Newbie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sicamous BC Posts: 41	I built it out of a piece of steel c channel and a couple flat pieces of aluminium.

03-01-2007, 10:39 PM	#18
CustomFabber13 Newbie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sicamous BC Posts: 41	Some new pics, I rearanged it for the stick pack and pics from my little test crawl.

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