06-02-2019, 06:40 AM | #1 |
Newbie Join Date: May 2009 Location: Belgium
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| TRX-4 Sport - hill hold
Hi everyone, I just bought a TRX-4 Sport and set the ESC to crawl mode (5 blinks). Normally the esc should have hill hold to keep the car from going forward on an incline. Does this feature block the wheels 100%? I noticed the car still rolls slowly on steeper inclines (+15% I would say). I’ve made a small video: https://youtu.be/z2-Km0DjPCc Is this normal? FYI, I’m running a 2s lipo. I tried a 3s lipo, but this doesn’t change anything. |
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06-02-2019, 09:53 AM | #2 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Simcoe Ontario Canada
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| Re: TRX-4 Sport - hill hold
Ya, that’s rolling a little to easy on my opinion. I would try resetting to first mode and than crawl mode (5 blinks). See if that helps Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
06-03-2019, 05:40 PM | #3 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Fredericksburg, VA
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| Re: TRX-4 Sport - hill hold
I would not spend much time messing with the stock ESC. Just up upgrade to the HW1080 ESC. BTW, the HW1080 and stock Titan 550 21t motor make for a surprisingly nice combo.
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06-04-2019, 01:30 PM | #4 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Simcoe Ontario Canada
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| Re: TRX-4 Sport - hill hold
Mine was all stock.., added an external bec and finally a cheap Arrma servo. Seems fine so far..., Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
06-12-2019, 11:02 AM | #5 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Simcoe Ontario Canada
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| Re: TRX-4 Sport - hill hold
Did you ever find a fix? Just had the same issue on my SCXii.., my throttle adjustment on my radio was set too high.., powering the rig just enough to let it roll down any inclines; neglecting the drag brake. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
06-12-2019, 12:31 PM | #6 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: The OC
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| Re: TRX-4 Sport - hill hold
My drag brake works just okay on mine, at least forward. Reverse is really weak though. HW1080, 100% brake and freewheel, Crawlmaster Expert 16T. Sure crawls over everything though. |
06-12-2019, 02:56 PM | #7 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Humboldt county
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| Re: TRX-4 Sport - hill hold
The strength of the drag brake is a function of the gearing and the sport is geared higher than a 2 speed TRX4 (using 1st gear) so its bound to be less effective. The stock setup is just not strong enough to hold the truck 100% still. Your drag brake is definitely working its just weak, a better motor and ESC can improve it. Though the stock motor isnt bad at all, start with and ESC if you replace anything. Also try to reset it to mode 5 again as suggested above just to be sure. EDIT: Hill hold is just a bad name for this, on the first release they were referred to as 70% and 100% drag brake IIRC Last edited by HumboldtEF; 06-12-2019 at 03:18 PM. |
06-12-2019, 03:24 PM | #8 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Simcoe Ontario Canada
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| TRX-4 Sport - hill hold
Hasn’t responded since first post.... ... his time zone may be slightly different Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
06-15-2019, 01:28 AM | #9 |
Newbie Join Date: May 2009 Location: Belgium
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| Re: TRX-4 Sport - hill hold
Thanks for the help guys. I am in a very different time zone, but I have just been out of the RC game for a few weeks because of other priorities. I have ordered another pinion and spur gear to lower the gearing and make the “hill hold” function more effective. The parts should be here in a week or 2. After testing I will update in this tread. |
06-15-2019, 06:24 AM | #10 |
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06-16-2019, 04:11 PM | #11 | |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Canterbury, NH
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| Re: TRX-4 Sport - hill hold Quote:
Not to be "technical", but you should be raising the gearing to make the hill hold function more effective, meaning the gear ratio should be a higher numerical value than what you started with. | |
06-18-2019, 04:12 PM | #12 | |
RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Fredericksburg, VA
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| Re: TRX-4 Sport - hill hold Quote:
A "lower" gear has a higher numerical ratio and also increased braking. This is why you downshift a manual transmission to a lower gear in order to increase engine braking in a full sized car for example. The term "lower" refers to the relative speed of the driven gear as the drive gear , running at a constant RPM, gets smaller. If you're going to be "technical" you need to be "accurate". Last edited by Inspector86; 06-18-2019 at 04:42 PM. | |
06-18-2019, 06:53 PM | #13 | ||
Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Canterbury, NH
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| Re: TRX-4 Sport - hill hold Quote:
Pretty sure I was "accurate" when I stated.... Quote:
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06-19-2019, 06:55 AM | #14 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: The OC
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| Re: TRX-4 Sport - hill hold
Ya, that's called 'lower' gearing. |
06-25-2019, 09:42 PM | #15 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Reno, NV
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| Re: TRX-4 Sport - hill hold
I initially went from the stock 17/39 to 14/45 gearing using Traxxas parts. But, you also need to buy the #8254 Rebuild Kit to get the slipper pads (stick-ons) for the new spur gear. Huge improvement. Later, I installed a Hobbywing 1080W ESC for all its adjustable parameters. Maybe $75 for all.
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08-09-2019, 09:10 AM | #16 |
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10-19-2019, 09:45 PM | #17 | |
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| Re: TRX-4 Sport - hill hold Quote:
This!!! I put an HW1080 in my Everest 10. The ability to fine tune the settings yourself, and the great drag brake/hill hold really makes it stand out. $40 or so on Amazon...or most other places. I'll own a TRX-4 sport myself someday. When that day comes, I'll put an HW1080 ESC into it. The tune-ability alone is worth every penny! | |
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