this thread is sweet, and i love the build"thumbsup"
Thanks K5! feels good to know that your work is liked by others, and yeah it's been a blast working on this thing (with the exception of bringing in to get the motor +esc installed ha)
and Thanks Uplate!
Interesting I haven't tried a 12T pinion before. Had no I idea it wouldn't work. 13T is the lucky number then. That is, without shaving the tranny plate down a bit. Good to know "thumbsup".
Looks like yer rig is really starting to handle well. That pick on the rock at angle is great 8). The new motor and esc have changed things quite a bit eh. I'd say money well spent. Might also be time to get some dogbone backups? Real lame when you have to be done, because of axle shaft breakage.
Yeah, it's starting to handle like a champ, and I was pretty impressed with that one angle too....thanks! Also going to try picking up the 13T pinion, and yes, it would be pretty lame if an axle shaft broke.....would a couple of these do the trick?
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXPZX4&P=OW
Have ya looked at maybe getting a Futaba 4PK? It's a great radio (could be the last one you ever need :wink
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I've considered it, yes heh but that definitely would be something a little later down the line for me, (experience wise and money wise:wink
keeping that link though, thanks!
I've gotten tired of buying links. My next set will be made buy me. Doesnt take much work and you could make them to your specks. There is a great thread on RCC about crafting links. Can't seem to find it though :x. You need All Thread, Rod Ends and a tube to cut so the All Thread sits inside it. Wham'O instant links, cheep and easy. Do a search for the thread. Maybe you'll have better luck finding it then me :wink:.
I haven't had a chance to search for that thread yet, but I think I remember coming across that too.....which you're right, would be a better idea, more fun too, i'll post if i find it....and do i have to find a tube out there that already has grooves inlaid for the all thread to get screwed in?
ALSO I was able to to head back out this weekend to test it, and overall it was a successful run, a couple things happened though, went out with a buddy who used my SCX10 and didn't realize that once out there, both had the same crystal which as soon as the other TX was turned on, the CK's TX/RX got screwed up, luckily i had a back up rig with me, and grabbed the crystal out of that and had to recalibrate the TX with the FX-R...
here are a few action pics
and more found here...
http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab326/inebriatedmarmoset/Royal Palms Beach White Point 092610/
Something did trouble me though, bec it all worked fine for the entire day, except toward the end, throttle went dead, and LED's 1, 3, and 5 were flickering, which according to the manual, indicates that the voltage cutoff (VC) may be set above the batter pack voltage or that unit is in thermal shutdown.
At first I was using a 7.2v Ni-Mh and per the manual the VC i used was the 1st position, "None" for Ni-Mh batteries which worked fine then the battery died. So then i switched to a 2s 7.4v 35c LiPo and changed the VC to the 2nd position which is "6 Volts, 2 cell (2s) LiPo". After i switched, it actually ran fine for a few hours for the rest of the day but then the 1, 3 and 5 LEDs came on and throttle went dead (luckily by the time i was done). Turned it off/on and the lights immediately started flickering, steering is fine, no throttle. Not sure why it's doing this...
Today I checked it again, and same thing, the 7.2v Ni-Mh works just fine, but when I use that same LiPo battery, using the 2nd position like the manual says to use for lipos, the 1, 3 and 5 LED's immediately come on again and NO throttle. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT MAY BE GOING ON HERE?
Am I using the wrong LiPo, even though it worked the first time for
several hours ? would using the HotWire let me use the lipo i have?
I've even recalibrated with the lipo in, but still get the lights, dead throttle. Manual also indicates that LED code as being the motor or connections to motor are bad or that the esc is not plugged into throttle channel on receiver or receiver plug cnctn is bad--not the case bc it works just fine with the Ni-Mh.
This is weird too, with that lipo, if the VC is set to 1st position, it works (not well, is very jittery when changing settings) but the manual DOES say it's important NOT to use the default setting for the VC which is "None".
Please help! This is the only thing that's really gotten under my skin, I'd really like to use Lipos for this rig as it's now just gotten so much better but still making me feel limited.....sorry for ranting, but THANKS IN ADVANCE!
