SCX10 II by newIIrocks

[AngelowDoom]

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These seem pretty redundant actually. There is many cross braces from the old scx that seems to do the same job. The cross brace that the servo always used to bump into for example. I'm sure lots of people got them laying around, since most took it right off anyway. And the old cross brace that was in between the shocktowers also looks like it will fit. The top holes also match up with the transmission.

I have only eyeballed the braces, but it looks pretty dam close. I have not any intention on doing the flip on my scx2, since I gonna swap to the OG transmission with Hurtz dig. But I gonna try it on a old scx that will get the new transmission.

 

[allanon1965]

These seem pretty redundant actually. There is many cross braces from the old scx that seems to do the same job. The cross brace that the servo always used to bump into for example. I'm sure lots of people got them laying around, since most took it right off anyway. And the old cross brace that was in between the shocktowers also looks like it will fit. The top holes also match up with the transmission.

I have only eyeballed the braces, but it looks pretty dam close. I have not any intention on doing the flip on my scx2, since I gonna swap to the OG transmission with Hurtz dig. But I gonna try it on a old scx that will get the new transmission.

those braces dont take the drive shaft into account, looks like to me they would not work like the new cross brace they made...

 

[AngelowDoom]

those braces dont take the drive shaft into account, looks like to me they would not work like the new cross brace they made...

30sec with a dremel fix that

 

[allanon1965]

30sec with a dremel fix that

you can dremel out material, but you will weaken the entire brace when you do. the amount of material needed to be removed from what I see, would make it way to weak too work.. I will be able to compare it better once I have my mount and rig..

 

[AngelowDoom]

Well I have the rig and I have eyeballed it from under the rig, and it looks pretty close, especially the shocktower brace. I'll swap skids in the weekend, and know more then.

 

[new2rocks]

While Nick puts the finishing touches on the battery tray that will accompany our tranny cradle, I started a little video series to see if I can close the performance gap between my OG SCX10 and the SCX10 II:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNal6a84-MAC1ysojIaRRzPnhV5vVbRn8

Once I have the battery tray in hand, I'll post another update with some more video footage.

 

[Traulus]

Well waiting to see what battery tray you come up with?

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[CM9000]

:twisted: battery tray gonna fit on old chassis???????

 

[Helios RC]

:twisted: battery tray gonna fit on old chassis???????

It'll be designed for the SCX10 ii, I can check it against the frame rail of the OG I have here. Easy enough since it's all modeled in CAD already.

 

[Helios RC]

I'm not saying that it will or won't fit, but the holes are spot on.

You'll also need either the stock servo mount or the servo/winch plate we are also releasing.

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[allanon1965]

very interested in the servo/winch plate!

 

[yankees251]

What voltage did you select on the Holmes BEC?

 

[new2rocks]

What voltage did you select on the Holmes BEC?

I only use the BEC to power the receiver, so it's set at 6V. I think the external BEC for the servo is set at 7V. I haven't yet hooked up the winch but will probably power that straight off the 3S battery.

 

[Helios RC]

New battery tray/servo mount headed to the printer once this coffee kicks in


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[new2rocks]

The coffee is working. The BowHouse engineering team has created two versions of the new battery tray. One mounts up to the stock steering servo mount like the stock battery tray, and the other replaces the stock steering servo mount with an integrated mount. Here are pix of the prototypes, printed in draft form (forgive the rough edges):



The tray fits the 5200 mAh 3S Helios RC pack, as well as the 5000 mAh 3S Onyx and Venom soft packs commonly sold in LHS's (Helios pack shown):





We'll be putting these up on our Shapeways store, where they'll be printed with SLS nylon (much smoother and stronger than the prototypes) once we add a few more details (including channels to accept the stock battery tray tabs and velcro straps). And then we'll turn to the servo winch mount... "thumbsup"

 

[Helios RC]

Mental note: stop giving David stuff printed in draft mode (0.4mm layers with 10% infill). 8)

 

[CM9000]

note to self.. buy new battery tray for old scx chassis. oooohhhhh yeah.

 

[new2rocks]

note to self.. buy new battery tray for old scx chassis. oooohhhhh yeah.

Now there's an idea. ;-) It should end up being a direct bolt-on since the II uses the same chassis rail hole locations as the OG. We'll definitely have to give that a test...

A few quick updates. Nick and I are still making a few small tweaks to the battery tray design. Here's the current iteration with the integrated servo mount:






As you can see, plenty of room for a large stick pack (pic shows the same 5200 mAh 3S pack you've been seeing). Once we finalize the design, I'll be mounting this up for good.

And as a follow up to the earlier discussion of different 3D print technologies, here's a side-by-side comparing the cradle prototype printed in high res using FDM/FFF to the production version printed using SLS:



I edited the lighting to make the surface texture differences easier to see (both parts look smoother in normal light to the naked eye). Between the smoother surface texture and added strength of SLS, it's easy to see why we use that for our production parts. "thumbsup"

 

[realsickclown]

WHat is kind/brand the velcro on the body posts ? That stuff looks aggressive!

 

[SAL45]

Stuff looks great! I like the batt tray with the servo mount. Be good for us peeps trying to update the older rigs! Nice Job "thumbsup"