(HH) Tech Questions and Customer support thread

[jrabenius]

Integy V11

Thanks for the reply, John.

I'll contact Integy directly about replacing the V11.

John

 

[FordGuy7993]

F350 High Lift

I just got a high lift and don't know where to start I know what I want but I can't afford to much right now. I plan on getting bearings first before I put it together no sense in ripping it apart later I figure but I don't know how many bearings I need and I was planning on spending around $30-50 is there a set I can get on ebay? Is there any tips anyone can give with this kit? This is my first kit.

 

[montana.matt]

I just got a high lift and don't know where to start I know what I want but I can't afford to much right now. I plan on getting bearings first before I put it together no sense in ripping it apart later I figure but I don't know how many bearings I need and I was planning on spending around $30-50 is there a set I can get on ebay? Is there any tips anyone can give with this kit? This is my first kit.

You would probably be better off asking this question in the General Scale forum or maybe even in the Newbie forum. Also, try doing a search. There's been quite a few of those built and posted on here

 

[BigSki]

I purchased a 3s,1300 mAh LiPo and a LBA 10 balancer from you in January. The LBA 10 is defective, I would like to know if there was/is a warranty on the balancer?

In the past 2 weeks, when ever I try to charge-balance a LiPo or a stand alone discharge balance, the trouble code for a 'higher voltage than expected' flashes, and it tells me that cell #3 is the high voltage cell. It tells me this for all 4 of my LiPos, yet when I use a charger with a built in balancer, I have no issues with my batteries.

The charger that I normally use is an Onyx 230. The LiPos are (3) 1300, 3s. ( one from you, 2 from Heli-direct.com the 'Outrage XP ' series.

The 4th LiPo is a Max Amps 2000 mAh, 3s battery.

Thanks for any responce. :mrgreen:

 

[JohnRobHolmes]

I purchased a 3s,1300 mAh LiPo and a LBA 10 balancer from you in January. The LBA 10 is defective, I would like to know if there was/is a warranty on the balancer?

In the past 2 weeks, when ever I try to charge-balance a LiPo or a stand alone discharge balance, the trouble code for a 'higher voltage than expected' flashes, and it tells me that cell #3 is the high voltage cell. It tells me this for all 4 of my LiPos, yet when I use a charger with a built in balancer, I have no issues with my batteries.

The charger that I normally use is an Onyx 230. The LiPos are (3) 1300, 3s. ( one from you, 2 from Heli-direct.com the 'Outrage XP ' series.

The 4th LiPo is a Max Amps 2000 mAh, 3s battery.

Thanks for any responce. :mrgreen:

Certainly a warranty on it. Send it on back, would you like a replacement or refund?

John Holmes
716 W. Sexton rd.
Columbia, MO 65203

 

[wrightcs77]

John, I am looking to possibly go brushless for my Losi. I would like to stay with 3 cell. Is the Tekin RS about the only way to go for a sensored 3 cell? If so, any ideas on whether to get the 18.5 or the 21.5? They are darn spendy....nearly twice as much as other systems. It does have all the features though (3 cell, instant reverse, small and light).

 

[JohnRobHolmes]

Currently the Tekin is the best sensored controller for crawling that I have tried. I will have one out soon, but of course it isn't in hand yet. For the losi I would probably go with the 17.5 or even a 10.5 system depending on how much geardown the losi has.

 

[BigSki]

Certainly a warranty on it. Send it on back, would you like a replacement or refund?

John Holmes
716 W. Sexton rd.
Columbia, MO 65203

cool beans! a replacement would be fine. Next year I'll step up to a good charger with a built in balancer.

Do you need me to find my receipt? I'm sure I have it in my filing cabinet.

 

[JohnRobHolmes]

No worries, I can look it up

 

[some87]

PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!! i have an old Revolver AND I JUST SNAPED THE SHAFT OFF IT!!!! do you guys have any in stock or would you be able to tell me what kind of material its made out of so i can try to find a new one somewhere. btw i love this motor so much it can creap or have a lot of wheel speed.

 

[War Pig]

Hey John, I'm running one of your 500 puller motors in my 2.2 EB Scaler with an Elite 2200 3-cell lipo, Axial tranny with 12/84 gearing, transfer case, and an FXR. I've noticed that the motor gets pretty hot so I've been taking it easy on it until I could check it with a temp gun. I ran it pretty hard tonight, borrowed a gun from my neighbor, and it's running in the 170 -175 degree range. Is this going to be OK if I just keep it around 170 degrees, or is this too hot? I'd rather not gear it down, the wheelspeed is just about perfect. Thanks alot. Tim.

 

[constantmotion]

I recently purchased a 1300mah 25C 2 Cell Lipo from you. It's one of your brand batteries, I guess. I have charged it and balanced it once. I ran it for about 20 min in my MRC and then unplugged it and set it aside. I went to run it today, plugged it in and my Castle Mamba Micro Pro would never arm. I thought that my DX3R lost it's bind, tried rebinding it...nothing. I then tried another battery and it worked fine. I plugged your battery into my charger and it read 3.72V. My cut off in my ESC is set to 6V, I just double checked it. It isn't taking a charge now, tried charging it at .1 amp to try to jump it back to life, but it's gone. Most that it gets to is about 4.5V then cuts off. Have you seen these batteries draining like this after just sitting for about a week?

 

[JohnRobHolmes]

PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!! i have an old Revolver AND I JUST SNAPED THE SHAFT OFF IT!!!! do you guys have any in stock or would you be able to tell me what kind of material its made out of so i can try to find a new one somewhere. btw i love this motor so much it can creap or have a lot of wheel speed.

A really old revolver with the silver and grey can? It is 1/8" shaft that is press fit into the bell. I don't have anything that can repair it. You could probably use 1/8" drill rod as replacement.

Hey John, I'm running one of your 500 puller motors in my 2.2 EB Scaler with an Elite 2200 3-cell lipo, Axial tranny with 12/84 gearing, transfer case, and an FXR. I've noticed that the motor gets pretty hot so I've been taking it easy on it until I could check it with a temp gun. I ran it pretty hard tonight, borrowed a gun from my neighbor, and it's running in the 170 -175 degree range. Is this going to be OK if I just keep it around 170 degrees, or is this too hot? I'd rather not gear it down, the wheelspeed is just about perfect. Thanks alot. Tim.

170 is a bit hot for my tastes, I would keep it under 160f personally. However it can run as hot as 200f with no damage to the motor other than the fast wear that will occur at that power level.

I recently purchased a 1300mah 25C 2 Cell Lipo from you. It's one of your brand batteries, I guess. I have charged it and balanced it once. I ran it for about 20 min in my MRC and then unplugged it and set it aside. I went to run it today, plugged it in and my Castle Mamba Micro Pro would never arm. I thought that my DX3R lost it's bind, tried rebinding it...nothing. I then tried another battery and it worked fine. I plugged your battery into my charger and it read 3.72V. My cut off in my ESC is set to 6V, I just double checked it. It isn't taking a charge now, tried charging it at .1 amp to try to jump it back to life, but it's gone. Most that it gets to is about 4.5V then cuts off. Have you seen these batteries draining like this after just sitting for about a week?

I saw one pack like that, but the user had left it in overnight. Another pack had a dead cell show up. Can you test to see if all cells have drained or if it is just one bad cell?

 

[constantmotion]

A really old revolver with the silver and grey can? It is 1/8" shaft that is press fit into the bell. I don't have anything that can repair it. You could probably use 1/8" drill rod as replacement.



170 is a bit hot for my tastes, I would keep it under 160f personally. However it can run as hot as 200f with no damage to the motor other than the fast wear that will occur at that power level.



I saw one pack like that, but the user had left it in overnight. Another pack had a dead cell show up. Can you test to see if all cells have drained or if it is just one bad cell?

My charger won't do that. I can ship it to you and you can look at it. Just send me your addy.

 

[rentstdi]

The 10t puller that I got from you last month is making noise. I have only ran it three times. To me it sounds like the shaft is loose in the bearing and is tumbling around in the bearings. It doesn't feel loose. The motor makes this noise at half throttle forward and full in reverse. I can send a video to you if you want. I just want to catch if something has gone wrong before it gets really bad.. Know what I mean.

 

[War Pig]

170 is a bit hot for my tastes, I would keep it under 160f personally. However it can run as hot as 200f with no damage to the motor other than the fast wear that will occur at that power level.

Are you talking about fast wear of the brushes, or the whole motor burning up? I love the motor, and don't have an issue with replacing the brushes every 2 or 3 months, or even the whole motor once a year. I just don't want it to suddenly die in the middle of a comp or trail run, I just want it to be reliable. Will I just see a reduction in power when the brushes are getting worn? How will I know when it's getting worn out?

 

[guapotaco]

set up ?

john, do you keep records for your customers and what you programmed their electronics too? i have a sidewinder with a cc bec, 45t and have now got a digital servo and was running the waypoint you sell before, this is only a 200oz digi but it is constantly whining/buzzing, is this because you may have programed the bec for 4.8v for the waypoint(maybe at 6v?), and i will assume the digi will need 6v for full power right? can most digi's run on 4.8v? i am running the single wire set up that only signals the servo from the rx, i don't have any of the hook ups to get any of this info or reprogram at this point, and honestly wouldn't know how if i did...

 

[some87]

A really old revolver with the silver and grey can? It is 1/8" shaft that is press fit into the bell. I don't have anything that can repair it. You could probably use 1/8" drill rod as replacement.

its the one with the silver and blue can with the shaft that is held in with a set screw. i pulled off the sticker that was on since all the letters were gone and it had some other name on it but i cant remember so ill look it up tomorrow.

 

[barbaricboye]

mamba max

I was $8 short on my paypal for a week....lol.

now I got the funds but you're out of Mamba Maxs.

any idea when some might come in?-will they be that same great price?
(I was kicking myself in the head, and I'm sure I just missed the last one)

 

[Dirtburn]

Motor/ESC

John, I am looking to replace my Rooster 55t with a Sidewinder and a Torquemaster 35t.I am using 2s Lipos on an Axial crawler.I would like to gain a little wheel speed. Is this the right combo, or would you suggest something else.Thanks