RE: Etronix Probe 12T ESC
I honestly don't know. Just figured I throw what little knowledge I had to ya since no one else was... Wish I could be more help
Posted on: 7/17/2009 2:03 AM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: brushless 4 x 4 1/10 truck rtr
...I see the Levant has chrome rims...
Posted on: 7/17/2009 1:36 AM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Cable Motor to GTB ESC coming out while racing
I'm gonna not going to give you the correct or best way to do it, but if it was mine i'd try electrical tape first.
Posted on: 7/17/2009 1:27 AM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: TRAXXAS SUMMIT
Sorry to confuse you I even confused myself when I read it. I meant I have that many on my list to buy. LOL But since you asked... I have absolutely no experience or knowledge with Tamiya products but... From what people say Tamiya Makes a very solid product. The main thing you have to worry about is part availability. Like I said with no experience I don't know for sure, but I believe most of there parts you'll have to get offline unless your LHS deals with Tamiya. I'm sure you can find cheaper prices and i know you can get cheaper models, but to give you an idea http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=58280 that is from what I've seen, their baddest MT model. Though that is a kit and will not include a Tx/Rx and other electronics. Like I said if you spend money before you know all your options then buy something, you're bound to find something better a month down the road that you're gonna wish you bought..it's very frustrating, Hate to keep throwing you for a loop. LOL Unless you want to build your first car i'd say Tamiya probably isn't the right route for you. P.S. Though not everyone is like me, I make sure I really want what I am buying. So decisions for me are always thought out probably more than most. A bit of advice though, you don't seem sure you even want the summit. [quote]I hope the summit is a good truck for all around fun?[/quote] It wont hurt you to take a few solid hours and research every rc company you can and just make sure there isn't something better. By better I mean for you and what you think. Not what someone else thinks. Also I don't know if you have any LHSs but if you do I would recommend at least seeing the RC in person before you buy it to make sure it's what you really want. If possible that is.
Posted on: 7/17/2009 1:23 AM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Roar Nats pics from day one and 2
Very nice! thank you
Posted on: 7/17/2009 12:57 AM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: HPI Crawler King
[link=http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_info.php/cPath/1_221_116/products_id/26108/n/DuraTrax-Onyx-230-AC-DC-Advanced-Charger-w-LCD-Display]HERE[/link] This is the one I use and it's good for all batteries even lipos. Also very appealing price. Haven't had any problems with it at all. Have not charged Lipos on it though.
Posted on: 7/17/2009 12:56 AM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: TAMIYA
Well after much researching I found I could only narrow it down to 18. Though a few I could probably get away with getting one due to being build on the same chassis. DF03- Dark Impact, Avante, Keen Hawk..They all look very much alike and since I would be painting it myself I could just pick one of those. DB01- Durga, Baldre.. Same scenario as DF03 DT02- Neo Falcon is 4WD, Sand Viper 2WD.. So that's So those seven above are really only like 4 different cars. (Basically) Other Cars 4WD F150 4X4, Boomerang, Fire Dragon, Twin Detonator, TXT-1, Hot Shot 2WD The Frog, Subaru Brat, Hornet, Blackfoot Xtreme, Mad Bull So I guess it's down to 15. Any of these not worth the money?
Posted on: 7/17/2009 12:51 AM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Roar Nats pics from day one and 2
Wow those pictures are amazing!!! What camera are you using?
Posted on: 7/17/2009 12:35 AM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: HPI Crawler King
All I know is what one of my LHS told me. It is based off the Wheely King just different shock setup and a few minor things I don't remember. Wish I could be more help, but hey it's more info then you had gotten previously. LOL
Posted on: 7/16/2009 8:51 PM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: brushless 4 x 4 1/10 truck rtr
That truck has a more mainstream look. I like their vintage looking stuff better.
Posted on: 7/16/2009 8:47 PM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: TRAXXAS SUMMIT
Buy what you want to buy. Don't let other people tell you what to buy. I just wanted to make sure you had a good variety to choose from. I know myself that I have about 20 cars on my list of to buy. Then I found Tamiya and I have 19 of those I like(that's only offroad) LOL. Buy what you want and as many as you can! That's the whole fun of it!
Posted on: 7/16/2009 8:16 PM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: TAMIYA
I'm sorry I should have been more specific. I am gonna get an offroad kit. Planned on narrowing it down some more tonight. Got it down to 19 last night.
Posted on: 7/16/2009 7:14 PM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Etronix Probe 12T ESC
That sound to me like a safety feature with your car. Don't know what actually causes it if it's the ESC or whatever. I do know my RC18 does it too. It's so you don't burn up your gears. It's a delay to allow the car to slow down to switch from forward to reverse without causing alot of damage (wear and stress on the gears).
Posted on: 7/16/2009 7:04 PM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: How many is to many.
[quote]ORIGINAL: Ribbit What's the secret to justifying the purchase of R/C stuff to the wife when you don't have kids?? I'll just tell her I'm planning ahead.  Way ahead. [/quote] The secret is you should have got her hooked before you started buying. Everytime I buy one for myself I really end up getting 2 cuz the wife wants one. At this rate all have a pretty large collection.
Posted on: 7/16/2009 6:56 PM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Tamiya Mini Cooper Body
Wheelbase may be an issue may be too much ajustment to look right. 18R wheelbase 6.1" Mini Cooper wheel base 8.26 / 8.4 depending on style What do you think?
Posted on: 7/16/2009 5:44 AM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
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Tamiya Mini Cooper Body
I know it's 1/10 but, do you think it will fit on the 18R? Mini Cooper L 13.5" W 6.5" H 4.375" Largest 18R bodies I could find to compare. Nightline L 10.23" W 5.7" H 3.34" Muscle SS L 11.5" W 6.10" H 3.54" Still have to check on where the wheel wells would line up. Not worried about where body posts would line up.
Posted on: 7/16/2009 5:34 AM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
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RE: TAMIYA
Still narrowing it down. I'm down to 31. LOL that was just a quick look I'm gonna go more in depth on my next search. After searching for 2 hours and finding about 1/3 were discontinued, I am down to 19. Found a few built on the same chassis but not as many as I thought.
Posted on: 7/16/2009 4:43 AM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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TAMIYA
So I have been looking and making a list of all the different RCs that I plan on buying. Until just recently I really didn't even look at Tamiya. Anyways so I buy 2 Q-steers based on some of the older Tamiya models. Now I see that I could have a grown of version of my little Q-steers (due to the remanufacturing of so many). So I search Tamiya's website for hours looking at all the offroad cars they have to offer. My question is... How do you choose? They have so many amazing looking RCs that it's really hard to even narrow it down to a select few. I see that some of the cars are built on the same platforms. Is this common with Tamiya? Do they build many cars and the same chassis? If so this could help me narrow down the search. Are there certain ones that were built at a higher quality? How do you know what ones are better? Everything I have seen on there website looks built pretty solid. Tamiya just has so many more models it's alot more overwhelming. When I do buy 1 if I can limit it to that I am definately getting a kit. There RCs are just so unique compared to the mainstream designs that everyone seems to be doing.(bodies and names of the cars) Any information on helping me undestand Tamiya better at all would be greatly appreciated.
Posted on: 7/16/2009 2:32 AM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: TRAXXAS SUMMIT
No I do not nor am I going to act like I own it. I have done ALOT of research and seen all of the ones I speak about run and held in my hands. If the crawling aspect of the truck isn't going to be used IMO it's not worth what they charge for it. But like I said it's all my OPINION. If he wants a basher I want him to be aware of the other options he has they may be better suited for him. There are way to many options out there to just settle for something because the way it looks. I am not trying to sell him on any truck just want him to know what is available for that kind of money.
Posted on: 7/16/2009 1:29 AM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: TRAXXAS SUMMIT
Well it goes for aprox $470-$500. The main thing that will effect if any of my info even matters to you is "IF YOU WANT TO GO NITRO". If you do there are many trucks that would be more suited as a basher for you. As you said money is not an issue. All I am saying is if you are willing to buy the Summit $500+ at least 2 batteries at least $70 + charger if you dont already have one at least $80= right around $600. You spend $670 and you can get IMO one of the baddest if not the baddest 1/8 MT the LST XXL. Or if you don't want to spend that much you have the Losi Aftershock $370, MGT 8.0 $490, MGT 4.60 $400, and the truck most people rave about the Savage 4.6 $430. just to name a few of them. But like I said none of this matters if your set on electric. Just wanted you to know there are other MT bashing options. Just would hate to see someone spend soo much money on something when they don't need to. The only reason that truck sells for as much as it does IMO is because it can be used as a crawler. And you said yourself that doesn't matter to you. If your stuck on electric though they do make an E-savage $340. Not sure how that compares to nitro or if there's even a big difference.
Posted on: 7/16/2009 1:22 AM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: TRAXXAS SUMMIT
I used to love this truck but for the price you could get a way better MT unless crawling is you major selling point.
Posted on: 7/15/2009 11:57 PM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Vintage RC10 Gold Pan Rebuild - Weird Transmission?
Have you been able to clean this thing up yet? Would love to see some new pics!
Posted on: 7/15/2009 11:54 PM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Thunder Tiger Sparrowhawk XT
Wow this seems like a bad@$$ little truck. I was thinking bout getting a T4 evntually but I like the idea of 4wd a little better. Maybe it's only cuz i used the smoke cigs; but the stock red wing looks like a pack of marlboro reds LOL
Posted on: 7/15/2009 11:38 PM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Under Water Tundra - RC ADVENTURES
Very sweet video! Under water rock crawler, that's a first LOL
Posted on: 7/15/2009 9:36 PM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: 120+ mph crash aftermath
This reminds me of the carfax report commercials.>> Put it on ebay "RC car light smoke damage" LOL
Posted on: 7/15/2009 8:00 PM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Say you had $700
I agree with sheo definately a Losi Lst XXL that truck is sweet!
Posted on: 7/15/2009 7:49 PM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Back yard race tracks.
Well until me and the wife buy a house I wont be able to tear apart our rented land. So my next project will sorta be a backyard track.. I'll be making a trak for my Q-steers lol
Posted on: 7/13/2009 4:21 AM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Connector
Well I did a search for banana plugs and didn't see anything in the latest 300 posts. LOL
Posted on: 7/13/2009 4:17 AM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: 2.4ghz ?¿?¿
Thank you guys for all of your help. It was greatly appreciated!
Posted on: 7/13/2009 4:06 AM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: 2.4ghz ?¿?¿
Ok well that makes things pretty simple. If I buy one I want something that will be completely functional with any RC i buy. So in that case if I get the MGT 3.0 I will buy the DX3.0. If I get something else I'll just wait and save up for it. Or hell if I win the lotto or save for a few years maybe I'll get the DX3S or DX3R. I sure the like the Rx pricers better for the tactic then I do for the Spectrum and Losi LOL
Posted on: 7/12/2009 11:23 PM by Author "AMOUREDTANK" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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