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RE: Tekin RX8 Stuttering Problem
BTW, I bought a HotWire interface and updated the firmware on the ESC and problem solved. No more stuttering.
Posted on: 4/29/2012 7:33 PM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11061905
RE: Tekin RX8 Stuttering Problem
At first I was using a Blue Lipo 5-Cell 5000mAh 83P-5000mAh-5S1P-185-40C, but that got damaged, so now I am using 2 3S 40C 4200 mAh batteries. The batteries are perfectly fine and never get remotely hot.
Posted on: 4/29/2012 8:11 AM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11061156
Tekin RX8 Stuttering Problem
I have an RX8 with a 2250kv motor, and a CC BEC. Ever since I first ran this truck (8ight-TE), I had this stuttering issue only when plugging in the sensor cable, so I always just left it off. Now I started having this problem with or without the sensor cable plugged in. Basically, whenever I accelerate either really hard, or just from a dead stop, it stutters for the first split second or so. The worst thing about it, is it doesn't just act like it's cutting out, it actually is hitting the brake. When you're punching the throttle, and it goes from full throttle to brake and full throttle again 3 times all in a split second, you can imagine how loud and violent it is. It looks like the motor is about to come flying off the car. Hopefully someone understands my explanation, if not I could probably make a video. I have tried moving all wires and the receiver around. I tried a capacitor on the power. I tried gearing it down, even though it drove just fine (without the sensor cable) while geared even higher than when this current problem started. I also tried another receiver. Anybody know what might be going on here?
Posted on: 4/29/2012 1:11 AM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11060876
Receiver power switch
Hi I am in the process of wiring all my electronics, and I am kind of wondering what the best way to deal with turning on and off the receiver and the ESC is when using a separate BEC. I'm setting up a Losi 8ight, so there is a nice place to mount a switch on the receiver box, which I have done with the ESC switch. I obviously don't want to discharge my Lipo batteries too low, so I don't want to accidentally leave my receiver turned on. What do most people do in this situation, just pop the body off and unplug the battery everytime you finish with it? Use a double pole, double throw switch that switches off the ESC, and receiver at the same time? Or maybe even use a transistor switch that turns on or off the receiver based on the power coming from the ESC BEC? Or maybe something else I haven't thought of?
Posted on: 4/6/2012 10:03 AM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11030786
RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
[quote]ORIGINAL: t9dragon [quote]ORIGINAL: cumminspower5.9 [quote]ORIGINAL: taberj47 yea im looking at motors right now the stock setup isnt heat effiecent and the im looking at tacon, leopards, and hobbywing motor/esc combos [/quote] you cant polish a turd man lol. i wouldnt do anyhting serious to this truck unless i was racing it. [/quote] Yes, you can polish a turd.. [/quote] Yeah, they did it on Myth Busters. It turned out pretty shiny.
Posted on: 3/26/2012 3:15 PM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11016080
RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
After I took appart my diff, I noticed 3 little teenie tiny washers that are not shown anywhere in the manual or diagrams, and I can't remember where they came from. Has anyone seen anything like that in their diff?
Posted on: 3/25/2012 3:05 PM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11014606
RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
Well after getting my truck all put back together after fixing the stripped out gears in the transmission, I got a whole 10 minutes of driving in today before my whole front differential stripped out. After taking it appart I see one of the bearings was completely shattered, obviously causing the stripped gears. I really hate those super thin bearings with the tiny balls, they may be much lighter, but they never last long. I guess this is probably what was causing this thing to turn to the right so much when coasting.
Posted on: 3/24/2012 11:24 PM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11013839
RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
[quote]ORIGINAL: t9dragon We had a great day bashing our XS's... Mine finally decided to call it a day when the pinion came loose. In all today I broke a rear shock end and split the front arm (I got that one on video), my son made it the whole day without any broken parts.. I will post pics and more video once I get home the internet connection where we are staying is a little slow... But like I have said before the XS is one HELL of a truck.... [/quote] Now do you see what I mean about the pinion coming loose? No matter how much loctite and no matter how hard you tighten it, it always seems to eventually fall off.
Posted on: 3/24/2012 1:23 PM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11013252
RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
Anybody know what would cause my whole gear box to suddenly strip out. There's gear teeth all over inside, and now I need a new idler gear and a new drive gear.
Posted on: 3/16/2012 11:17 PM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11003599
RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
I just smashed my little rollbar/handle piece on the very top, but at least I didn't have to go home for once.
Posted on: 3/14/2012 8:05 PM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11000492
RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
[quote]ORIGINAL: t9dragon [quote]ORIGINAL: dspdrew Anybody having the problem with their pinion coming loose and falling down, here's what I did to solve the problem. I just cut a thick metal tube to fit over the motor shaft at just the right height, so next time it comes loose, it will stay where it should be. [/quote] Get some blue loctite and you shouldn't have anymore issues
Posted on: 3/14/2012 1:11 PM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11000088
RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
Anybody having the problem with their pinion coming loose and falling down, here's what I did to solve the problem. I just cut a thick metal tube to fit over the motor shaft at just the right height, so next time it comes loose, it will stay where it should be.
Posted on: 3/14/2012 11:58 AM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10999978
RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
[quote]ORIGINAL: t9dragon Slash body looks good.. But it would only last a couple of bashing sessions on my XS... [/quote] Considering you haven't broken anything yet, that means it should last about 1 minute for me haha. Of course I've already used it and so far its holding up well.
Posted on: 3/14/2012 11:50 AM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10999964
RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
Here's a little Traxxas Slash body I modified to fit my Savage XS.
Posted on: 3/14/2012 11:23 AM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10999916
RE: Losi 8ight-E Pinion Gears
Thanks!
Posted on: 3/12/2012 12:55 PM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10997269
Losi 8ight-E Pinion Gears
Does anyone know where I can buy pinion gears for the Losi 8ight-E online? I have searched everywhere, and can't seem to find anything but maybe one or two random sizes here or there.
Posted on: 3/12/2012 8:23 AM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10996881
RE: Just thought you should know....
I'm a web designer, and I can tell you this site is defaintely F%#$ed UP!. It is not that hard to fix this kind of stuff. They clearly don't care.
Posted on: 3/4/2012 12:37 PM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "Forum questions or problems"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10986220
RE: LED Controller Kits
[quote]ORIGINAL: Moontan13 Here's a link to the YouTube video of the one I have, G.T. POWER Rc. This video doesn't show the back-up lights, but it does have that function. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_wycaXuNng [/quote] Yeah I saw a few like this, but I wasn't sure why anyone would want headlights going from low beam to high beam when ever you drive forward. I've never seen a real car that does that. Does anyone know what is wrong with this website/forum? Very rarely can I get anything but a blank white page.
Posted on: 3/4/2012 12:30 PM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10986211
RE: LED Controller Kits
[quote]ORIGINAL: Moontan13 I got one off Ebay that may fit your needs: http://www.ebay.com/itm/8-LED-RC-1-10-Car-headlight-corner-brake-light-kit-/110791331987?pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item19cbad9093 The description isn't too good in the listing. It does more than what is stated. [/quote] Yeah I've seen that one all over Ebay, but every description and video of it I have seen show it doing nothing but flashing a bunch of lights in multiple different patterns. I am not loking for any kind of light flashing, just normal functions that lights on cars normally do. I have already gotten some guy over on the forums at rccrawlers.com to design one for me. He already made one very similar, so he thinks it should be pretty easy. I'll see how it goes.
Posted on: 3/4/2012 8:54 AM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10985994
RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
[quote]ORIGINAL: rs4 18ss unbelievable! i try to open up the transmission to fix a pinion gear and in the process noticed 4 stripped screws!!! HPI needs to invest in better screws or something. The hex holes are larger than the 2mm hex driver and not big enough for 2.5mm!!! wat is that?! first one was the servo/transmission/engine case screw (the one in the cavity!) second one was a servo holder screw and the last 2 were the transmission screws!!! how am i supposed to open the transmission when the screws are PRE-stripped! HPI better do something about this! This is my first HPI truck and already disappoints... anyone else having problems with screws? [/quote] I did. The screws are complete crap. You're right about the hex holes, they're slightly too big from the very start, making it almost impossible to keep from stripping them eventually. I replaced all of mine with socket cap screws, because they use the larger hex driver. You will destroy your car before you will ever strip one of those out.
Posted on: 3/2/2012 12:54 PM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10984096
RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
[quote]ORIGINAL: t9dragon [quote]ORIGINAL: spena [quote]ORIGINAL: fastgreen350 Must still be having some issues, I just got mine a week ago and today was the first day I used it, and its starting to show some potential ESC problems. Its a great kit besides the esc though!! [/quote] Ive had my xs since release and still using the same esc; its been bashed hard, submerged under water and went through 6inch snow. Ran 30+ 2S lipos cycles on it and its still running fine. Just go with the XS RTR and replace parts as it fails apart from the servo. I cant speak for 3S Lipos though use 25C+ or else esc may fry. [/quote] I have been running the same ESC from the beinging without any issues. [/quote] Are you running 3Ss?
Posted on: 3/2/2012 12:49 PM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10984092
site doesn't seem to work at all
I'm having a hard time getting anything to show up on any pages of this site... just blank white pages.
Posted on: 3/1/2012 9:51 PM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "Forum questions or problems"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10983643
RE: LED Controller Kits
[quote]ORIGINAL: kistner Yes, that is odd. If you read the reviews there is a guy who plugged them in a bit different to have normal headlights and reverse lights [/quote] Yeah, I read that too. Slightly closer to what I want, but still pretty far off, and a little bizarre.
Posted on: 3/1/2012 9:31 PM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10983637
RE: LED Controller Kits
[quote]ORIGINAL: kistner http://www.hobbypartz.com/41p-led-lightkit.html [/quote] Plenty strobes and blinking lights, but no reverse lights on their controller. I have no idea why someone would want strobing headlights when driving forward.
Posted on: 3/1/2012 9:05 PM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10983609
RE: LED Controller Kits
[quote]ORIGINAL: On2_n_On4 http://www.killerrc.com/ [/quote] Plenty strobes and blinking lights, but no reverse lights on their controller.
Posted on: 3/1/2012 9:00 PM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10983601
LED Controller Kits
Does anyone know where I can get a LED controller kit that does brake lights by brightening a dimmed tail light, and reverse (backup) lights that turn on only when going in reverse (or hitting back on the throttle twice is how I think they do it). I have found some that do all of these things, but it is impossible to find one that does all of them, and is still being sold. It seems every time I find a site that has what I want, I either get no replies to my emails, or the guy that makes them has been sent to Afghanistan or something. A lot of people suggest Ebay, but it's pretty much just a million people selling the same controller, that just flashes a bunch of lights. I have never had so much trouble finding something that seems rather simple. I have been searching the internet for 2 days now. I don't need annoying turn signals, and I don't want my car to look like a Christmas tree or a cop car. I just want a simple controller that does headlights, brake lights, and reverse lights. Can anyone help me here?
Posted on: 3/1/2012 7:12 PM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10983519
RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
[quote]ORIGINAL: t9dragon [quote]ORIGINAL: dspdrew Here's a little something I ran into that might save someone some money. Some people like to add 4 more shocks to give the truck dual shocks. Some also like to put Pro-line PowerStroke aluminum shocks on it too. Make sure you don't buy the Pro-line PowerStroke shocks if you are planning on giving it dual shocks, because they are too big
Posted on: 2/22/2012 10:39 AM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10970810
RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
I guess you can't delete posts here.
Posted on: 2/22/2012 10:34 AM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10970803
RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
Here's a little something I ran into that might save someone some money. Some people like to add 4 more shocks to give the truck dual shocks. Some also like to put Pro-line PowerStroke aluminum shocks on it too. Make sure you don't buy the Pro-line PowerStroke shocks if you are planning on giving it dual shocks, because they are too big to fit in the inner shock location. I ended up upgrading all the shocks, and just putting the stock shocks in the inner shock location. Now I have 4 spare Pro-line shocks.
Posted on: 2/21/2012 1:56 PM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10969542
RE: Official HPI Savage Flux XS thread...
[quote]ORIGINAL: spena [quote]ORIGINAL: dspdrew [quote]ORIGINAL: redfisher1974 [quote]ORIGINAL: 209mark123 Last page I saw a few people asking about the sway bar. I put the kit on mine and with different tires and these sway bars its like a new truck total difference in handling so much more responsive. [/quote] Where did you order it? [/quote] I got mine from here http://www.toadzrc.com
Posted on: 2/21/2012 10:47 AM by Author "dspdrew"
in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10969239
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