RE: which brushless system for my nephew
yeah. he is 13 and he has always been interested in my cars so he got one for christmas 2 years ago. he has upgraded the reciever to a flysky 2.4ghz. next upgrades for him will probably be better batteries and tires. i think he is bitten by the rc bug
Posted on: 9/8/2012 9:54 AM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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which brushless system for my nephew
my nephew has a duratrax evader ext2 and he wants to upgrade to brushless. he is a pretty good driver and i think he can handle it. he saved up $60 and i found [link=http://www.hobbypartz.com/26p-blcombo-60a-13r-3000kv.html]this one[/link] for him. anybody run this system? any opinions on it? i figured the 3000kv would be better for runtime and less broken parts. maybe the next one up for more speed. what do you guys think?
Posted on: 9/8/2012 9:48 AM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: which brushless system for my nephew
i ordered him the 3300kv system so maybe when he makes the upgrade to lipo, he can hang with my sc10 on 2s
Posted on: 9/7/2012 9:29 AM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: which brushless system for my nephew
yeah he is still on 6 cell nimh so that wont be a problem. if it turns out to be a good system i may pick one up for my own cars lol
Posted on: 9/7/2012 8:53 AM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: i have officially crossed over
[quote]ORIGINAL: rgburrill [quote]ORIGINAL: s7jstep1 i have been into rc cars since 2006. i have about 7 or 8 cars that i run reguarly, mostly brushless lipo. but yesterday something interesting happened. i got a call for an add i had on craigslist. i was selling some old AM recievers, transmitters, and some other miscellaneous stuff because i upgraded to 2.4ghz and brushless. the guy picked out
Posted on: 8/16/2012 1:16 PM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: i have officially crossed over
i know the main thing for me with this plane right now will be practice but as my skills develop, what are some common mods that people are doing to these planes to improve speed and/or runtime? im assuming brushless and lipo. i probably wont even be able to make it through a single battery without breaking something right now lol. im just curious. thanks
Posted on: 8/15/2012 11:31 PM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: i have officially crossed over
lol im definately looking forward to this new hobby. ill probably still run the cars on windy days or on the indoor track on stormy days. eventually (as with all rc vehicles) im sure on model will lead to a collection (and an angry girlfriend haha)
Posted on: 8/15/2012 10:09 AM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "Beginners"
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i have officially crossed over
i have been into rc cars since 2006. i have about 7 or 8 cars that i run reguarly, mostly brushless lipo. but yesterday something interesting happened. i got a call for an add i had on craigslist. i was selling some old AM recievers, transmitters, and some other miscellaneous stuff because i upgraded to 2.4ghz and brushless. the guy picked out some things he wanted out of my box o' goodies, and was going to give me $30 for it all. i figured it was stuff i have had for years and never used so why not. then he asked "do you have anything you would want to trade for a plane?" then he said, ill trade you for the stuff i picked out. so i went to his house and he traded me a hobbico super cub in almost perfect condition for about $30 worth of stuff that i will probably never use. i would say thats a pretty good trade lol. my dad also has a supercub and it has been a good trainer for him. the one i got only appears to need rubber bands for the wings
Posted on: 8/15/2012 9:07 AM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "Beginners"
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RE: The STUPIDEST thing I've done in this hobby yet!
dumbest thing i did was plug my turnigy 12v battery charger into a 24volt power supply. made lots of smoke but the charger still works and it has been going strong for about 2 years now lol.
Posted on: 8/15/2012 8:59 AM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: help me deal with this guy!!!
some people are just jerks and cant ever be happy. when buying from someboday on ebay i take that into consideration and if i see a 99.9% feedback with thousands of transactions and only 4 negatives, they are probably just those type of people (im an assistant manager at a movie theater so i know first hand that there are a lot of those kind of people in this world)
Posted on: 8/5/2012 10:21 AM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Lipo balance wire
did it pull out of the pack or just break the wire? mine broke the wire and i just bough an extension adapter off of ebay and cut the end off that i didnt need. as an added plus, i glued that extra female end onto my sc10 so when im running it, i can just plug the balancer into the female plug and it keeps it from happening again. mine was cases from the balancer plug hanging below the car while driving it.
Posted on: 8/5/2012 10:09 AM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: rocksmith
i guess they are supposed to have a version for pc that is going to be released but its not bad on the 360. im anxious to see some dlc for pink floyd, GnR, and ac/dc as well as many other bands
Posted on: 8/4/2012 11:21 PM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
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RE: rocksmith
for me, it helped that i already knew basic guitar. i took a semester of guitar in high school so i already knew basic chords, and how to read tabs. it definately takes a lot of time, especially if you are a complete beginner. lots of patience is the key
Posted on: 8/3/2012 10:02 AM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
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rocksmith
anybody else here play rocksmith? personally i feel its probably the best game ever made and it blows guitar hero away. so much fun. i play on 360 and i am a black keys addict now thanks to this game lol
Posted on: 8/3/2012 1:00 AM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
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RE: New member to the scale scene
finally got around to posting a pic. i got a new spur gear for it. the front bumper mount is broken so i may try to make one of my own. i dint really like the stock plastic design. i also need to figure something out for the battery. i have lipos but that esc doesnt have the cutoff so i may run my nimh until i can get a cutoff for it. i also need to figure out how the battery is supposed to mount to the vehicle. the battery holder was taken out and it looks like there are some spacers missing that go to the battery tray assembly. im also open to any other suggestions anybody has for this beast. thaks
Posted on: 8/2/2012 9:55 AM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "RC Rock Crawlers"
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RE: Turning 1/8 truggy into a 'Un-Breakable' Beast!
can i patent the idea and make them myself? lol
Posted on: 7/28/2012 11:28 PM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Totally New To RC World. Just Bought Rustler ...
glad to hear you are having fun. personally, i wouldnt worry about upgrading anything on it until you break something (and you will break something, it happens to all of us). eventually a battery like [link=http://www.hobbypartz.com/98p-40c-5000-3s1p-hardcase-direct.html]this[/link] one may be something of interest. if you think its fast now, you may crap yourself with this battery. it should get you in the 60mph range. traxxas advertises 70mph but thats with really high gearing.
Posted on: 7/28/2012 11:22 PM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Turning 1/8 truggy into a 'Un-Breakable' Beast!
[quote]ORIGINAL: pcarluvr My Beetle is bigger too! [/quote] is that lift at your local rc track? lol jk. i wouldnt be suprised if somebody came up with a scale version of a 2 post hydraulic lift for rc cars lol
Posted on: 7/27/2012 9:40 PM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Looking for an odd motor
lol well its just my luck that 2 days after ordering the one off of ebay i found a place online that sells the exact motor i need and its $20. i can deal with $20 lol. now i guess my next question is, what should i do with the motor thats on its way in the mail? lol
Posted on: 7/27/2012 9:37 PM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Looking for an odd motor
i ordered one, i guess ill find out if it will work or not. im sure i can rig something to work. i do have a spare castle creations 5700kv brushless motor laying around[&:][:)]
Posted on: 7/25/2012 11:33 PM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: camera suggestions
[quote]ORIGINAL: traxxasfanatic For a camera in the $400 range I like my Nikon D3000. If you can find one that's what I would suggest. They are discontinued so you can probably get one pretty cheap. I got mine for $306.85[X(]. I have had my D3000 for about a year and so far its been a great camera. [/quote] where did you buy that camera from at that price?
Posted on: 7/24/2012 11:32 PM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
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RE: camera suggestions
well, due to the availibility issue i may get the nikon p510. i dont think i really "need" the 42x optical zoom but it may be cool to have. plus walmart carries it and i get a 10% employee discount so after that and my graduation visa gift card itll cost me about $340. not too bad IMO. it seems like a good camera too. i payed around with the demo model in walmart. ill wait til my trip to oregon to but it because if california sales tax lol, itll save me money
Posted on: 7/23/2012 11:31 PM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
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RE: Looking for an odd motor
will that motor be big enough? its a little bit smaller in diameter than a 380 size motor. there isnt going to be a lot of load on it so i imagine it will be okay.
Posted on: 7/23/2012 11:16 PM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Looking for an odd motor
I did notice that one. It says it a 9v motor? How would it work with my 6volt battery?
Posted on: 7/23/2012 8:54 PM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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Looking for an odd motor
Well it's not necessarily an rc product but I'm wondering if there is a motor in the rc world that might work. One of my other hobbies is duck hunting. One of my duck decoys is a motorized decoy with flapping wings. Well I need a new motor for it but I would like to find a cheaper one than the replacement. It is a dual shaft 6v motor. It is the standard 540 or 550 size but it has a shaft coming out of each end of the motor. For a replacement (fixed endbell, non rebuild able motor with bushings is $60. It kills me to pay that much for a motor that looks to be of the same quality as a traxxas stinger with an extra shaft lol. The battery is a 4amp hour deep cycle 6volt. I would need to be able to keep the same battery and get runtimes of at least 4 hours minimum. Just wondering if anybody has any ideas. Thanks
Posted on: 7/23/2012 8:36 PM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Inspecting a used RC car buy?
any update? did you go for it or pass?
Posted on: 7/21/2012 11:50 PM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: camera suggestions
if i can find one, what would the price be? i googled it and it came up in the $900 range. does that sound right?
Posted on: 7/21/2012 8:57 PM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11164070

RE: camera suggestions
Oh wow that looks nice. How does it do for far away landscape shots? My main focus will be for vacation pics and stuff but I still want something capable of doing well with all types of pictures. This will be my first non-compact camera and I'm excited to venture into the hobby
Posted on: 7/20/2012 9:59 AM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
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camera suggestions
im looking at getting a camera that will take good pictures. it doesnt have to be an slr but something that would be a good beginner camera. i was looking at the nikon coolpix p510 but i would like to know if i can do better for the money. thanks. my price range is like $200-$400.
Posted on: 7/18/2012 9:59 PM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
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RE: Inspecting a used RC car buy?
i would go for it. if you find that its going to take too much money to run, you can always part it out on ebay. im sure you can get your $5 out of it if it doesnt work out. another jato owner would gladly pay more than that for a usable parts car. you sound kinda like me (always looking for a good deal). sometimes its a risk. with only $5 on the line, i would go for it. good luck [8D]
Posted on: 7/16/2012 11:27 PM by Author "s7jstep1" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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