RE: Upgrade to SSD now!
hi Foxy, that's nice! the only thing that prevented me from buying SSD is the price, I think it has gone down to an acceptable level that mass majority will be considering to upgrade. People are so into picking the fastest processor, more cores and things like that and they overlook other components like the hard drive and graphics card. Anyways, I'm glad with this upgrade.
Posted on: 9/9/2012 11:28 AM by Author "samguan" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
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Upgrade to SSD now!
Don't bother with the regular hard drives anymore. Use them for storing larger files. I installed a Samsung SSD drive onto my laptop yesterday and this thing flies now. From button press to desktop takes about 16 seconds. Programs start almost instantly. Best upgrade you can do to upgrade your slow PC. Regular hard drives have always been the bottleneck.
Posted on: 9/9/2012 9:03 AM by Author "samguan" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
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new to tank...
I have been in RC for sometimes, mostly with cars/trucks. I want to buy a Tank, but I dont' really know much about them. Not look to spend a lot of $$ on it. Maybe $150 max? I know Heng Long and Tamiya make tanks, but are there any other brands that I should be aware of. Being in the RC, I know some brands are just knockoffs and cheap, so I just want to make sure that I don't buy those. Better yet, if anyone can recommend a model, that'd be great!
Posted on: 8/16/2012 12:21 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "RC Tanks"
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BestBuy sells Traxxas!
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/category/traxxas-rc-vehicles/traxxas-rc-cars-vehicles.aspx wow.
Posted on: 8/14/2012 1:48 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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How to fully discharge Lipo
So I have two bad packs that I would like to throw away. I have been discharging them with a 12V headlight and I got the voltage to 0.1V. But then after I unplugged 12V bulb, the voltage on the battery starts to increase slowly again. I did plug in the 12V overnight and still does the same.
Posted on: 8/13/2012 4:16 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: My latest project: Video posted
this is impressive!
Posted on: 6/17/2012 8:11 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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Which mountain bike?
Looking to get into mountain biking, and have been looking at couple entry level bikes. Specialized Hardrock Disc $569 Trek 3700 Disc $499 Giant Revel 1 $599 Which one would you pick?
Posted on: 5/20/2012 4:01 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
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Waterproof 540 Mini Summit Flips too much!
Already changed the springs to purple(stiffest) but it is still too soft. I think I need to use the Mini Revo push rods to lower it. It is currently waterproofed(DIY). TOO MUCH TORQUE, huge difference in power compare to the stock system although the stock system isn't slow at all. The difference is like I4 Turbo vs V8 Turbo. Under hard acceleration, I feel like the drive shafts are going to snap in half. [image]http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp251/samguan/IMG_0220.jpg[/image]
Posted on: 4/26/2012 5:55 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
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RE: Hobby King 310 Radio
i have been using this for one year and it has been amazing
Posted on: 4/10/2012 3:48 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Hpi Flux Hp dual shocks?
what is the point? The stock big bores are very good you don't need four. They put it in the Savage so they can eliminate the 8-shock setup.
Posted on: 2/29/2012 4:40 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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Tell me there is another way! Garage Door Lost Power!
It happened to me last year and now my friend has the same problem. The power plug from the garage door opener came loose from the wall outlet and my garage had no windows or second door to get access to that emergency latch. I had to cut into the wall and remove the dry wall and them climb in and plug in the power plug. My friend is having a similar situation, is there any other way?
Posted on: 2/24/2012 7:11 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
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RE: can you identify this
This looks like a custom project.
Posted on: 1/9/2012 9:20 AM by Author "samguan" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Need a good offroad basher!
If you want the stampede 4x4, the best lipo would be a 5000mah 30c or above.
Posted on: 1/8/2012 6:33 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: hpi blur question
It is a 1/8th scale ESC so it would work. It is the same as the Mamba Monster ESC
Posted on: 1/8/2012 6:28 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: rc18t2 brushless ESC problems, green light blinking
Try to reprogram the ESC: Follow the steps in that chart on the first page: http://teamassociated.com/pdf/cars_and_trucks/shared/ReedyMicroESC.pdf
Posted on: 1/5/2012 6:15 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
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RE: need new esc for mini revo
I am using this Turnigy 60A ESC with my 540 VXL Motor, fits perfectly into the slot and runs cool. It is really easy to waterproof the ESC yourself too. [image]http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp251/samguan/IMG_0114.jpg[/image][image]http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp251/samguan/IMG_0115.jpg[/image]
Posted on: 1/5/2012 6:11 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "1/16th, 1/18th, Mini & Micro RC Cars"
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RE: Whats a good quick charger for charging micro rcs like losi 1/36 and 1/24 scale?
Why don't you just wire the NiMh(Series) or Lipo(Parrallel) and just get one of those multifunctional chargers and charge multiple batteries at the same time.
Posted on: 1/5/2012 5:58 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Do you ship to Canada?
UPS is ridiculous, they charged me $45 broker fee for $25 item. I try to use USPS all the time.
Posted on: 1/4/2012 8:54 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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Do you ship to Canada?
Lately I've been shopping for used RC items across multiple forums and most of the sellers do not ship to Canada and most reject even if I explain and offer a little more shipping. I mean, it's a direct neighbor, first world country with decent postal system. Shipping into Canada from the US isn't expensive and PayPal fully supports Canada if there is a problem. When I sell my stuff, I always include the US and in fact it's even cheaper to ship to US from Canada than within Canada itself. However, I do not ship to other countries other than the US. Priority Mail does provide full tracking from US to Canada.
Posted on: 1/4/2012 8:42 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: RC for Kids
you don't even have to take the motor off the truck, just spray into the motor vent and then lubricate the bearing/bushing facing outside. 30 Second job.
Posted on: 1/4/2012 7:25 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: RC for Kids
I would do it every time I run in water and then maybe after 10 runs or so. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q00jLG1EHT8
Posted on: 1/4/2012 7:18 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: RC for Kids
Very good choice on the charger in the case that you want to go Lipo and brushless in the future. The way I lube my motor is go to Canadian Tire and buy a brake cleaner(Non-Chlorinated) one and then clean the bearings/bushings and then spray into the vent opening of the Titan motor. Then using a little bit of bearing oil(cheap at the hobby shop) and then lubricate the bearings/bushings again.
Posted on: 1/4/2012 7:17 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: RC for Kids
[quote]ORIGINAL: jbrunt Would simply using the training mode when bashing in the yard have the same effect as changing the pinion gear?  That would make it easier to switch back and forth.  I'm not sure how hard it is to change but I would expect it would take at least 20 minutes to change, rather than the 1 minute to switch from training mode to sport mode on the esc. [/quote] It takes less than 5 minutes to change, Stampede is especially really easy to work on. You can get your hobby shop to do it for free, a pinion gear should cost less than $5. But it's good to learn though. I think putting it in training mode would work too.
Posted on: 1/4/2012 7:10 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: RC for Kids
Two types of motor you are looking at here. Brushed and Brushless motor. The 1/16th E-Revo/Summit come in both the Brushed and the brushless version. Brushless will be way faster, efficient and the motor will really long proper care. However, I don't think the brushed motor on the Stampede is that bad, although I've heard some people have bad luck with them. Mine lasted a year and still was running fine. Once you go brushless, you would want LiPo to take full advantage and then you need a charger, a power supply which will make the cost go way up. So I don't think you ready for that yet. I wouldn't worry about going through motors, you should be fine with that stock motor. Clean it and Lube it properly and it should last a while.
Posted on: 1/4/2012 7:04 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: RC for Kids
I am not sure about Rustler but I would think Stampede would be better on grass due to higher clearance and bigger tires. But in terms handling, Rustler is way better and it does not flip easily. (From a kid's perspective, this is a good thing). I would recommend a Traxxas Stampede since it's waterproof, higher clearance. As far as the motor/esc is concerned, just buy a smaller pinion gear to keep the load down and everything is all good from there. as for 1/16th scale, they are not very good on grass and they are not much cheaper sometimes even more expensive. 1/16 Revo 4WD brushed cost more than a 1/10 Stampede 2WD.
Posted on: 1/4/2012 5:46 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Traxxas=crappy support
what I find with these big RC companies is that you have to talk to them nicely and explain things to them. They will help you out most of the time.
Posted on: 1/4/2012 5:34 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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From Savage X to XL now to Flux Conversion
Initially started as a Savage X couple years back, then converted to XL and now to a Savage Flux. How much did it cost? Very rough estimate. I also replaced all the plastic parts like the Bulkheads, shock towers, arms and stuff because the old ones were so dirty I didn't even bother washing them. But these plastic parts are so cheap on eBay. Basically now the truck is like brand new. -TVP $15 -Motor Plate $15 -Battery Box $25 -Big Bore Shocks $35 -Flux Tranny $35 -Motor Mount $35 [link]http://www.rc-monster.com/prodimages/fluxmount%20004.jpg[/link] As for the drive train, replace when broken. Is it worth it? Not really if you can get the whole conversion kit by HPI at a decent price which includes everything. Basically, I buy one piece every two weeks(pay day). Parts are dirt cheap on eBay. Planning on putting in a Turnigy $149.99 1/8th system just to mess around with. The other Flux in the picture is a original Flux with the Mamba system. [image]http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp251/samguan/photo2.jpg[/image] [image]http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp251/samguan/photo1.jpg[/image]
Posted on: 1/4/2012 5:29 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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Canada Goose Jacket Overrated!
I don't know how many of you have one of these, but I did go out and spent $600 last year and bought the one below. I wanted it because it was trendy but at the same time people tend to give me impressions that these jackets are super warm. After a winter here in Canada, I can conclude that this is overrated. I still feel cold with this jacket on unless I put on an extra sweater or so. But it is Made in Canada, maybe that's why it is $600. My $150 made in china jacket beats this. I'm serious. [image]http://www.canadagoose-cheap.com/images/CanadaGooseExpeditionParkas005.jpg[/image]
Posted on: 10/30/2011 7:44 AM by Author "samguan" in the forum "Off Topic Forum - Cars, Trucks, Buggies and more"
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RE: Cheap source for Spektrum receivers
I don't think you can find one, HobbyKing doesn't make it for surface radio. You could sell the radio and buy the HobbyKing model or buy used receivers. Either way works. If you are just playing around, I would go the HobbyKing route. I have the HobbyKing model and the Futaba 3PM 2.4Ghz model. Both are good!
Posted on: 10/19/2011 8:40 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Cheap source for Spektrum receivers
If you have a Spektrum radio, you defeat the purpose when you buy the clone receivers. If you want to go cheap, then change the whole radio system: http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/%5F%5F12181%5F%5FHK%5F310%5F3%5FChannel%5F2%5F4ghz%5FFHSS%5FGround%5FRadio.html I have used the one above and it is solid on all of my cars, range test was perfect!
Posted on: 10/19/2011 7:33 PM by Author "samguan" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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