Well then who's the father??? :whistle:

Absolutely. But guys like you and Brian are also not the types to do this mod, then get on a forum and complain about crappy customer service if/when it fails.

I agree 100%. There ARE people who can and do tinker/mod/etc.. but know the possible consequences.
The issue are the people that see what you guys do.. think they should.. but don;t necessarily have the knowledge, tools, etc to do so.. and end up doing damage, then upset that they are out of luck.

Brian.. I agree 100% with you.. but you are not the average Hobbyist either.
You can;t place yourself next to the masses... and that goes for quite a few of the users here...

On the other hand.. I'd bet $$ you have more than one ESC as well.. and that would be to replace a failed unit.. to either repair yourself.. or have repaired. it's not about throwing ALL your expendable money at a hobby.. but enough to enjoy it and not be disappointed at a race, track, or just out Bashing.

I certainly do not place myself on the same level as the newbs at the Trx forums, but I do consider myself more of a normal/typical hobbyist. The people that tinker and mod and complain about failed results (and also about a voided warranty as a result) are children (or act like such). A mature adult would decide if a mod was justified and accept the risks.

And no, I do not have any spare ESCs, motors, etc. The only spare electronic components I have are stock radios I remove from RTRs in favor of a Spek rx. Over the last 3-4 years I've been into this hobby, I have only blown one motor, and that was due to using a too-loose CD in my Revo.

I guess I just had a problem with your apparent lack of empathy for those who do not (or can not) purchase several spares "just in case". I know where you're coming from, but that is a elitist attitude and is not conducive to encouraging new people into the hobby. But that's just my opinion.

Valid point.. Coming off as "elitist" wasn't my goal nor do I want to be considered such. The point was.. If you aren't 100% confident in tinkering/modding/etc.. to the point you CAN accept the consequences of a voided warranty.. then you SHOULD side to the conservative approach.. Have an extra so that you CAN still play while you send a failed unit in for repair, or be OK with sitting out for a time while you send your only unit on for repairs. You can't moan at the company that makes the ESC or whatever the device is for enforcing a logical approach to warranty coverage. If you open it... and they can see you damaged it from opening.. or evenif they wanted to just flat out say... You open it.. warranty voided... is entirely justified.

Not to compare something on really different scales.. But look at Stock Car racing.. There are the teams that have the cash for bring a ton of extra parts, cars, etc to the track to deal with failures, crashes, etc, and can run the bleeding line and not worry if they blow something up in practice or qualifying to gain an edge.. as they have a back up... then there are teams that don't and have to deal with the reality of protecting what they have, not abusing it, crashing it, or otherwise at the peril of making race day.

Hobby's are expensive.. and if you are running RC and BL... you are investing a fair amount of money into the hobby... and we ALL know the BL stuff tends to run on the edge and push limits. It's to your enjoyment benefit to have the ability to invest a little more and be able ot keep playing when the nearly inevitable failures happen.

And mine.

There you go, I like that way of thinking!

I have broken my fair share of stuff in this hobby. Lipo puffing is the main thing that has plauged me, but the cure was to sell off my maxamps stuff....

Trial and error is the only way to learn for most... But I do agree that some people do go into things blind and with no apparent thought for the consequences.

I am also an elitist, so don't feel bad.

So is your name just a coincidence (referring to the all too popular NASCAR site)?

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Originally Posted by George16
Besides, neccessity is the mother of inventions .

Well then who's the father???


Screwing things up would be the father... We usually have a "necessity" after a bad crash or tinkering session gone wrong lol..

No clue what you are referencing...
My screen name is actually may first name, Jay and the last three of my last name - Ski. :oops:

It's one of the most used NASCAR information websites. http://www.jayski.com/

Interesting.. I have never heard of it.

Took a look.. Good Info for Nascar.. Thanks!

Not everyone into this hobby have the same financial capabilities like you do. To talk generalities and assumption to everyone is not the best thing in my opinion. Yes, failures can happen but not everyone expects the product they just purchased will only last a couple of hours or so as an example.

Just like my personal experience the ESC I bought from Luciano, I posted on this board my thoughts regarding the build. I noticed right away that the mounting of the capacitors can be improved. I informed Luciano about it and changes were made at the factory to improve the quality. Anyway, I still ran the ESC in stock form and it only lasted about 6 minutes. The smoking end was all videotaped for everyone to see.

After receiving the replacement ESC from him, the first thing I did was to install new capacitors given to me by killajb(thanks again), taped, and shrink-wrapped them along with the stockers. I also fabricated a 3mm aluminum backing plate after Linc noticed that the bottom plate needs some reinforcement. I beat the crap out of this ESC after these mods were done and it's still running fine.

You can check out the videos and mods here:
http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/show...t=12463&page=6

And no, I don't have any replacement esc or motors. However, I do have my nitro supermaxx trucks to run with while waiting for the MMM and 70mm Medusa to arrive :lol::lol::lol:.


Edit - By the way, RC is not a very good investment :rofl::rofl::rofl:.

Thanks for the allen wrench technique. I just changed out my V1 case for the V3. Castle sent me some killer decals. Gotta love the Mamba!

they sent me an extra v3 by accident!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sending it back though dont need it really, my v3 will last FOREVER... like the rest of the non mmm ive owned since i started this hobby(not counting the fabulous HV wiper/resistor propulsion system :lol:

[QUOTE=slimthelineman;230416]they sent me an extra v3 by accident!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! QUOTE]


are you serious!!?????:surprised:everybody need a backup:lol:


so i have 4 v3 ...and both running flawlessly....and im planing to sell one of them.....


lolll and ive got a e-mail today...my last unit is in the mail

yep, my paperwork from the first one might have been put in the round file, i believe i got one of the first 50 sent out. so its been a while and i just sent my v2 in for the exchange, plus all in all castle has been very patient with myself and others im sure so it was the least i could do to not bogart the hhmmmmmm...... mmm oh yeah.

Q. Anyone got a photo of the new V3 case vs the older design?

look....you can see more clearence for the fan and we don't see it in the picture but the lid had 1.5mm more....

http://fr.tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2lny7f8&s=4

http://fr.tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2z7h7j6&s=4

sorry for the link...

Here are e-mike's pics for you:

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...y7f8Medium.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z...h7j6Medium.jpg

thanks!!!!!!!:yes:

Spot the difference almost. Cheers for that, was just curious really :yes:

You do know that BY LAW you get to keep the extra ESC right? :rules: :whistle:

OMG!! for real? damn! how am i gonna get my wife to let me get another car now.....

I see how you put some heat shrink on the bullets. I could not put one on the positive terminal. The bullet is too close to the heat sink but the negative terminal has plenty of room :diablo::diablo:.

don't worry....this is the only unit that i was able to do that....my 4 other one i can't put some heat shrink....:oops:but try this take a piece of hanodized aluminium and try to make a spark....ive try it and nothing....:yes:

il give ya 30 bucks for it

nope. trying to find out if patrick was serious or not, and IF i decide to sell it it is already spoken for.

good thing to do!!!!:yes:well i think that a mmmv3 now its like a gold plate

Patrick was not joking that is the law it is yours to keep. Besides I would sell the wife who wont let you buy a car for the MMM before I sell a good working MMM :D

its not the buying part its the WTF am i suposed to keep it. confined to 1 F8 pit bag and i already have my 1/8 and my wife/little girls 18t in it. unless............. you think the 18t would run good on 6s, i have been having trouble with the xps controller since i put my spektrum reciever in it.

yes... i think an 1115 2.5d wil do just fine...

I have a G-Maxx that it would look FABULOUS in!!!

For those with either the V3 or the V2 with new software, what temps are you measuring when the fan kicks off and on. I had 80-90 deg F on the outside using my infrared temp sensor pointed down into the the fan area when it kick off. Sound about right?

ive got that me too....then the fan stop at 90f

I have no temp sense but the fan definitely spins up later now. Previous FW was 1.18.

hey fellas,

i had a strange event with the MMM on its recent outing, and patrick please advise me if necessary. i was doing some rally driving ( sweeping left and right handers video to come) on some packed dirt near the lake. car slid and got traction and threw itself onto its lid. i then kept on driving and lucky i had remembered the temp gun and did a few runs and temped it. the fan was not spinning when i thought it should. i thought maybe i caught it when it had just switched off... but no... temped at 140-160!!! so i just shut it down.. game over. was rather pissed. pulled it dpown for a clean and low and behold the fan was ceased. i could see a piece(only just) of twig lodged between the blade but couldnt remove it from the outside. as a result i opened her up and cleaned out the offending debris. now it works perfectly. have i damaged my MMM or voided anything by doing this as opposed to spending $50AUD sending to you guys to do the same exact thing?

I'm sure Patrick could answer this better, but in case he doesn't see your question....

I really believe they are just protecting themselves by reserving the right to refuse warranty service to those who open the case. Mainly for those who do damage to the ESC while prying the case open. The big concern, IIRC, was people opening the case to do "improvement mods" that were actually unnecessary...and in opening the case, they were jamming screwdrivers and other crap into the case to pry it open thus causing damage to the main board in the process. I believe they still honored the warranty(very nice of them), but were probably getting tired of doing so....and decided to send out a friendly "warning" letter to prevent future mishaps. If you didnt damage the internals by opening the case, you will probably still be under warranty w/o issue. Any other company would probably look for any excuse to shut you out...but In my experiance, Castle will have your back.

Thats why I just bought my 6th ESC from them :yes: