Am I the only one with is problem
 

seems like everytime I run my rig I end up carrying it home with some sort of damage.....and it always seems to be at the time where its almost time to go home

No. I was having some sort of glitching problem at the only good open spot to let my R/C go some what wide open. I almost lost my MBX5T.

I had that problem when I first got into rc's. Then everything started working better, and then things started breaking all the time again. But lately, all my rc's have been running perfectly and never breaking. I can't be happier. :smile:

If it never broke, the fun would wear off too quickly, then what would there be to do. At least now when you get home you have stuff to fix!!! LOL!!!

I had that problem running brushless in 1/10th scale (and smaller) rigs. Once I went to 1/8th scale, I have had no more problems.

I've had 2 runaway nitro's (expensive repairs each time), piles of broken suspention parts and dead servo's to boot.

I consider it an exceptional day when I decide to pack up and go home without a broken RC. Once I've got more money for top end goodies I'm sure my luck will improve.

I've had that issue. Once I figured out how to NOT drive wide open all the time, things got much better. If you ever watch NASCAR, one of things most commonly heard from the old timers is that you have to slow down to go fast.

Well Put.
 

Well put JThiessen. Too many of us want to drive the wheels off of our rigs trying to go as fast as we possibly can. If you have been driving for any length of time you learn that speed is relative to control. Once you concentrate on the control aspect and make speed secondary things get a lot better, and you can actually run faster lap times. It is no different then driving a real vehicle. You can have one of the fastest vehicles on the road, but if you don't know how to handle the power at hand you will end up in a wreck. Slow down a bit and work on your driving technique. Then as you feel more confident add speed a little bit at a time. Anyone can drive fast, but can you finish the race? Good luck with that.:party::lol:

Is this your Rustler that you have to keep taking home?

I've been racing and occasionally bashing my brushless thunder tiger ST-1 1/8th truggy since late October and the only things I've had to replace is a kyosho spur gear when my mesh slipped (I was still able to finish the race though), one centre diff gradually went bad after I was doing hard accelerating using 6s on road.
When I raced it last week I rammed it into a steel pole at ~15-20mph and slightly bent the brace holding the front hinge pin, but it didn't affected the handling for the rest of the day, so I'll just bend it back and re use it.
The body has been patched up with shoe goe a couple of times and will probably only last another month or 2. That's all that's gone wrong with that car so far.
I also went 5 1/2 years of racing and bashing my e-maxx, without braking a chassis (stock chassis for 5 years, cf racing chassis after that), or an arm. And it was only a few weeks before I switched to the truggy when I finally broke the stock bulk heads. I rarely broke parts on that e-maxx, even though it had some bad crahes.

Yes it's a good day to not come home without any damage.
Like Cartwheels said it's fun to fix em too.

Or should I say have a reason to stay in the garage when you get home!

Once I think I have gottin over the full throttle thing!

!!!!!Itchy trigger finger syndrome takes over!!!!!


!!!!!OUCH!!!!! Break out the wallet. Or daddys wallet in most cases. So when you have the urge to spend some $$$$$ let your 2 year old have the remote. I learned the hard way. Luckly it was just a Mini T! :)

I had an Associated T2 that had a RPM or mabey a GPM white chassis that was bulletproof, I never broke a single chassis or suspention part on that truck. I'd pay $200 just to hav one again for it's reliability.

the rustler is my working rig, the Revo is still being pieced together, I have everything besides the ESC/motor, I have a 4 cell 5000 lipo I can run but my plan is a 6s or 5s depending on the motor, if I go with a 1515/1y I will go 5s or 1515/2.5d I will go 6s, as far as ESC goes either MGM 160/18 or 160/24 and an external BEC or wait for the MMM...either way I need to wait, I havn't been able to find any MGM ESCs on line they are all sold out...maybe the suppliers sent them all back to MGM for that software upgrade

one of the main reasons im getting rid of my conversions is because they are nonstop problems.

everytime i go out and run it something breaks.

its not fun to me.

thats why im going to stick with a truck that is made electric.



i just cant stand when things never stay working for more than 5 minutes.

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Sorry to hear that your experiences with conversions have been somewhat negative. For some of us the driving is the main reason we are in this sport. Then again for some of us we enjoy the mechanical work involved with this hobby is just another reason that we love doing this. I for one learn every time something breaks. Sure when it breaks I get pissed off that it was something that I either should have seen in advance and prevented, or just did not know about the weakness. Still I find a way to overcome the problem and make the truck stronger, faster and more reliable with each failure. Ultimately the goal is to build a vehicle that can take whatever I throw at it and still keep right on truckin:yipi:. Like the Energizer Bunny:lol:.

The reason a lot of guys even get into conversions is due to the fact that they have a truck that has already proven itself to be pretty tough as a Nitro, but they want the simplicity of brushless operation. The problem is that Brushless is a lot more powerful then most imagine, and the nitro vehicles just are not built for the torque involved. Even most of the electric models are not designed for the masive brushless power that we are putting into them. This hobby is definitely a trial and error issue that we all have to learn from. Good luck with your endevours.:lol:

you guys actually drive your r/cs? Mine are constantly "in the shop". I have no feeling in my hands so in doing repair I get stuck on one stupid thing and need to wait for hands to come by. When I drive them I just can't help but beat them until they break, and the cycle starts over. I've been on this forum a couple years now and am yet to post a good build, but my flm super cybermaxx is almost done, just you wait................

Paralyzed, sorry to hear about your hands, that must pose some issues working with small parts.

I have broken quite a few parts, but have found that the revo seems to hold up better than a maxx. 1/8 scale stuff, especially the buggies, seem to be the strongest rc vehicles.

I do not break much anymore, I must be a better driver!

Well put Jerry! I for one have yet to find a elec. out there that wont break under the extreme power of BL. The only way I have stoped spending $$$ on trannys and such is to convert a nitro to BL. They seem to be built a little stronger. You just cant find a 1/10 scale that can take a beating like a 1/8 conversion!!!

T-Maxx you must beat the crap out of yours? I know I beat the crap out of mine!

Anyway I'm not bashin you just my Truck.

I feel BL conversion is the way to go. Or until they can make somthing off the shelf that can take it.

But that would be NO FUN HUH????

They will never make something off the shelf that can take it. That would be bad for profits. It sucks but I always end up going home with something broken too. I barely ever crash into things (a few exceptions) but something still always manages to break. I must admit though that my cars are becoming more bullet proof but they aren't there yet. We always have a laugh when we go out bashing as to what breaks first. The Traxxas stampede, Hpi Savage or Losi LST. The Mini-t and MLST2 are in there as well but are normally driven at different times.

I'm workin on that bullet proof thing also. I dont think I'm there yet!!! But Dang It sure is fun gettin there!

Do I like Breakin Down?

NO!!!

Do I like Fixin It?

Kinda!!!

Do I like Seein how far I can go before it Breaks?

Hell Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I figure workin on my rig is just part of it. Thats why you have to have multiple rigs to Bash. So you can work on several at a time. :)

if i understood the first post correctly it was not just about the 'breaking' of parts but also the timing aspect that it happens right when you are about to finish anyway.
things break from time to time that just happens if you are bashing your rigs like they 'deserve' it. as for the timing aspect my feeling is that this may be due to two connecting factors. first off you start to do the more crazy stuff not right in the beginning when you just put all your stuff into place and got ready to run but wait until you have several battries through. and secondly maybe its just the concentration that fades away after some hours (and e.g. some beers later). at least for me its quite like that. the sun is setting ... and you have this one battery left and the ramp is still there....just one more time... full speed - jump .... crash. there you go and have something to fix again. :whistle:

byer
rhylsadar

Unfortunatly.
 

Unfortunatly I think we all fall under that spell when the day is comming to a close and we begin to think that it may be another week or so before we get to do it again. It is hard to bypass the idea of trying at least one more thing that may be a little over the top from our normal routine. Then Blamo*&#$, broken truck. Good point rhylsadar.

Still once again if you think for one minute that you are going to run your vehicle bashing or racing and just not have breakdowns, then you are fooling yourself. This hobby is just one of the situations where you have to have spare parts on hand and expect to have issues of some kind. Our vehicles are very much like the Pro Bajha trucks that require constant repairs due to the punishment we place on them.:lol: