Newbie to crawling
 

Hi guys,

This is something new for me :

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...g39/rock16.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...g39/rock15.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...ling39/j33.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...ling39/j36.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...g39/rock11.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...g39/rock10.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...g39/rock08.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...g39/rock07.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...g39/rock06.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...ling39/j29.jpg

Regards,
Joe Ling

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...ling39/j31.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...ling39/j16.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...ling39/j13.jpg

Very nice.

Thanks. The AX10 is now running an outrunner with CC Sidewinder. The Rock Force will get the same too as soon as I receive my high speed gears sets.

Regards,
Joe Ling

Looks good, the ax10 artr is suprisingly capable right out of the box. I like the rock force too, worm axles are great.

As for the outrunner and sidewinder, I run that combo in my 2.2 comp rig. Great combo, but I do find the internal bec on the sidewinder is not very strong. I disabled it and use a ccbec instead. I do run a jr 9000t servo, so it is a bit amp hungry.

Have fun, crawling is a blast!

Hi lincpimp,

This is good info. I had some issues with the Spektrum receiver not powering up. I thought it was the receiver & installed a cap to smooth things out. So, it's the sidewinder internal BEC. Will have to do something about that then.

Regards,
Joe Ling

Looks real good Joe. I'm still waiting for the AX10 ARTR I ordered last week. How does it compare against the kyosho?

Hi george16,

Personally I prefer the Kyosho. There's just something about the wormdrive & of course the name. This is only my second Kyosho in the 22 years I've been in the hobby. I still have the Optima mid bought all those years ago.

On the other hand, the AX10 is highly tunable & plenty of aftermarket upgrades for it. I am now considering to lower my rig's CG some more by changing to the WRX chassis.

Having said all of the above, I do not participate in competitions, just mucking around near my LHS track where the owner put together a few piles of soil 'n stuff.


Regards,
Joe Ling

I had the exact same issue. At full servo throw in either direct the spectrum rec would switch off. I tried the cap on the rec, but that did not help. The ccbec has cured the issue and I have a few hours on the truck with no issue. I would like CC to make a sidewinder crawler model esc with a built in ccbec, including selectable voltage output.

Great esc, I have 4 of them for my crawlers, and for the price you can't find a comparable model, hell the closest esc that does as well is the MM!

Thanks for the info. I guess I'll just get me a Kyosho since the AX10 is actually my son's truck :intello:.

And one more thing, proline 2.2 badlands will outperfom and outlast the losi claws. Narrow the foams and run them hard!

James, did you cut the foams?

Ah yes, good one !

Regards,
Joe Ling

I took about 1/4 off the width of the foam, seemed like a bit too thick for the tires once they were on narrow wheels (proline 8 shooters). I guess if you ran the tir on a std width 2.2 truck rim the foam would be fine. I did not star cut the foams, as they seemed soft enough after narrowing. They work great, best crawler tires I have tired. I have used moabs, mashers, lizards, hammers, flat irons, and claws and these are better than those...

Did you guys remember to set your steering EPA? :neutral:

Yeah, even set correctly the servo could overpower the sidewinder bec, just sitting on smooth tile. The sidewinder has a miserable bec, even my tamiya escs can do better. This is on 3s lipo, not sure if the linear design is better on 2s (should make less heat)? Pity, as this is the best crawler esc I can find, and at 60 bucks it is a steal...

Well if you think about it, another $15-30 for a BEC isn't too bad either...

You can get the ccbecs off ebay for 22.35 shipped... I just bought 2, and 3 sidewinders (well I bought one and traded for the other 2). That will get may scale project and the clod powered.

Cool.

Yeah, stuff might actually get finished (yeah right...)

I had the same problem on my cr-01, switched over to a mamba maxx and all is well. Sidewinder with a cc bec is on my hilux although it has a hitec 645mg steering servo.

Ebay? Booooo!!!

this all depends on terrain and rock composition, badlands suck here:whistle:, that and I have never heard of badlands winning out against the claws ever in a big comp or any comp for that matter:rofl: