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Sedri · 01.23.2007, 05:05 PM

OMG, I hate to say it but I wouldn't dream of asking our LHS anything in connection with brushless, etc - they are WAY behind the times...I asked them one afternoon, for example, about which 540L's they had in stock, and no one knew what that was. All they knew was "Novak, Novak", and I said, "Well yes, your Novak there is a 540S; and i'm looking for the longer 540L, like Feigao, for example..." and they got that deer-in-the-headlights look. Then I made the mistake of asking if, "well, do you carry any pinions? I'm looking for a Mod 1 pinion.

"Excuse me?"

""You know - 48 pitch for electrics usually, 32 pitch on your Traxxas, Mod 1 for 1/8 nitro - Mod 1 pinions, gears, something?"

Oh well. I realize I've got a lot to learn - there's always a lot to learn - but it was kind of fun, in an ironic way (though I got nothing accomplished that day at the LHS) to realize that I apparently have been learning something, I guess.

That's why I'm here in the forum. Too bad for the LHS; one of the advantages of spending a little more and buying from your LHS is the convenience of being able to pop back in with questions, help and parts. I hope you guys have better luck than I have!

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Sedri RC-Monster Stock Offline Posts: 18 Join Date: Jan 2007	01.23.2007, 05:05 PM OMG, I hate to say it but I wouldn't dream of asking our LHS anything in connection with brushless, etc - they are WAY behind the times...I asked them one afternoon, for example, about which 540L's they had in stock, and no one knew what that was. All they knew was "Novak, Novak", and I said, "Well yes, your Novak there is a 540S; and i'm looking for the longer 540L, like Feigao, for example..." and they got that deer-in-the-headlights look. Then I made the mistake of asking if, "well, do you carry any pinions? I'm looking for a Mod 1 pinion. "Excuse me?" ""You know - 48 pitch for electrics usually, 32 pitch on your Traxxas, Mod 1 for 1/8 nitro - Mod 1 pinions, gears, something?" Oh well. I realize I've got a lot to learn - there's always a lot to learn - but it was kind of fun, in an ironic way (though I got nothing accomplished that day at the LHS) to realize that I apparently have been learning something, I guess. That's why I'm here in the forum. Too bad for the LHS; one of the advantages of spending a little more and buying from your LHS is the convenience of being able to pop back in with questions, help and parts. I hope you guys have better luck than I have!