T maxx hv conversion

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by sleebus.jones

Hm. How about using this for an ESC?

https://www.unitedhobbies.com/UNITED...idProduct=4691

Not that you'd need 100A at 12S, but the price is right. :) Should be a pretty cool build. A 20XL with that kind of voltage should just give you oodles of runtime.

Yeah, I was thinking of that one at first but then found the great planes one and figured that I would give it a try and let you guys know how it worked, just in case anyone else wanted one!

Originally Posted by sleebus.jones

Man, oodles is the coolest word ever, except for maybe weasel. :)
Sleeb

That is hilarious

Weasel is a cool word, wonder how they came up with that word? 2 guys sitting in the woods, one says "hey what is that thing over there?" other guy "dunno looks like a rabbit?" , "thats not a rabbit!" "well, watch wanna call it then?" "How bout a weasel?" "Ok, dude that is a cool word, weasel!" "I know!" We can only guess that is how it came about.

[sikeston34m]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

Yeah, I was thinking of that one at first but then found the great planes one and figured that I would give it a try and let you guys know how it worked, just in case anyone else wanted one!




That is hilarious

Weasel is a cool word, wonder how they came up with that word? 2 guys sitting in the woods, one says "hey what is that thing over there?" other guy "dunno looks like a rabbit?" , "thats not a rabbit!" "well, watch wanna call it then?" "How bout a weasel?" "Ok, dude that is a cool word, weasel!" "I know!" We can only guess that is how it came about.

What I wanna know is, Who was the first guy that seen a Calf getting Milk from the Mamma cow, and thought there MIGHT be something good to drink in there?

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by sikeston34m

What I wanna know is, Who was the first guy that seen a Calf getting Milk from the Mamma cow, and thought there MIGHT be something good to drink in there?

Good point, I think his brother thought that eating fish eggs (caviar) was a good idea. Probably something wrong with the whole family!

[lincpimp]

Ok got some work done on the chassis today. I have decided to use my spare bombproof torpedo chassis braces. I mated them to a stock tmaxx chassis and made an extension for the rear. I used 6061 al plate and al u channel to make the extension/brace. It added 5.5cm to the length of the stock chassis. Transmission is a tmaxx 3.3 case with revo internals (thanks arct1k). I installed a wide ratio 2nd gear. Steering is a proline setup. Skids, bulks, and towers are all stock, had them laying around! Heres the pics:

[lincpimp]

Time to do the diffs! I am going to adapt a set of aftershock/lst diffs to the maxx bulkheads. Got the idea from another member here that used muggy diffs (same thing). Found a 1/2' pvc coupler that fits into the bulks well. It is tapered so that it will not be able to come out of the bulk. I need to enlarge the inside diameter to match the aftershock case, and cut the coupler to length so that it takes up the slack between the diff and bulk, as there is a small amount of play. I will also enlarge the inside of the front diff support (stock traxxas part) so that it fits the nose of the diff case. Heres a few pics, including the motor on mike's revo mount and my 2 5s batteries. Yes that is masking tape, I made the packs myself and prefer to use tape over shrink. I may clear shrink over this for even more protection.

[lincpimp]

Just finished installing the rear diff. Not really diffincult, just time consuming. The pics below should give you an idea of how it was done. Had to cut the pvc coupler to the correct lenght and press it into the bulk by hand. When you have the size correct, enlarge the inside diameter to fit the aftershock diff case. Also make sure that a revo driveshaft can fit thru the outside with some slack, as it will sit inside the pvc slightly. Then when it is in there trim the excess that sticks out flush with the bulk. You will have to cut the notch that is used for access to the driveshaft pin, but it is easy with a hobby knife. The front support has to be ground out on the inside to fit the nose of the aftershock diff case. And it will have to be notched to clear the diff case screws. Lots of test fitting involved, but I did it right the first time, with no redos.

[its me]

hahaha sweet man! and I love the extended chassis braces!