Me and My Axi-Maxx Video's! - RC-Monster Forums

ilpufxit · **Love it. -** 01.29.2008, 09:58 PM

Looks like you've finally got a toy and not a project. I think I need to order a couple large piles of dirt like yours. My poor yard is barren.

lincpimp · 01.29.2008, 11:32 PM

Maybe they will come out with a different tranny design. Lets hope so!

Time for my thread on my new emaxx.

sikeston34m · 01.30.2008, 08:14 PM

Well I finally got a chance to run my E maxx again. Got a few jumps in, ran around a little bit and the steering started acting erratic. It acted like the steering was binding. Sometimes it would turn and sometimes it wouldn't.

I disconnected the servo's and checked the steering linkage. Nothing is binding, it's turns VERY freely.

Looks like these "Water proof" servo's are NOT really all that tough. Anyone got any suggestions on some tough ones? I think both of these just stripped out. They don't have to be super strong, just tough, since there will be two of them serving the purpose.

I have a CC BEC set to 6.0 volts, but I didn't think that should hurt them like this.

JERRY2KONE · **Wow!!! -** 01.31.2008, 04:19 AM

This is a new EMAXX right? Does it not have two steering servos installed? So are both servos destroyed?

sikeston34m · 01.31.2008, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

This is a new EMAXX right? Does it not have two steering servos installed? So are both servos destroyed?

This is the new E maxx. It has two of them. and both sets of gears are stripped.

I thought the Servo Saver was supposed to prevent this from happening?

This has never happened to me before.

JERRY2KONE · **Info -** 01.31.2008, 08:53 AM

To start I would send TRAXAS an email just like you did here and ask for their support in the matter. We both know that they want to maintain their reputation, and this is not a good thing to have happening with their newest EMAXX product. Maybe it is a deffective batch of servos, or they may need to change the servo specs to accomodate the application. Kind of like a recall. That looks like a definite material failure/defect to me. I guess we are still going to have to upgrade the steering servos to the hi torque type on our own to keep up with the vehicles pounding.

Keep us informed of what they tell you Sikes. Thanks for the update.

lincpimp · 01.31.2008, 11:19 AM

Hey Sike, that sucks about the servos, do what jerry says and send them an email with the pics. They will most likely send you some replacements. Looking at my setup, I am not very happy with the 2 servo setup. Steering seems a tad unpredictable, so I may convert to a single high torque servo. I need to setup the suspension properly and lower the voltage back to 6v on the cc bec. I run a pair of futaba 3050 digital servos and they have tons of power and speed as the pair. No problem holding a line under full power, or turning the wheels at standstill.