Losi Ten-T Conversion

[BrianG]

As said in another thread, I picked up a Losi Ten-T 10th scale truggy today at the LHS. Took it home, and proceeded to tear out the nitro stuff. Now that everything is out, I can list a few observations:

- The combination of telemetry and ROSS creates a whole lot of wiring! There is a channel along the radio box to lipo/ROSS box where all the wires are routed, and it was a PITA getting the wires out! And in that tangle are 2 servo extensions. There are little slots where the wires enter, and it was tough getting the connector ends through those slots. You have to remove the whole radio/lipo box to do it right, and even then it's not easy. I would hate to be the one to have to replace a servo or whatever if kept in its stock form.

- There's a mix of metric and standard screws. WTF? Is this typical for Losi? The kit comes with the necessary tools, but they are just crappy L hex wrenches. Once I modded the radio box, I replaced the std screws with metric ones to make it easy for myself.

- The center diff. Diff orientation is not "brushless friendly" and will to be flipped to mount the motor on the right side where it belongs. Which also means that either more chassis has to be cut out to clear the spur, or lift the CD up a bit. The spur is a plastic 44T Mod1 gear, but the way the teeth are shaped makes it look like 32p. It's odd. I think I'll see if Mike can make the mount so that a standard CD with a Kyosho 44T spur can be used. Or maybe lift the CD and slot the chassis so a normal 46T spur can fit there. The different between 44T and 46T is only 1mm radius, so that's not a big deal.

- With the diff moved over, there is PLENTY of room for pretty much any lipo pack you want. My 5s 5Ah pack fits with plenty of extra room. This pack is ~145mm long, but there is still room if front/rear of the battery for the ESC. A MMM can even fit there. If the motor is put on the typical side, the screw for the mudguard will get in the way. So, whatever mount is used will have to sit the motor up a little to clear this.

- The little "hubcap" that covers the wheel screw is purely cosmetic. Three tiny screws (looks like 6, but only 3 are actually screws) hold it in place. I'm gonna keep them off because it would just be a PITA to change tires when racing/bashing.

Some vehicle facts:

- In roller form (no motor, ESC, battery, mount, batt tray, tires) the vehicle weighs 4 lbs, 10oz. Each stock tire weighs 125g.

- The rims use 14mm hexes.

Below are some pics with all the smelly nitro stuff removed. If you want to see the original pics in stock form, the Losi website has those:

Sorry about the fuzzy pic, I didn't realize the camera wasn't in focus. This one is just showing the CD and you can see it well enough.