brushless 1/10th truggy (help and opinions?) - Page 6 - RC-Monster Forums

rootar · 11.02.2007, 05:20 PM

yes ive seen that truck when i searched for other threads about an ls10, i like the green look, all my trucks have blue and white bodies. i notice everyone's spektrum reciver's antenna being fairly long, mine is only 3.5 inches it came like this and works just like my dx2 i used to have, it had a longer antenna.

im waiting on my battery, charger, balancer, Mamba Max, CC ubec, and pinions to get here. after they arrive my truck should be running the next day.

tashpop · 11.02.2007, 05:44 PM

my wife said my mamba max just arrived, but i forgot to order a ubec. i guess i'll start stealing parts off the emaxx to get mine going since i'm waiting on my hot body diff upgrade. i wanted to redo my batterys anyways so i'll steal my cc ubec and batts/wires to get it rolling.

rootar · 11.02.2007, 08:13 PM

come on now man you gotta put some pictures up, its a must...we gotta see your setup and layout to.

tashpop · 11.02.2007, 10:07 PM

i promise a pic in the morning. i didn't get the esc, it was my hb diffs for the emaxx. that means i won't get to drive the lightning this weekend. my emaxx on the other hand is about to be completely bullet proof except maybe a single speed trans mod maybe.

tashpop · 11.03.2007, 08:52 PM

sorry i had to wait so late to get pics up. seemed like everyone in my family needed something today which took all my time. any way, heres where i stand now. mamba did come in today so i found its new home. it'll rest on the plate above the steering servo. you can see in this pic my layout. i'll also use a pair of 4s1p for juice. one on each side of the car.

here is a pic of my throw together motor mount. it seems plenty strong so it might just hold up. also you'll notice due to my lack of hardware and taps, i used the nitro motor mounts to hold my new mount inplace.

i'm really happy i came across this idea. i noticed with most setups everyone cut the servo mount plate, but i'll be using mine. i was able to use the on/off switch hole for the mamba's power switch, it gives me a spot to mount my rx, and the best part is i took the gas tank mount and used it as a support on the end. i simply flipped it over and there was a perfect hole there for my antenna mount.

this is all just rough fitted for now. i have some clean up work left while i'm waiting on my batteries and bec. i still have to remove my breaks also. but this is where i'm at for now.

rootar · 11.03.2007, 09:21 PM

I like your motor mount, only thing i could see would be that it might be lop sided once you get your batteries in there, might not even be notieable. btw what kind of motor are you using?

oh and the reason we all cut the throttle/brake servo because we all mounted our motors on that side and if got in the way lol, thanks for the heads up on the switch mount i still have the piece i cut off so ill use it to mount my switch also.

tashpop · 11.03.2007, 09:51 PM

the motor is a feigao 10l. i didn't like the purple so i hit it with the brush. i kind of thought i would have a good balance with this setup as opposed to all my batteries on one side. my other thought was if it felt unballanced, id turn the motor around and put both packs on the rear.

rootar · 11.03.2007, 10:53 PM

cool the no purple was throwing me off, im using a 9L on 3s tell me how yours works out since youll be driving yours before i get to drive mine.

tashpop · 11.03.2007, 11:04 PM

i will, but i still have to wait til payday to order my other parts then wait for shipping again. mine could be a good 2weeks out still.

rootar · 11.04.2007, 12:41 AM

im pretty sure im gonna have mine going first of next week, i would have it done by this weekend but my other hobby takes the forefront to R/C and we have the Maxxis 12 hours of America race next weekend, its gonna be huge but i know none of yall care so ill shutup.

I can find a straight answer on the wheels that fit this truck, could some one give me a link to an exact wheel from tower hobbies or something i gotta order a few odd small parts from some where so i wanted to get some wheels while im at it.

tashpop · 08:56 AM

i'm pretty sure the mt2 wheels fit, but you need to get the hexes also.

i was also thinking about grabbing one of my brothers rear stampede hex/wheel and see how it fits also. i'm thinking itll work as long as the off/in set is to bad.

tashpop · 02:33 PM

well, i decided to go ahead and throw it together today stealing some parts off my emaxx since i need to order a front driveshaft for it anyways. i will go into my problems in a bit, but first i'll let you know how it drove.

i really like it. yes the stock tires suck! this thing reminded me of my cen matrix buggy as far as controlling it. everything seemed smoth and completely controlled. i love it.

now the bad------my motor is no good. when i first tried to drive, it acted like the mesh was too tight, so i checked it again and no, perfect. it cogged so bad and had about 3mph top speed if i could even get it to move. so i mess with a few things including mamba settings and finially get it going. i got a solid 3 min. of driving when all the sudden every time i let off throtle i could tell there was a bind or breaks or something going on. i went and checked it out, pull the trigger and smoke. let it cool, spin it, smoke. pulled it apart, no debre or binding or burnt parts, still smoke on anything over 1/8th throtle. sent offshore an email about warrent since i removed the coating on the outside of the can. i think i just happed to get a dud motor since it was giving me problems right from the start. this really sucks.

tashpop · 06:54 PM

just an update on my motor situation. i get no warrenty since i pulled the motor apart. i figured since i can't have a warrenty i would do some investigation of my own. i've determined that the magnet/rotor assembly is waaaaayyyyy out of balance. we have a granit table at work for inspections and i can't even get the thing to roll across it controllibly. the paste they use at the factory looks like they just missed their balance spot. its to the side of the heavy side. in just the small runing i did it wiped out my bearings and marked the coils inside the can a little bit. i specifically remember when i first got it, the motor would turn silky smooth by hand, now its jumpy like a brushed motor and you can also feel crunchy bearings. it destroyed itself in minutes.

oh yeah, i also ordered a new 10L since their cheap and i was pretty set on using it on the build. if it goes the same it'll be my last feigao and i'll pry some kind of warrenty out of the seller or discount on a better motor.

rootar · 11.07.2007, 12:16 AM

well when i ordered my charger the other day, i was confused to see a ES05i AC/DC with a BUILT IN balancer it was $25 over the regular AC/DC version so i saved 20 bucks over having to buy their LBA10 balancer seperatly. just waiting on shipping now.

lincpimp · 11.07.2007, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by tashpop

just an update on my motor situation. i get no warrenty since i pulled the motor apart. i figured since i can't have a warrenty i would do some investigation of my own. i've determined that the magnet/rotor assembly is waaaaayyyyy out of balance. we have a granit table at work for inspections and i can't even get the thing to roll across it controllibly. the paste they use at the factory looks like they just missed their balance spot. its to the side of the heavy side. in just the small runing i did it wiped out my bearings and marked the coils inside the can a little bit. i specifically remember when i first got it, the motor would turn silky smooth by hand, now its jumpy like a brushed motor and you can also feel crunchy bearings. it destroyed itself in minutes.

oh yeah, i also ordered a new 10L since their cheap and i was pretty set on using it on the build. if it goes the same it'll be my last feigao and i'll pry some kind of warrenty out of the seller or discount on a better motor.

You can re-balance the rotor using a prop balancer, but considering how cheap the motors are it is a waste of time. Good luck with the next motor, I have never had a feigao fail me ... yet!