The leap of faith .

Well I bought a no name brand R.C. again 

I haven't received it yet but it's paid for and should be on it's way shortly .

 I bought the brushed version of the ZD Racing  ZMT-10.

 Because I couldn't find anyone who had the brushless version in stock.

Now parts for this where scarce and hard to find but thanks to Hobby King parts will be easier to get if needed since they Introduced there rebranded version , The Turnigy Stadium King 2wd 1/10th Scale RTR Truggy and a long list of replacement parts.

Look at the truck

parts

Brushed 2WD Electric 1:10 Scale RC Truck

4 Wheel Independent Suspension. 

2.4GHz. Digital Transmitter/Receiver.

Pistol-Grip Radio with High Torque Steering Servo.

Powerful Brushed 540 Electric Motor.

7.2v 2400mAh 15c NiMH Battery.

Full Ball Bearings.

150 Amp Brushed ESC.

 Specifications:

Length: 483mm

Width: 311/338mm

Height: 173mm

Wheel Base: 291.5130mm

Gear Ratio: 7.8:1

Content:

              1 x 1:10 Scale Brushed Truck.

              1 x Battery 

              1 x Pistol-Grip Transmitter

              1 x  Manual/Accessories

Now the one thing that sticks out to me is that this seller list full ball bearings in the truck and from what I have read the hobby king version has bronze bushing's.

It has also been said that these trucks have metal transmission  gears .

It has been rumored that a lot of Traxxas part's will fit this truck and I plan to see if this is true.

When I do receive this truck I plan to do a complete tear down and test ever part to check for compatibility. 

So look forward to that .

Well Ive had a busy week.

I can't wait till the holiday's are over . Everything is always rush rush rush but I have added a contact me form on the top right side and should be adding more to this blog and my YouTube page this week . 

Talking about old monster trucks

Well I thought I would talk about some of the trucks I own and have owned.

Kyosho Big Brute

 Well I bought this truck of Ebay and it looked hideous, sadly I didn't take any pic's of it when I fist got it . Personally I found the truck easy to work on but the handling left a lot to be desired . I like my monster trucks to have a soft plush suspension but when I got the shocks tuned for the ride I wanted the truck would lean and then flip. I still liked the truck and hope to own one of it's siblings either the USA-1 or Double Dare.

Traxxas Stampede 

Well I still have my number two and just got my number three not long ago . What can I say I have never been disappointed with these trucks  . With the newest versions that have been released all I can say is wow if I can destroy the new transmission gears I am doing something wrong . I am also glad to see the new slipper clutch design it should cut back on slipper maintenance and make torque control more consistent.  If you have never owned one you should buy one this is definitely a truck everyone should own at least once .

Varicom Big Grizzly  

These trucks are somewhat rare and are well known for breaking more than anything . This truck is about to leave me and I can say I have had nothing break in the 5-6 time's I have run it.  Stuff  does likes to work loose and the plastic for the shock's must be terrible since mine only had one good one left . I will say that if you do run this truck don't get to excited about it to be honest the truck is under powered with just a single 540 motor and I can't imagine the frustration some people must have had about run times.  With a 3000 mah 6celll pack and a johnson silver can motor I could squeeze out maybe 8 min's of run time .

Tamiya Clodbuster


Well I haven't owned this truck long but I think it's going to be in my collection for a long time. I mean what can I say about the king of monster trucks . This truck has been a hit since it came out over well over 20 years ago and it's doubtful it's going to disappear anytime soon  . If you have ever thought that you might like own one pic one  up, just do it I picked mine up of Ebay for a hundred buck's and let me tell you , Im going to get my money out of this truck.

                                   

Going fast for cheap In the RC world. Part 2

Ok you now have a bunch of cheap batteries ,a high volt ESC,and a motor, and are now looking at your car going how am I going to get these batteries to all fit . Some car's you have to get creative on other's its a piece of cake .

I'm going to use Traxxas vehicles as examples.

On a stampede you can mount one battery on the under side if you want to lower the center of gravity and a second battery in the original position for 2 pack action by using reusable zip ties like this .

If you want to cram 3 packs on the chassis you can do this plus one on the bottom  .

On a Traxxas Rustler, Bandit , or Street Sport you can do 2 side by side also.

This also works on a lot of other chassis.

Now that you got a Idea  on what to do with the batteries we need to stiffen the suspension normally  some vehicles come over dampened to begin with so you may just need to adjust your ride height other's will need stiffer spring and shock oil. What you do is up to you every one likes there car to ride differently and there is no such thing as a perfect set up . 

Now if your wanting to step it up a notch a motor swap is going to be in order .

my primary recommendation is the Thunder Tiger Super 19 Turn 550 size Brushed Motor  parts #PD9221

 

It has replaceable brushes and spring's and the brush shunt's are removable on the one's I have seen so the commutator can be turned on one of the old stock  motor lathe's.

Now why is this stuff important because it will all prolong the life of the motor make it preform better .

With 3 /6cell packs the motor will see a nominal voltage of 21.6 as a byproduct the motor will  be turning at a much higher rpm than stock because of this higher rpm it may be a good Idea to run stiffer than stock spring's .The reason for this is to keep the brushes from bouncing and loosing contact with commutator when this happens you will loose peak rpm and power it also causes arcing that damages the commutator . If the commutator is turned in a lathe the surface will be made smoother and decrease the chance of brush bounce and may decrease the spring tension needed .

Some other high volt options are are high turn mod motor's and even some crawler motor's . like the one's shown below but for long life and max performance these should have the commutator trued with a lathe and maybe new spring's 

Now you maybe wondering why I said high turn mod motor's . This is because the less turn's a motor has the higher the peak rpm will be . When the peak rpm climb's so does the maintenance mostly due to brush bounce and brush wear . 

Now If you have the cash and time and want the best of the best I recomend keeping your eye's peeled for these guy's  Trinity Monster Maxx (Mild, Wild, and Pro) and the Reedy Badd Maxx Mild motors. The Monster Maxx Milds are 21 turns, the Wilds are 19 turns, and the Pros are 17 turns.  The Badd Maxx Milds are 19 turns . These motors are fully rebuildable .

More soon .