06-20-2008, 09:16 AM
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Simple update on the status of this thing ...
Yep, it is collecting lots of dust sitting on my desk... HOWEVER, I now have a Castle Creations Sidewinder Micro and 6800kv Brushless combo for it. I have seen others running the older M-25 ESC, so the Sidewinder should handle it no problem.
I also have some battery building supplies finally. So I will start to work on building three 6 cell packs for it. Hopefully I get those done before it snows.
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06-20-2008, 09:50 AM
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Oh just push that sucker around and have your wife take some action shots.......lol.
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06-20-2008, 02:42 PM
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Quote:
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Oh just push that sucker around and have your wife take some action shots.......lol.
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haha there ya go! You guys won't know the difference. Unless you spotted that there is no electronics
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06-21-2008, 07:37 AM
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...too funny!! The hand pushing it around might give it away,as well.
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06-21-2008, 07:44 AM
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It would just be funny......hey i would do that as well......
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06-21-2008, 07:56 AM
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Mornin' Al...I'm debating on going to Debbie's today and look for a new body for the mini-t. I'm not sure what they've got.
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06-21-2008, 02:21 PM
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cool man......let me know what you pick up, just got up from my long nap.
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06-22-2008, 02:12 PM
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Nothing..........The only bodies they had for it was stock truck, bug, or hummer....I didn't like any of them.
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07-08-2008, 02:17 PM
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Nerve - Are you using any special pinion gears? Your motor mount is the same type as mine, and the gear mesh on the facing leaves a lot to be desired. It seems as if it needs deeper pinions than most.
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07-17-2008, 09:38 AM
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Right now, not using anything. No change since the last update. I haven't even touched it in a good month (or so).
As for pinions, I have no idea what I will be using. I do have a pinion that came along with all the other spare parts. Not sure on # of teeth.
www.rctech.net has a huge Recoil thread on there. Take a read (30-40pages) and see what everyone else is running.
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Nerve - Are you using any special pinion gears? Your motor mount is the same type as mine, and the gear mesh on the facing leaves a lot to be desired. It seems as if it needs deeper pinions than most.
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07-21-2008, 09:45 AM
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OK .. so just cuz I read this thread recently.......... I worked on it.
I have the motor and esc hooked up, but loosely mounted. Pinion that was included w/ the purchase is a 12T steel pinion. Unsure of who's make. The pinion lined up perfectly w/ the stock spur. I havent locked it down onto the shaft of the motor yet, but that will be done at some point.
I have been trying to figure out the best placement of the ESC / RX for the time being. I'm thinking about mounting the Sidewinder to the underside of the upper deck as far forward as it can go. Having the 3 bullet plugs from the motor to ESC make it a bit hard to route the ESC on the chassis (on lower right side).
The RX (which is the SR3100) im going to try and mount it on the lower chassis in front of the motor but below the ESC.
I will try and take some photos of the progress eventually.
I have 3 x Elite1500 nimh cells "Gooped" together and now I just need to solder them up and wire them and give them a charge.
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07-21-2008, 06:12 PM
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I got a Sportwerks pinion (12tooth), and it fits much better. They seem a little longer than the ones I have. I may be in the market for a bigger motor soon, anyway.
I'm using a Novak Spy, and it fits well on the upper deck.
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07-22-2008, 07:18 AM
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Quote:
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I got a Sportwerks pinion (12tooth), and it fits much better. They seem a little longer than the ones I have. I may be in the market for a bigger motor soon, anyway.
I'm using a Novak Spy, and it fits well on the upper deck.
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The one downside of the Sidewinder is the lower part of it would not sit flush if mounted to a chassis (no casing). There is only shrink wrap on it. So since the Sidewinder sticker side (upper) is mostly flat, that will be my surface to mount from. So it is going to hang above the drive shaft with more then enough clearance.
I knew before I bought this, I would be going BL with it. After seeing the BL recoils perform, I knew it was pointless to go brushed. LOL.
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07-22-2008, 08:07 AM
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zip ties work well!
i use that on my m18
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07-22-2008, 11:48 AM
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One option could be to remove the shrink wrap, place some thin styrofoam (or foam rubber) on the underside, and re-shrink the ESC...It would give you a flat side, and maybe more mouting options.
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