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defblade said:
Waiting on a new charger and 2 new sticks, now.
I'm thinking about selling the Manta Ray, but they only seem to go for £80-90 and I'm still quite nostalgic about it - even if it is nearly a decade between runs! But I'm not sure I would ever take it out to play over the Wraith, so maybe I will sell it.
New charger set to it's lowest charge rate managed to bring the 2 old sticks back to life with a bit of coaxing I'm thinking about selling the Manta Ray, but they only seem to go for £80-90 and I'm still quite nostalgic about it - even if it is nearly a decade between runs! But I'm not sure I would ever take it out to play over the Wraith, so maybe I will sell it.
10 minutes playing with the Wraith (in the dark) didn't see any servo troubles; 5 minutes playing with the Manta Ray sorta confirmed I much prefer the Wraith now, so there's a good chance it'll be going.
A good afternoon out with the cars today....
We took the ramp in order to try and teach the boy a little about air control and landings......
It didn't go well
he always lands on throttle, it doesn't matter whether he's the right way up - he's on the throttle!
The senton broke a front driveshaft UJ.... My own fault for having the slipper to tight perhaps...but none the less it's a tough thing!
This LiPo - is ready for "safe disposal!"
We took the ramp in order to try and teach the boy a little about air control and landings......
It didn't go well
he always lands on throttle, it doesn't matter whether he's the right way up - he's on the throttle!The senton broke a front driveshaft UJ.... My own fault for having the slipper to tight perhaps...but none the less it's a tough thing!
This LiPo - is ready for "safe disposal!"
miniman said:
How long should LiPos last and do they need regular "maintenance"? I have had two now, and after sitting dormant (admittedly for some months) the charger refuses to charge them any more.
From what I’ve learned about the fickle nature of lipos (it may not be 100% correct) The cells might be dead if you left them fully discharged. If you plan on not using them a while, you need to charge them up to storage level which is about 3.8v (per cell). Edited by Matt Cup on Monday 27th February 12:50
Matt Cup said:
miniman said:
How long should LiPos last and do they need regular "maintenance"? I have had two now, and after sitting dormant (admittedly for some months) the charger refuses to charge them any more.
From what I’ve learned about the fickle nature of lipos (it may not be 100% correct) The cells might be dead if you left them fully discharged. If you plan on not using them a while, you need to charge them up to storage level which is about 3.8v (per cell). miniman said:
Matt Cup said:
miniman said:
How long should LiPos last and do they need regular "maintenance"? I have had two now, and after sitting dormant (admittedly for some months) the charger refuses to charge them any more.
From what I’ve learned about the fickle nature of lipos (it may not be 100% correct) The cells might be dead if you left them fully discharged. If you plan on not using them a while, you need to charge them up to storage level which is about 3.8v (per cell). 
miniman said:
How long should LiPos last and do they need regular "maintenance"? I have had two now, and after sitting dormant (admittedly for some months) the charger refuses to charge them any more.
This has only ever happened to me with LiPos of a smaller capacity (less than 1000mah) especially the small ones (400mah) which sometimes can die if left a few weeks.I keep all my Lipos at storage charge and check every 3-4 months.
It's only the smaller ones that need a little top up but even then not much.
But when I dig out the eflite UMX planes out for the summer you can pretty much guarantee that the 280mah 2s batteries will be kaput after 6 months despite being stored correctly...
This arrived a couple weeks back and finally got it's 1st run in today, only 1/2 tank through it but weather permitting it'll be off to an old airfield this weekend for a proper run -
Pictures really don't do this thing justice, it's absolutely massive .. my 1/5 scale DBXL & Outcast 8S barely come up to it's tyres !
Pictures really don't do this thing justice, it's absolutely massive .. my 1/5 scale DBXL & Outcast 8S barely come up to it's tyres !
The Raminator looks amazing.... Lucky boy!
With the teachers on strike me and the boy went to the woods....
A Schumacher taking a tentative look over the precipice....
Moments after this an arrma senton piloted by a 9yr old who's ambition exceeds his skill by some (considerable) margin launched from here at about 40mph....instantly gaining 30ft of altitude and covering some significant distance...
We need to work on air control and landings!
The little Capra is proving to be a fantastic piece of kit... It fits nicely in a 20l backpack with a few batteries and transmitter and is a VERY capable machine..... And waterproof...
With the teachers on strike me and the boy went to the woods....
A Schumacher taking a tentative look over the precipice....
Moments after this an arrma senton piloted by a 9yr old who's ambition exceeds his skill by some (considerable) margin launched from here at about 40mph....instantly gaining 30ft of altitude and covering some significant distance...
We need to work on air control and landings!
The little Capra is proving to be a fantastic piece of kit... It fits nicely in a 20l backpack with a few batteries and transmitter and is a VERY capable machine..... And waterproof...
JoyCV8 said:
This arrived a couple weeks back and finally got it's 1st run in today, only 1/2 tank through it but weather permitting it'll be off to an old airfield this weekend for a proper run -
Pictures really don't do this thing justice, it's absolutely massive .. my 1/5 scale DBXL & Outcast 8S barely come up to it's tyres !
Ah man, been looking at these trying to justify the spend. You are not helping!!!!Pictures really don't do this thing justice, it's absolutely massive .. my 1/5 scale DBXL & Outcast 8S barely come up to it's tyres !
Are spares readily available do you know?
Finally got some snow to test out the Cross-RC EMO AT4V crawler but unfortunately the testing was cut short due to a problem with the slipper clutch.
https://youtu.be/nmarnxz63AU
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Edited by V10 SPM on Monday 31st July 20:44
Thanks for the positive comments, got the 1st proper run in .. nearly 3 hours runtime on 2/1/2 litres of fuel or 2 tanks !. Having been into R/C since the late 80's for pleasure and latterly work nothing has put a smile on my face like this thing. The size, noise and way it drives is like nothing else .. more power wouldn't go amiss though I'll save that for later.
chazwozza said:
Ah man, been looking at these trying to justify the spend. You are not helping!!!!
Are spares readily available do you know?
If you've got the chance and somewhere suitable to run it just do it. Taylor RC in the UK stock a good range of spares (and the truck itself) everything else is available direct from Primal in the US within 3-4 days.Are spares readily available do you know?
shedweller said:
I'm new to crawlers...
Two years ago I bought a 1/24 for the boy to use indoors which we fitted a FPV setup to but recently he's taken to going for walks with it and setting himself little challenges...
It's had some mods (loads of wheel weight and oil shocks) and for its size was very good but the size is quite limiting outdoors...
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Any more information on the FPV? I've always wanted to set one up, preferably controlled from my pc with a steering wheel.Two years ago I bought a 1/24 for the boy to use indoors which we fitted a FPV setup to but recently he's taken to going for walks with it and setting himself little challenges...
It's had some mods (loads of wheel weight and oil shocks) and for its size was very good but the size is quite limiting outdoors...
[url]It's only for an FTX Ravine, but I'm very impressed with what it'll drive over. It's a little slow, but perfect for walking with, and the 2 1/2 and 5 year old.
Repaired by son's FTX Tracer with upgraded JK-RC oil shocks. They seem good quality, bit don't come with mounting hardware and the original shock screws are a bit short. Need to order some longer ones. The springs are a lot stiffer than the OE one, there's no droop at all with the car sat on its wheels. Might swap the original springs onto the new shocks.
I honestly think this must be the hardest worked RC car this side of Kevin Talbot's fleet. It goes out weekly and gets smashed into just about everything, jumped off the half-pipe at the park, all sorts. Apart from snapping 3 of the OE plastic shocks and a cracked body it still runs great.
I honestly think this must be the hardest worked RC car this side of Kevin Talbot's fleet. It goes out weekly and gets smashed into just about everything, jumped off the half-pipe at the park, all sorts. Apart from snapping 3 of the OE plastic shocks and a cracked body it still runs great.
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