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Whatup1049p
02-16-2002, 10:51 AM
I was bored and i had one of those crappy canned heats. And i thought it would be cool if it was proportional so i got 2 busted servos and a reciever. I converted the electronics in the servos to esc's (forward and reverse). One is used on the motor that drives the wheels. The other is for steering. But why am i using a esc on the steering you ask? Well it is because the steering mechanism in canned heats is an electromagnet! I tested it to see if it would work and suprisingly it did! Now i installed the reciever, installed the esc's added 2 more batteries (or else the reciever did not work correctly, plus it adds more speed!:cool:). I turned it on set the trim on the controller and woohoo! Awesome! It was like a whole new car! It turned good and i had proportional forward/reverse! Even the wheels turn proportionally with the electromagnet. It does about 16 mph on full speed. Currently i am looking for better battery's to put on cause for now they are super glued to the sides(hehe :p) and 2 are in the "regular" battery compartment. If anyone has suggestionsfor better batteries that would be cool. I am really proud of my "creation" it sure is a lot of fun and interesting seeing what you can do with a few parts and a soldering iron :)

For pictures and video of it click HERE! (http://www.gameroom.com/aka5/)

Sorry for the short brief description of things but im tired and want to sleep! :o Im sure there are some typos and normally i would spend more time typing and correcting but you get the point!

Also thanks to my friend for help with uploading the files;)

Whatup1049-

TGRupert
02-16-2002, 11:51 AM
what kind of car is that in the picture? it looks smalled than a mini z.

xxtcrgp
02-16-2002, 03:30 PM
its a tyco canned heat, i have a few and right now im just trying to get one work :confused: and by the way there around 1/32 scale and are around 30 bucks canadian

TGRupert
02-16-2002, 04:01 PM
wow, that's it? what electronicsdoes it come with?

tc rcr
02-16-2002, 04:09 PM
good idea for a project !

xxtcrgp
02-16-2002, 07:41 PM
heres a picture of one of mine all apart and the body isnt there but it gives you an idea

Whatup1049p
02-16-2002, 11:25 PM
They are very fun to mod and take apart. They only cost 20 dollars too. You can get them at k-mart if you are interested in getting one. Now that i have control over the speed of the car it doesnt just "spin out" when i go i can accelerate in a more normal way :)

Whatup1049-

xxtcrgp
02-16-2002, 11:30 PM
im building a 1/32 scale rally 4wd full proportional, independent suspension right now

TGRupert
02-17-2002, 08:53 AM
would you mind showing the link? I promise I wont out bid you.

Whatup1049p
02-17-2002, 11:56 AM
outbid what?

TGRupert
02-17-2002, 12:03 PM
oh "building" I thought he said biding.

xxtcrgp
02-17-2002, 03:37 PM
im not gonna tell anyone my idea untill i get it all done because i dont want some one doing it before me

Kingtooshy
02-18-2002, 08:08 AM
i though your rallying the micro

bay1219
02-19-2002, 06:43 AM
I think that I'm going to have to get one of these cars!!! Pretty cool!!!

xxtcrgp
02-19-2002, 06:39 PM
i thought of it but maybe when i get some more money to buy another micro because i race my micro and dont like going all out on it with offroad mods or anything

TGRupert
02-21-2002, 06:59 AM
some guy on ebay sells them for 10 buy it now.