01-29-2006, 02:35 PM
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Originally posted by BLiND
ALL nitro's require a ton of maintenence
the vibrations from the engine loosen screws, the fact it is oil lubricated from the fuel means it gets everything all gooey, etc
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But that's what makes Nitro so much fun! Plus, nothing beats the smell of a Nitro engine running and the scream of a well tuned engine
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01-29-2006, 03:18 PM
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Yeah i understand all that.....since i have one also......Hey Mr. Mod did you take the baffle out of the pipe....it will make it louder...
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01-29-2006, 06:29 PM
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Plus, nothing beats the smell of a Nitro engine running and the scream of a well tuned engine.
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Or gives you a headache.
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01-29-2006, 09:58 PM
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Love it
Got mine thursday. Broke it in and headed to the races on Saturday night. I was the most popular person there. Everyone wanted to play with the buggy.
Did have a problem though. After a couple big jumps, which were handled quite well, a few teeth got knocked out of the spur gear. After that it didn't take long to totally destroy the spur gear. Would love to see a metal spur gear. Now I got to wait a week to get another one in the mail. Any ideas of another spur that might fit?
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01-29-2006, 10:00 PM
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is there no slipper clutch on the spur?
a metal spur gear will only move the damage to the transmission or the diffs, I would highly advise AGAINST getting one
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01-29-2006, 10:07 PM
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RX Battery
What about an itty bitty lipo battery for the receiver. Would be small enough and pack 7.4 volts?
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01-29-2006, 10:09 PM
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No, no slipper. Afraid the jumping is just gonna do damage to the plastic spur again. There needs to be some give somewhere.
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01-29-2006, 10:09 PM
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A lot if not all RX's are rated for 6volts only.....and if you plan on using anything over that you might just have a small bonfire...lol...
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01-29-2006, 10:20 PM
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I've been using a 7.4 lipo in my truggy for a month with no issues. I need to recharge once a week maybe and it really powers the steering.
I've got a novak receiver in the nb16. I'm afraid of the servos. Could they handle it?
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01-29-2006, 10:21 PM
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2/3aaa's are 300mah but 5 should easily fit where the stock 4 aaa holder is located.
runtime would be pretty horrid though, as regular aaa's can be 850mAH as NiMH's
lipo's will not work, unless you want to use a voltage dropping resister on the pack which will also constantly draw some power. Totally not worth the trouble IMO.
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01-29-2006, 11:01 PM
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Just looking at the rx side of things so this of course is off topic....Im behind the learning curve.....it seems that the rx voltage can go up that high....Some old rx's can be up to 6 to 8.4 volts......And i was checking the Spektrum site and this is what i found......
What receiver battery voltage can I use?
3.2 to 9.6volts
And i also checked Novak as well and they have no mention of it at all....(rx max voltage) 7.4volts would really cause the servos to spin.....
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01-30-2006, 02:18 AM
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NB16
Quote:
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is there no slipper clutch on the spur?
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No Kev, no slipper at all. Then again I've never come across an 8th scale buggy with a slipper!
I'll make a point of stocking up on spurs when parts become available.
Stella and other HK EBay Sellers stock the kits but no parts or hop ups yet. Internet RC do but I refuse to pay their insane US$35+ shipping charges to the UK, so I'll have to wait for Stella and co. to stock parts....
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01-30-2006, 02:19 AM
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oh duh, I forgot for a moment this was a nitro.
just dont land while on the gas, there is a clutch in the clutchbell
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01-30-2006, 02:48 AM
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Mondo.. why not order the parts from Piktor Miwi or whomever they are. They are a french company right?
Could order from a hobby shop in france.
http://www.piktor.fr/
Thats the same as the Internet RC one right? Which is the same as the ace..
Or am I totally off here?
Anyhow they list Helger Racing as the distributor for the UK.
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01-30-2006, 02:33 PM
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NB16
The Miwi is a totally different animal - but it does use the same engine as the NB16.
I do like the Miwi's exhaust
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