You need another RCM 2s pack ben.:wink:

This thread is still going? I stayed out of this thread for accusations of spamming by someone who will remain nameless. (BrushlessBoy16):lol:

Well I could use 5s but charging times would increase, and I already charge 1,5 hours these 4s batteries.

50W Imax B5 you see.. Voltage goes up, amps go down.

I feel your pain. i have the same charger.

Get a name brand charger that put out the proper wattage.:yes:

Name brand, bah. This might do it http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...r_&_discharger

If you dont want name brand then try this- http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...idProduct=7523

Make sure to count watts. That charger only has 150. If you are charging anything really big or a123's you'll want something 400+ watts.

TP610c or TP1010C FTW:yipi:(thunder power)

Thats name brand though. Shhhh!!:lol:

Upate-

Have been running the truck lightly for a while, the rcm lipos are doing great! I couldn't ask for more...(or could I) The motor has yet to reach 125 degrees.

I replaced the ball ends on the truck with offset ends to match my 0 offset rims..trouble is that I neglected to make a note of the turnbuckle length, so now my truck has about 3 degrees of toe in instead of out :oops:. Also broke my wing mount and my my battery tray ends while running with Eovnu the past weekend.. The story to the battery trays goes as follows. I was just zipping up and down the street and Mike(eovnu) let his girlfriend drive his hyper 7- he told here to drive the car to him so he could check something, all was well and she decided to floor it in reverse.... headed strait for me.. I jumped to avoid the car while cranking my steering wheel to the right on my m8. The cen went flying into a curb at about 20mph... blew the front battery stops right out.




So I have a little bit of rebuilding to do. My time is limited as its FIRST Robotics "build season" where we work everyday after school till 6, then weekends 8-5.

Right now i was experimenting with our teams hand lathe, making a center spool for Mike's hyper seven.

If you have seen my other thread, you know that i have been having motor mount troubles. My 1/8"2x2 aluminum angle mount is starting to deteriorate and flexes ALOT!, I noticed it when I would yank the trigger the gear sound would change(loading up) then die back down once the truck stopped accelerating. The solution seems to be a 3/16th" 6061 aluminum mount off the center diff, tied into the main chassis. Im probably going to make that today.




Sorry for being long winded :)

Carnage Pics
 

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Replacing the Arm as we speak, no spare wing mount though:oops:


More pics in a few.

You don't need a wing anyway...:cry:

:rofl: wings are for squares.

New Rx/esc plate
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Did you attach the motor mount to that esc plate? You should.

No, it replaces the center plate that is usually there. no need to attach it to the motor mount.

Very nice.

Nice Ben, now wheres the turkey bar?

thats karma for u ben :lol:

he decided to rape my hyper when it only had 3 wheel drive, and flipped it over, then drove over it multiple times... then he ran into a light pole abut a minute later and broke the arm! btw it wouldve been cooler if u put the rx under the mmm on the plate or put the plate at a 45 degree angle

Right now the switch for the MMM is on the underside of plate. I wouldnt put the rx down there in fear of wires coming into contact with the pinion/spur.
just hope it will fit under the new body..

you shoult connect the mount with the chassis, with a bracket:
http://s8b.directupload.net/images/090127/wvul7rgn.jpg

like that you have
-no flex at all
-the chassis turns into a heatsink

its quickly done and it works. I have two mounts, one for a bigger motor (kb45xl), all alu in L-shape, and one made of alu and carbon for a 36mm motor, which ist definately stiffer. the one for the kb killed the teeth of the center-diff due to a minimum of flex.

aluminium is less stiff then eg. glassfiber, carbonfiber, and it is possible that it is still flexing a little.

Connected to the chassis it also reduces the forces at the center-diff mount. its made of plastic, and it could flex like that very little as well.

i thought so too, but apparently that is supposed to be a flexing chassis, and bolting the mount to it would make handling suck

hmm, allright. still, I guess the rest is still able to flex, it's just the center of the chassis. front and back wouldn 't change, I don't know. :neutral:
maybe u just try it, and when it sucks, just remove the screws.

cool truggy btw!

then again, for those whove seen red vs blue, theres the always the grif option(aka screw it im too lazy) :lol:

i tried to tell ben to try that when we made the mount. he was like nahh

thats alway an option Ill admit, but if it aint' broke (and by broke I mean flexing) dont fix it. and thank you :)
I dont see the mount flexing. i did a stationary test on carpet the other day, put the front wheels against the wall and gunned it. nothing moved.. with the old mount the aluminum would flex andthe pinion would walk up the spur gear until it no longer meshed and would skip.


I think i found a winner with this mount.

Damn, you sure break your truggy a lot. :lol:

He must have alot of untamed mailboxes, lightposts and garbage cans.:yes:

I think i should just dial out epa on the right side... cuz i always break the right arm...:lol:

Update
 

I have been bed ridden for the day with some weird virus. Joint pain swelling and hives.. yuck.

Did a small mod to the rear body mount of the matrix to get it to sit better on the chassis. More level and less of an air gap between the two(i cant stand that). definately gives the truck a cleaner overall look. I need to install my mudguards now that the body goes down far enough.:lol:
Old

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...E/PICT0007.jpg

New
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...E/PICT0008.jpg
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http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...E/PICT0010.jpg
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Next is going to be a waterproof case like that found on the Mr. Constructor chassis' to keep water and dirt out. We have 2-3 inches of fresh snow on the ground :)

That looks much better.

Thanks, think i might end up getting another kyosho crowdpleaser. looks good when they fit :lol:

Snow bashing today... I like snow over mud- snow melts and no cleaning is required :lol:
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Well my 2 hr delay for school is ending... off to school I go

Mini- Update
 

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Finally got my Novak battery trays, They are pretty nice peices and definately a step above the handmade predecessors.

I turn seventeen on monday (w00t license)! and should be bringing in a decent amount of cash, RCM motor mount is next on the list, along with some new rubber and a body.

433 posts and you are not done??? Wow.

Its been a slow build.. Buying parts here and there.
Right now its Runnable, but not complete.

3309 posts and 4 cars almost built = 800+ posts per car :)

Thanks for the stats chris...:whistle:
Its a time consuming process to build cars when you dont have a job :lol:

Another update-
Tore the truck down for a bit of cleaning, I ended up trimming the motor mount down, and painting it and the upper deck black to match the truck, turned out really nice.
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...314091837b.jpg


Then after messing with the truck, the dangling switch just annoyed me too much so I epoxied it to the MMM case.
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...0314091630.jpg



Final product
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...0314091716.jpg
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i like the paint, but its not shiny enough!

Well wait a few days.. then Ill have Some new shiny stuff and a big update :)