I was just writing an e-mail. To Mike

Tire= standard crimefighter
Gear= strobe slipper, I think it is mod1?, single speed, UE 1/8 diffs
weight= tbd
cells=lipo 2@2s2p scorpion I think

Thanks to everyone for your help! It helps take away some of the anxiety.:D

Just as an FYI:
The store will have more and more items soon, so everyone should be able to shop via the store instead of email. This should make the entire process easier for everyone involved :)

12 -14 seems to be a good starting point. I think 14 sound good. I may be wrong on this. I think the ubec is a great investment. Do you have the site on the scropions papa or someone. IF you running the strobe slipper it is mod 1 51 tooth.

I forsee problems..

They are cheaper from FMA than from towers.. Is this always the case in RC land that the manufacturer kills the 2nd chain in the sales line? (have seen it a few times before)

So what are you saying? All the reviews have been glowing.

My perception on pricing is: When the latest and greatest product is released the manufacturer attempts to set there position in the marketplace, a "list price" and than retailers offer their "Market price", based on wholesale cost, typicaly about 10% lower. As the product gains acceptance in the market place, supply and demand begin to equalize, the market price does so as well. Next I expect to see markey positioning "list price", to adjust further, to be more competitive with the ever growing competition. I suspect that Tower has there pricing set as a percentage of the wholesale cost, and as there existing inventory runs out they will adjust their price accordingly. Based on the wholesale cost of their new inventory. FIFO.

We saw this most recently with the new CRT. The fair market price in the first 30 days was the list price, as the supply began to increase, the market price has reduced by about 10%.

Market positioning, GAAP, economics 101.

From someone who has recently cooked two new controllers using built in BEC within the specs, I HIGHLY recommend going with the UBEC right off the bat. On the connections, I say cover them all with shrink just to help prevent shorts. An ounce of prevention...

You're gonna love that Racer-X suspension -- I think my SuperMaxx handles better than my Revo!

something must be wrong with your revo:L:

Hey now!:p

Whew, a lot going on in this post! thanks everyone for helping papa out(and thanks for the English and economics lessons from papa-guess you get a little and give a little back, heh :)). The heatsink is perfectly fine for the Lehner motor(I use it on mine), but the rear piece is not needed or recommended. :) The rear of the motor has the ability to be re soldered into a different configuration(so it acts like a slower turning motor), but shorting(or shortening as Dafni put it :)) across the solder points would certainly be bad!
Papa- I got your email- you should see a reply in your inbox soon!

Yes a big thank you to all!:Love: :L:

Don't blame Daniel for the shortening.. he's kind of shorted or unsorted or shortened or unshortened unsupported .. It's hard being a foreign you know... :p

lmao thats a tongue twister:P even for us canadians! :P

Order placed! Yippee:D

Thinking ahead here. I intend to wire the UBEC as pictured below.
1: When mounting the UBEC is vibration a concern?
2: With respect to location, Must it be kept away from other components? IE...receiver, ESC, or motor?
3: I am considering attaching it to the unused "ear" of the GMAXX motor mount. Or where the traditional shifting servo would go on the Gmaxx Chassis. Suggestions?

vibrations it self is not a concern. I would put someting under it though. I had one short out on the metal threw the shrink wrap. on the servo ear sounds like a good spot to mount it.

To clarify: servo ear -or- motor mount ear?

For mounting Esc, receiver, and UBEC, my thought is to use High strength Velcro. I beleive that this will provide cushion from vibration, and possible shorting while maintaining a clean look. Will that handle it alone or add the ol' trusty zip ties?

I got mine straped to the front shock tower with a rubber band. The ubec is so light it don't take much to hold it on. Either spot would be good. If I mounted it to the motor mount ear. Build you a small bracket for it. I think that would look good and be functional.

I regularly use the high-strength velcro (the all-plastic type, not the fuzzy one) to mount ESCs and receivers in my vehicles. I only had one problem in my TC4 where the Novak Super Sport Brushless ESC popped off during a carpet race when I hit the wall. I also broke an outdrive, so the I had to stop anyway.

The velcro I like the best is one I bought at Radio Shack.
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=family
This is the type that is currently holding my Mamba ESC and my Hitec receiver in my Mini-T. I also used it to hold the new-style MGM 8012 in my Jato, as well as several other applications in previous vehicles.

Yeah! that's great stuff batfish. Mike, you should get that stuff!

I need stronger velcro too,dragged my esc along the road the other day in a crash.oops:eek:

I found some with 18psi of shear strength atMcMasters. The radio shack stuff is rated at 4PSI shear strength. If you have never been to the McMasters sight its like a toy store, they have so much "stuff". From Graphite, titanium, and aluminum stock, to high grade steel screws. Check it out.

Yeah!

It's a GREAT site.. I spend a lot of hours on that site.. (even metric sized screws, that you can't get here in Europe are in stock...)

I like their left and right handed collections of screws and taps too!

A virtual Smorgasbord! If I had the print catalog I'd never get out of the bathroom.:L:

Nothing wrong with my Revo, it's just that the SuperMaxx with VBS and Racer-X is that good!

Order received!:cool:

What did you get?

UBEC, 3.5mm Plugs, 2 6v fans, Ubec, UE titanium ext center shaft, Gmaxx extension

:o I hate to say it but I already butchered the EXT skid. I drilled some new mount holes for the VBS, and wouldn't you know... HACK:mad: they do not line up. NEXT....

OH DUDE OUCH! What you want to do that for? You supposed to check twice drill once. It happens though. I guess it is order time again.

Oh well it just a skid. Dunce

Hello RC Monster....IgottaIdunnowhatIamgonnado

LOL. you may have drilled the front skid holes into the g-maxx rear skid(you need to drill the vbs REAR skid holes into the g-maxx skidplate). Just a thought. I just replied to you PM explaining the "how to" of this mod. Wordy, and its late, but I hope I explained it well enough. LMK. :)