Few Simple Questions

Here are a few simple questions for all you experts:

1. In a stock e-maxx, I just purchased and installed a 625MG steering servo, is it running at 4.8 or 6.0 volts?
2. I want to turn my stick packs into side by side packs. What is the best way to get the "tin" strips that connect the batteries together? Heating does not really work. Should I just take a pair of pliers, and pull them off?
3. What is a lighter alternative to the stock wheels and rims for bashing?

As usual, thanks in advance for all your help.

Chris

[RC-Monster Mike]

I think the EVX BEC delivers 5 volts, but I am really not sure. It may even deliver 6 volts.
I usually pull the tin strips off with plyers and then dremel the rest off (this also makes a nice rough surface for the solder to stick).
Almost any wheel/tire combo is lighter than the stock set. RDLogics has a mounted tire wheel combo that is basically the proline bowtie, which is one of the lightest tires available for the maxx, and gets good traction on most surfaces. They are [premounted and glued, which is nice! Otherwise, you could get bowties and mount them on a light wheel (such as the rpm titan or proline velocity). I believe I have all of these items in stock, actually.

As far as dremmeling off the remainder of the tin strips, do you just use the sanding attachment or something tougher. I just don't want to damage the cell so I am not sure how much abuse they can take.

If I run around the neighborhood will the bowties handle that or will the concrete destroy them pretty quickly. I see you also have a masher tire (RDLogics) and wheel combo as well, would that still be lighter and handle the concrete better?

Final question this time around, it seems that since there is not an EPA on the stock radio, my steering sometimes gets stuck turned in one direction. I think it is because the servo is trying to turn more than it should, and the servo saver flexes just enough to kind of get stuck one way. Have you heard of this and is there something I can do? Should I have bought a stronger servo than the 625MG?

Thanks, and sorry for all the questions.
Chris

[RC-Monster Mike]

The bow ties actually hold up pretty well on pavement. Pretty much any tire/wheel combo of standard size will be lighter than stock. The RDLogics tires will hold up well for pavement driving fine as well, though they are not as light as the bowties.
For your sticking servo issue, I would take off the servo horn and reposition it so it can't over extend. It sounds like it is turning to far. After you reposition it, you should be able to make up the difference with your trim. If not, you could shorten the linkage.

I don't know why this is so confusing to me with he servo thing. If I reposition the horn, do I use a different hole? The linkage is as short as it will go right now. Thanks.

[RC-Monster Mike]

You could try a different hole as well. Basically, you have to find a way to limit the servo travel in the direction of the bind(or start the travel further away, so at full turn it doesn't over extend).

Thanks for the help. I will see if it works when I run it tonight.

Have you centered the servo? It's easy to do and only takes about 30 seconds. Also, even the stock radios will have a steering trim. Remove the servo saver or horn, turn your radio on and set the steering trim to dead center or zero. Turn on the receiver in the truck, the servo will turn just a bit when turn it on and when it stops, put the saver or horn back on as close to having the wheels straight as you can. Then you can fine tune it from there when you run with the trim on the radio.