Picked up a new truck

proud owner of a Slash now. Just got back from the LHS, was supposed to make a deposit on the Slash, but ended up paying the full amount ($250).

Dang...I shouldn't have done that. The fiscally responsible thing to do would have been to wait until next payday and then pay for the rest later. Talk about buyer's remorse. :(

Oh well...going to be racing this one on 20SEP. Don't have much planned for it aside from a waterproof VXL setup. Should be nice.

That is all.

[scarletboa]

beware of the vxl speed control. i have one and it has been nothing but trouble. hopefully the newer waterproof ones are a little better.

[BL_RV0]

Yeah, I hate VXL ESCs. the startup on them is horrid. I think there was a thread about the new waterproof VXL ESC, stating that is has the same internals as the original VXL, but with a waterproof case.

[Bondonutz]

Vxl = poopy

Originally Posted by scarletboa

beware of the vxl speed control. i have one and it has been nothing but trouble. hopefully the newer waterproof ones are a little better.

I've used the VXL speed controls extensively and almost exclusively a couple years ago. In fact, they were all I was using awhile back. I've heard horror stories about them...but the ones I had were always good to me. I mean, there were a couple that I had to sacrifice in order to learn about the weakpoints, but after that, they went without a hitch.

Case in point, sold a friend of mine a VXL system over a year ago, and it's only going out now. Poor thing has been through a ton of abuse...first from me and now from him.

IMHO, they're decent speed controls. The biggest flaw they have is IR. And size.

Originally Posted by BL_RV0

Yeah, I hate VXL ESCs. the startup on them is horrid. I think there was a thread about the new waterproof VXL ESC, stating that it has the same internals as the original VXL, but with a waterproof case.

My biggest wish for the VXL is that they would eliminate some of the resistance. And perhaps add some programability.

One of the most eye-opening things was when I soldered the motor wires direct to the PCB. Wow...that really woke it up!

Originally Posted by Bondonutz

Vxl = poopy

hehe...well, I suppose for some people.

they've almost always been good to me.

[scarletboa]

mine has always been nothing but trouble.......