Mechanical Brake Big problem

[Shark413]

Still experimenting with the brakes, I will turn the motor brake way down, disconnect the front mechanical (remove the servo 3rd channel wire from the rx) and run motor brake only, to see how it feels. I guess I will need to wait for the Ofna Hyper 9 before I can go with full mechanical brakes again. The Hyper 9 has the rear brake mounted at the rear diff so motor clearence won't be an issue. I have also been playing around with making a rear mechanical brake mount that works similar to the Hyper 9 that I could try out on my Kyosho's. Just not enough hours in the day.

[lincpimp]

I have a feeling that Mike's slipperential will help with pinion/spur issues, and drivetrain shock on landing. On the mech brakes issue, motor brakes do work reasonably well, but hard braking does cause the weight to shift over the front wheels, thus unloading the rears, and thus the diff, limiting braking. The hybrid setup with rear brakes, and motor braking sounds the best, but I would prefer to use the slipperential center diff before realy racing hard...

[MetalMan]

Originally Posted by Shark413

Still experimenting with the brakes, I will turn the motor brake way down, disconnect the front mechanical (remove the servo 3rd channel wire from the rx) and run motor brake only, to see how it feels. I guess I will need to wait for the Ofna Hyper 9 before I can go with full mechanical brakes again. The Hyper 9 has the rear brake mounted at the rear diff so motor clearence won't be an issue. I have also been playing around with making a rear mechanical brake mount that works similar to the Hyper 9 that I could try out on my Kyosho's. Just not enough hours in the day.

Why wait for the Hyper 9?

http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12295

[Shark413]

Metalman, thanks for the info. I knew there were other buggies out there that used a rear diff brake setup. I am just trying to get one to work on my Kyosho truggy.