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[6 Jan 2009 | No Comment | ]

Hi all,
I’ve got a Novak GTS installed in my 12th scale and one of the capacitor leads broke off flush with the bottom of the capacitor body. It’s rated at 16v and 680 micorfarad. This is the stock one: https://www.ssl-stormerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/seekpart.pl?src=ns&pn=NOV5682
What would be the…

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[6 Jan 2009 | No Comment | ]

I am looking into buying a Pit/Hauler bag for my 1/10 TC because I am lugging around 3 bags right now and this is getting tiring. I am pretty sure that I am going to be acquiring more stuff through the years as I go so i want something that is big enough to be “future proof’, I guess. I was…

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[6 Jan 2009 | No Comment | ]

Does any one know who makes aluminum front c hub and steering knuckles for the tamiya TRF 415MSXX. Thanks

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[5 Jan 2009 | No Comment | ]

In the vast majority of todays chassis I was wondering what chassis you guys would consider to be top 10 touring chassis…..
Also where does the RS4 Pro 2 place amongst these if at all??

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[5 Jan 2009 | No Comment | ]

Hey guys, I just finished building my TC5 and RTR without the body, pins and transponder it is obviously heavier on the electronics side. My question is should I add weight to balance the car side to side or not add any and keep the car as light as possible. I have a Spektrum sr3000, GTX esc, 27t…

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[5 Jan 2009 | No Comment | ]

Hi guys,
I’m planning to purchase some A123 cells and I really need some advice about the batteries itself and some good chargers.
Here’s my thing: I’m planning to switch over from sub-c cells to A123/Life cells because of the ease of use aspect. Lipo’s don’t fit my needs, because of a few…

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[4 Jan 2009 | No Comment | ]

So does anyone else think there is a good possibilty of Xray coming out with one? With the rocketing of interest of World GT and many other companies coming out with one (Associated, BMI, CRC) i think there is a good chance of it. Any thoughts?

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[4 Jan 2009 | No Comment | ]

what am i doing wrong?
i cannot get the solder to stick on my wire tips or my motor tabs.
i used flux… the iron is hot..
but it wont stick on.
is there a certain type of solder that has to be used?

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[4 Jan 2009 | No Comment | ]

I have a Novak EX brushless system 8.5 and it runs pretty good, just wondering if anyone knows how hot the motor & esc can get until there is problems like thermal shut down, ect… It is just warm to the touch after a 5min. qualifier and just wondering how much i can gear it. and also is the esc…

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[3 Jan 2009 | No Comment | ]

I am a brand new to all this stuff and was wondering if anyone could give me some guidance to what might be a good car to start out with.
I am specifically looking at the 540 class because the club nearest recommends this for beginners.
Any help is much appreciated.