Archive for the 'Radio and Electronics' Category

What Receivers Are Compatible with SR1000

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Have a 3PK with the Spectrum SR1000 module. Which receivers are compatible?

Glow Charger Question ?

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Ok so I was at the hobby shop picking up some other stuff when I asked about a charge lead for my glow starter.
I wanted one I could plug it in to me field charger.
You know the one with banana plugs that normally plugs into a power panel.
Of course they did not have one but [...]

Novak Havoc Pro hitting low voltage cut-off in the middle of a pack?

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Hi,
I am running the Novak Havoc Pro with a 4.5HV in an Ofna Hyper 10. I’ve been having issues with the low-voltage cutoff engaging in the middle of a run. My truck will shutdown, and then reset itself several seconds later and begin operating normally. I am running high quality packs (Thunder…

Radio case foam?

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Ok guys, where is the best place to get replacement foam for radio cases other than the case manufacture. Tried doing a google search but it was mostly custom stuff. Just looking for some of the closed cell foam I can cut myself.

New HO TQ doesn't work with current TQ.

Monday, March 8th, 2010

I found out the hard way today…
The new Traxxas 2209/2248 does not work with the 2217 2.4GHZ 4 channel RX.
Likewise the Traxxas 2206/2207 TQ TX’s do not work with the 2218 2.4GHZ 5 channel RX.

smc lipo help questions

Monday, March 8th, 2010

hi my first tme having lipos.
i have the 7.4 volt lipo 2 cell. well when i was charging it the pack out put says 8.4 volts is this correct? will that hurt my esc? packs are 5200 mAh. pack seems to be normal and runs fine. it charges normal but the out put [...]

Traxxas TQ-2

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

With regard to the throttle sensitivity on the TQ-2, am I understanding correctly that if I turn the knob clockwise it will decrease the throttle response?
My problem is that I can’t get that light touch when pulling the trigger to avoid spinning out. I was thinking if I decrease the…

Somewhat OT… BEC with Lipo for a mobile Iphone charger?

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

I was wondering… Would it be feasible building a mobile Iphone charge adaptor with the 5V out provided by a switching BEC?
Lipo -> UBEC -> Iphone USB charge connector
I imagine an 8000mah 2S pack should provide the road warrior with more than a few hours of juice
DF

Spektrum DX3E vs. Airtronics MX-3 Sport vs. Tactic TTX240

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Okay I’m looking to upgrade to a 2.4ghz radio and these are all seem to be very good value. What I personally like about each one is (plus a few things i don’t like):
Spektrum: I really like the way the adjustments work, and I’m a huge fan of the way the aux. swith [...]

New HO TQ doesn't work with current TQ.

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

I found out the hard way today…
The new Traxxas 2209/2248 does not work with the 2217 2.4GHZ 4 channel RX.
Likewise the Traxxas 2206/2207 TQ TX’s do not work with the 2218 2.4GHZ 5 channel RX.