Steering glitch

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    • November 28, 2004 at 10:05 pm #10327
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      Hi guys how are ya’z?
      i just picked up a mini-z and got a few questions to ask 🙂

      1/ is it normal for the steering to glitch a little bit while having the car in netural/still, it also makes abit of noise like a digital servo on a 1/10 scale car. And i also think this is the cause for the car not being able to go straight no matter how i fiddle with the trims on the TX.

      2/ does the car seem to take off faster in reverse ? haha mine does mini wheel spins in reverse!

      all comments appreicated thanks guys 🙂

    • November 28, 2004 at 10:13 pm #24484
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      ok
      1/ analogue trims are hard to get rite s be very gentle with them and u will get it going straight as for the glitching pack out the servo pot. and it should stop
      2/ this has to do with the weight distrobution being behind the direction of acceleration or sumthing.. so nothing really special there. UNLESS your motor is in backwards and you have servo reversing on.. i havnt looked at many mini-z PCBs but the reverse may be current limited.. and if it is backward.. your foward is reverse and reverse is foward.. if u get wat im sayin

    • November 29, 2004 at 1:09 am #24482
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      1/ analogue trims are hard to get rite s be very gentle with them and u will get it going straight as for the glitching pack out the servo pot. and it should stop

      sorry i dont know what you mean by packing out the servo pot? i didnt recieve the mini z manual either 🙁
      and as with the car not going straight i noticed one wheel feels like the camber is set at negative with a touch of toe in, or maybe just a worn plastic part.

      2/ this has to do with the weight distrobution being behind the direction of acceleration or sumthing.. so nothing really special there. UNLESS your motor is in backwards and you have servo reversing on.. i havnt looked at many mini-z PCBs but the reverse may be current limited.. and if it is backward.. your foward is reverse and reverse is foward.. if u get wat im sayin

      haha yes i know what ya mean :p but by looking at the perfex TX it doesnt show any servo reversing switches, maybe its the weight distribution but do you guys get the same effect? it also sounds louder in reverse i reakon.

      3/ i also notice abit of free play in the steering linkages this is normal as well?

      and thanks merc blue 🙂

    • November 29, 2004 at 2:24 pm #24469
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      your knuckles sound like they might be wearing where they join to the tierod… gets a bit loose after a while… is your z new or second hand? Also check your servo gears:smiley2:

    • November 29, 2004 at 2:41 pm #24464
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      yeah if there is a small amount its normal its becasue of the system they use with the loops around a pin kinda like in bcg (so they can turn without being restriced)

    • November 30, 2004 at 3:40 am #24373
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      thanks guys

      dgs i got mine 2nd hand i didnt really want one but it was to cheap to refuse i was getting a esc and a radio set off him for my 1/10 drift car and he offered the mini z as well for a cheap price so i thought what the heck might as well! came with 4 bodies one with led light setup, lots of hop ups and 5 sets of wheels! and complete with radio. but no manual!!!!!!! doh! haha but it should be easy to work with.

    • November 30, 2004 at 4:01 am #24441
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      …you can PDF the manual from KYOSHO 🙂 Go to KYOSHO and somewhere in there is their downlaod page…Seek and ye shall find…

    • November 30, 2004 at 4:01 am #24437
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      hey brainteased, check this out.
      http://radio.rcmart.com/npnuke/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index&req=viewdownload&cid=1
      hopefully that should cover everything:smiley2::8ball:

    • November 30, 2004 at 4:04 am #24438
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      …betty NOICE find 🙂

    • December 1, 2004 at 1:57 am #24375
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      you know to be honest betty i was at that link last nite from rcmart while looknig at hop ups and parts!!! i thought i had to type in the search just realised it was sitting under the search bar!!!!!!! lol

      and thanks

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