Dangerous Dave

[Dangerous Dave]

hey, I’m not even into these cars but sure as hell enjoyed reading this thread!
Nice work.

can the Robitronic’s MOSFETs be upgraded too?

[Dangerous Dave]

nice bodywork on the wing mount :smiley16:

all it needs now is some giant wheels inside the guards..

I might have to add some of those tailpipes to my R34.. :beer:

[Dangerous Dave]

must do the FET mod.. I’ve done it to my Bit and it’s an animal now!

Also FETed my ZZ MT, also well worth doing..

Am yet to FET my ZZSE, but it’s on the list…

I love that body, and the pipes are real neat too.. my ZZSE just has a very UGLY New Mustang body, might have to track down one of the old skool muscle car ones, like I have on some of my HO slot cars (got Cuda’s etc).

[Dangerous Dave]

speaking of FET mods, the Codesuidae page for the ZZMT mod has a big error in it. Instructs you to remove Q9 and Q10, but should be Q5 and Q6.

9 and 10 are the steering transistors!

[Dangerous Dave]

can gladly say I’ve joined the FETed club..

well worth the effort, can’t believe the amount of go this thing now has. Had to reglue my rear wheels as the axle torqued loose :smiley5:

next up is my ZZMT (once I find a site that tells me how.. there’s a lot of transistors on the PCB..).

On another note, the 1/4 AAA cells from batterieswholesale.com are really 1/3 AAA, despite the manufacturer printing 1/4 on each cell. I’m trying to source some true 1/4 AAAs thru GP batteries. Do you guys know of any sources?

cheers
Dave

[Dangerous Dave]

can gladly say I’ve joined the FETed club..

well worth the effort, can’t believe the amount of go this thing now has. Had to reglue my rear wheels as the axle torqued loose :smiley5:

next up is my ZZMT (once I find a site that tells me how.. there’s a lot of transistors on the PCB..).

On another note, the 1/4 AAA cells from batterieswholesale.com are really 1/3 AAA, despite the manufacturer printing 1/4 on each cell. I’m trying to source some true 1/4 AAAs thru GP batteries. Do you guys know of any sources?

cheers
Dave

[Dangerous Dave]

mate bought one of those but the tail motor burnt out after 4 days 🙁

is it the same as a ZZMT steering motor?

my old man has just jumped in the deep end and bought a full 6 channel heli, I foresee much carnage…

[Dangerous Dave]

just got some 150mAh cells in.. damn car runs for over half an hour on CARPET :sleep:

FETs arrive tomorrow, already removed the transistors, now all I need is some taller gearing to really get it moving.

Any tips on where to find gears?

Or just get the usual ZZSE set?

Finally, how does a ZZ Nx motor compare to an X Trek 3.4 (which I already have)?

[Dangerous Dave]

“gobs of epoxy” shouldn’t slow the motor down unless rubbing on stationary parts. might very slightly affect the spin up time, but prob not noticeable. The other option to epoxy balancing is by machining the stacks, which can affect the uniformity of the magnetic fields.. but either way a balanced arm is better than an unbalanced one.
The enamel is prob better sanded off at the contact points, to give a a cleaner solder joint.

[Dangerous Dave]

the collection is growing….

the IR tanks are a heap of fun.

new additions are the Wild Char G Claw truck, a ZZSE Mustang (ugly, but FUN!) and an X Trek 3.4 for the Skyline.

I may just have to make a track to race on now.. could sit it on top of the slot car track.

[Dangerous Dave]

erm, looking for micro amps’ site address, but it aint showing – can someone help out?

ta 🙂

[Dangerous Dave]

you’ll never catch a slot car with an RC.. what they lack in “free range” they make up TENFOLD in speed – some of my faster cars run at 22 volts and can suck an amp or 2!!!! just gets hard to see them :O

here’s the mod I guess everyone makes – changing wheels. Definately NOT a performance mod though, unless I go back to the rubber tyres. Seemed a shame to hack out the front wheel arches on a nice clean R34 :(, guess I shoulda found smaller wheels. The uprights also suffered when trying to remove those front axles.

Am waiting on an Xtrek 3.4 to show up in the mail :smiley15: and am thinking dual 1/4 cells.. or a lipo

[Dangerous Dave]

ok – where does one get a li-po small enough for a zzmt??? and how much, how to charge etc etc???

I see that iwaver thing mentioned again, do you guys steal the control circuitry from them? and then what do ya use as a transmitter?

I have read alot of stuff in these forums, but haven’t come across the answers I’m after (yet;))

[Dangerous Dave]

thanks guys!!

the “yellow thing” is a Tyco Fast Traxx slot car, and yeah it handles like sh*te but that aint the point! I also have 1/64 slot versions of the old “Jet Hopper” rc cars from my earlier youth…

I see these guys

http://www.batterieswholesale.com/products_batteries/nimh/nickel-metal-hydride-14-aaa-150-h.htm

have the 1/4 cells reasonably cheap….

I have some micro tanks on their way, should arrive soon. I gotta say that my permanent slot car layout is the BEST place to run a micro MT or tank!! Several hills, some road and a heap of cars to run over :smiley15:

I know some of you hate slot cars, but check this site out, it’s my fav one:

http://home.rochester.rr.com/homtpa/ho_pg1.htm

and make sure to visit the Show Time page (involves the odd rocket motor 😀 )

l8er

Dave

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