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mocky,
If you’ve smashed your car rather violently into a wall or something, the steering pot on the PCB may have been wacked outta alignment. it’s a small ring set within a prominent raised component on the circuit board, with a CROSS shaped hole in the middle. It’s a risky thing to have right, so do a search on all major mini-z sites for it……
Yep, congrats on ur purchase. Now we have an MR02 in our midst. How does it handle outta the box dgs? better than stock MR01, speed wise?
Yes, and EMS is way cheaper too. I had a few xbox modchips and retro games mailed via EMS, everything arrived as it were…..I also hear that Global Priority Mail also passes through without tampers. One thing’s for sure, that’s the first and last time i deal with DHL.
It really surprizes me how DHL and Fedex are reputedly faster and offer tracking services, but go to such lengths to make a quick buck. Quarantine a CD + MR01 parts, what a joke – if it were food, i’d understand ;).
Peace.
Pray that you don’t encounter those customs ####s. I once got severly ripped off because a pal of mine express mailed an overnight parcel via DHL (aka DestroyingHobbyistsLives) which contained a few MR01 parts and a rare, sealed Dreamcast game. Those #$$%^^’s at customs witheld the bundle for quarantine (WTF it’s not a bio-form) for 2 weeks (i paid $55 dollars for fast overnight delivery what a nerve). It arrived crushed and carelessly resealed. The DC game was missing it’s shrink wrap, spinecard, and the case was cracked and scratched. THE FINAL INSULT was the accompanying letter, demanding an additional 56 AU dollars (total: over $100 for a late, damaged delivery) for quarantine fees and handling. If anything, do NOT mail with DHL or Fedex, these companies are in cahoots with those customs pricks and are the bane of hobby items.
You were warned. !@#$% customs. Bare-faced robbers, the lot of ’em.
leonli is right, Futaba 3pk > almost every other transmitter. Adjustable to the ass, stylish as hell, and high-tech. But yes, us Z’ers don’t really need it….there are cheaper ones like the older megatechs.
The old KT2 is fine by me, but most expert racers in HK and TW use Futabas, KOPROPOs and Megatechs…..
I’ll be there this sunday. If bringing pizza, i can chip in. I’ll bring some tissues too. Wouldn’t want any of that nice topping on the Z’s. Kevsta you can race one of my Z’s while ur’s is recurperating. Plenty to go round.
That reminds me….a week ago I was at siahhra tennis courts in Killara when I let a kid have a go of my nsx (i know i know). I specifically told the kid to throttle off and he just depressed it all the way down….until it smashed, full speed, into the concrete wall. Needless to say, I am one h-plate down and one body in need of weld therapy.
Needless to say, he was just 4 years old. figures. He asked if he can ‘mind’ my mini-z. I’m nice, but nice to a certain degree :).
Very few of us Z’ers actually upgrade our transmitters…..the stock ones, KT2 and 5 aren’t that good. Pretty standard, and offer little in the way of adjustible settings all round.
Try an EX-11 or that newer futaba one with a back mounted screen…..really good control ;). Unfortunately, they cost an arm and a leg.
That’s it. Next sunday I’m sticking nails all over my Z’s. Rusty ones.
hmm….don’t think so. But perhaps we should give them a ring or something, jus’ to let ’em know we’re around? They may be already on this forum, too.
Master Spazez that’s a nice warthog pic. You a Halo fan too?
leonli, my mini-z with tlp turbo and SO3 is run with a 9t setup; I’ll definitely consider getting a 12t pinion in the future! BTW the TLP twin turbo of mine is a dodgy one, there is no reverse (just funny glitching).
How did you ‘double stack’ a GPM V2???? I heard from many ppl that a single one will do (?)…..did you solder it directly to the Z’s + – posts?
About Neo’s: although the SO3 is faster than x-speed, those mags certainly slow things down. I’m getting rapid runtime drops using SO3 + twin turbo setups….and after 10mins, the magnets ‘lock’ the motor down. I usually have to give it a push to have things running again. I don’t think this is normal, and if it is, it’s certainly not worth putting neos for that added torque effect 🙁
While I was in Taiwan, the people there used the handwound 35t rotor….possibly the same as yours….it was plenty loud, tho.
Back on topic, nice vids;)
the iwaver has a slightly bigger Potentiometer in the servo box….by ‘bigger’ I mean the that metallic, protruding knob centered on the pot. This knob is the one that connects with the first servo gear in a tube-esque alignment. THe other two servo gears are interchangeable with z ones….
In short, one of the servo gears is designed for the iwaver pot, which is bigger. Try as I did, you cannot forcibly squeeze a Kyosho gear of the same type into the iwaver pot. perhaps if you found some way of making it bigger, but the gears are so damn small.
I’ll be there next week dgs. By then hopefully we’d have faster Z’s, the speed at which those melbournites go is insane! It seems the fastest we get is with plasma dash….
just seen the vid, fantastic. The bigger tamiya was quite loud….and the track is HUGE. Makes our small ‘L’ look microscopic 😉
cheers for the info. Hopefully we’d all meet up sometime and have a grand race….maybe at the canberra g2g if that’s still on :).
ph2t the ground looks very uneven for racing MR01’s….or is it flatter in reality? BTW i managed to reach 35 kmph as well but with an SO3 + twin turbo setup……btw what rc is that above the micrors4? 🙂
Hey jamie, seeing as your fairly knowledgeable of 4wd motors and such, do you think those dangun mod motors are alright for fetted Z’s? The local hobby store doesn’t stock mini4wd, but they do have an infulx of dangun…….
DUDE! you just blew the cover!!
Sounds great. And dgs, not only do i not eat peanut butter, but also macadamia chocs, snickers, kungpao chicken, and all thai food. My sister is even worse, she’s lactose intorerant, no dairy products at all!!
We’ll need a lotta space for the luggage, too: mini-z toolboxes and stuff, with clothes and basic amenities thrown in….wonder if the others will bring 1/10 or micros? We’ll have a mixed-class race :)Largest (1/10) to smallest (bitcharg) all racing together LOL that’ll be worth watching.
hey dgs did u see the vids yet? neway, did u manage to solder that cap leg that kept snapping off?
icebreaka, remember to bring a whole box of Krispy Kremes or we won’t allow you to race! 🙂 j/k.
heheh maybe i will 🙂 but da bus has so much more room to stretch, etc;)
yup, tim. the xbox is rom-compatible once you install a suitable modchip that allows bios change and a larger hard drive. You can even back up whole games and dvd’s on the hd if u wish.
I echo this, the xbox is a HUGELY beneficial entertainment unit that has MASSIVE potential. With the right mods, you essentially have several consoles, bar recent competitors, under one hood.
BTW take a look at Aaron’s Xbox setup in his car, it’s quite a project.
I can probably go too, will probably take the bus coz it aint THAT expensive ;). I’ll bring my miniz racers, overlands, and f1…oh and a coupla bitchargers. Theres a catch though, I’m a chronic insomniac so will probably need a single room to myself….ah and i’m allergic to nuts.
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