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:shy:yay i get it now lol

this should be fun 🙂

anyone have a good quality 10m x 3m banner print out picture of aus micro.com?

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you can create a webpage if you want, but it is going to be judged on whoever comes up with the “best” promotional item.

ok, after re reading this a few times, do you mean like a new jingle like replacing ausmicro.com, where size does matter ?

a flash/tv advert for ausmicro

or something completly different like a new item that ausmicro will be remembered for or get credit for, like the worlds fastest/best rc car or track with ausmicro advertising

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so what can we enter in?
say a new webpage layout or something?

your big vocab isnt helping my brain work very well 😛

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so what can we enter in?
say a new webpage layout or something?

your big vocab isnt helping my brain work very well 😛

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yeah easy to handle and cut too.

only problem is it can look ghetto at some times 😛

anyway guys, ive decided to stick to a flat track, the bridge wouldnt be looking like a bridge if i did one as of the steepness you would have to lay off. it would probo catch air anyway 😛

ive just decided fun and fast flat track with lots of trees and stuff 🙂

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ive been wanting to ge a z for a long time and that the new one has been releasd i might finally grab myself a little bucket of fun, ive drivin my mates and they are so much fun…

and cheaper lol

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y dont we try and ge a group of miniz enthusiests and have a bris miniz cup and go to like a hall and race….

its pretty hard finding ppl to race with

but if you goto your local hobby shop and put down an intrest form, few phone calls and ya set!

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im thinking about making a track myself, but i can’t not until i finnish school anyway. has any one used hard card board? cause i was thinking of using that for rails or surface. im planning to make it with my friend, its gonna be pretty big cause he has an empty house he doesnt use for any thing and his lounge is huge.

lucky bugger 😛

cardboard sounds good hey, nice and cheap, and soft

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cheers arron, ill be in contact soon depending on some stuff 🙂

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What voltage is arriving at the motor once you do a FET mod?

I hear a Plasma Dash draws approx 4 amps at 2.4-3 volts. If a FET mod is supplying 4.8-6 volts, it’ll draw about 8 amps, right? Are AAA NiMhs capable of throwing that much amperage?

i have the pn racing batteries, i dunno how much ampage they put out 🙁

so whats happening with this fet order?

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Where abouts is this track gonna be????

well we have a double car port under cover and then it merges into a work area behind, im looking at filling up as much of the space as i can while allowing space for the racers to stand in.

I know all that stuff is great but its going to take a shitload of planning and time to do wich is the only problem having all this stuff due in for school every min (year 12)

thanks for the advice anyway dave, ill give some more planning ago and check out the tracks at lunch (teachers around now)

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what about some of the tracks in gt2 or gt3?

ohhh, thats a bloody smart idea
goto give you big credit for that one

ive goto go play ps2 now 😀

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you dont need 2×6 for a p dash all you need is 2X4 or any turbo. i like 24 fets becouse you get better run times and its faster and then everyone with a z has 2X6 stack only a few have 24 or 36 and even fewer have 24 or 36 with 6 cell’s

can you explain how 24 gets better run times then?
if so wont atleast 12 be better than 8

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I like high speed tracks, so maybe a few straights, wide turns, and maybe some technical sections to slow you down and make it more interesting.

you got any good examples of tracks like this or something i would be able to make a clone of?

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t00l you don’t need 12×2 fets, 6×2 is more than enough for a plasma dash.

VR-4 i don’t expect any australians will be interested in buying.

id be intrested in the 12 then
i also wouldnt mind a plasma dash if someone can get one with some fets cheap for me

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excellent, got any photo’s of it? I was thinking of the red F40 when I was considering a mini z. Had other things to spend my money on unfortunately.

hahahah, i got my z second hand for 90$, spoze we all have our dreams, ferrari’s are in everyones list somewhere 😉

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after months and months of wondering if i wanted to go larger than a bit char-g, i finally sipped into my pockets and dished out some large wad of cash for a sleek red ferrari F40 mini-z.

These are bloody terrific…! now i know what you guys are on about.. i can seriously see myself at ausmicro mini-z gatherings.

I decided to perform sacrilege and i opened my untouched Initial D Redsuns Palm runner and stole the shell for the mini-z..

ok.. i cant type no more.. have to play more.

now all ya need is the rice on it and some upgrades 😀

ill let ya go and have some fun 🙂

good choice btw

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id be intrested in getting 24 fets depending on the price and knowning if 24 is better than the 12 stack (2×6)

and after calling up the hobby shop today they have stopped stocking the plasma dash motors after them telling me they do stock them yesterday >:( anyone know anywhere on the net you can get em from?

and or who is doing then selling these fets from the group buy, if they are going to someones house first that can source down a plasma dash can ya plz give us a call!

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use tamiya mini 4wd bearings just soak them in alch. that makes them dry and they roll 4 ever. and if you side stack fets you can fit up to 24 under the cover.

i only payed 40 cents a fet for mine and you can find them cheeper.

as for plates. with a h plate you still need a roll shock set but if you use a o or a x you dont really need them.

since your new i dont know what your skill in soldering is but i would say just get 2 gpm v2 turbos and hook them up and its the same as a 2X6 stack.

if you can solder good just e mail me Toobadneil@aol.com and i’ll tell you how to side stack and stack 24 under the cover without any mods. and i’ll send you the diagram that mister e sent me

i can solder, and a picture sounds good 🙂
can you please email it to archi@eon.net.au and ill try it out

gt-ahh do you have any fets left and how much are they each?
can you beat that 40c price, that sounds alot better than the 1.50 each that minizstore.com sells them for

but as for the numbers, wont a 24 stack just allow for the best ever motor to be put in there or the full power that the plasma dash can handle?

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you could use the really old school game “stunts” to create a track, then you get to drive on it and everything. That game was awesome, in fact, i’m gonna download it tonight.

hahahha that game was the s****, i might have to download that and a more realistic game so i get a basic and real feeling

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2×6 stack will fit fine under the cover.

The bearings are a special make, you will have to order some from the usa or something http://www.rcmart.com

The plates are the linkage from the chassis and rear suspension, you will need carbon fibre ones.

The Plasma Dash needs no brush replacement.

sweet, i was worried it wouldnt or something 😛
so how many will i actually need to buy, just the 12 which also covers into replacement of the stock, or 12 + replacement of the stock fets?

thats a shame about the bearings, how much difference will they make and will it be worth spending the extra money on these?

i know what the plates are, my z fell off a table and snapped it clean in half, thats why im looking for a new one, is the x plate just an x shape and whats the ch o plate?

thanks for clearing up that carbon fiber is the best, i was leaning towards this in the beginning

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Yeah, i know the one, its called trackmaker, here’s the link:
http://www.bitchar-g.co.uk/track_building/trackmaker.shtml

thanks for the help guys, your all so friendly and quick on replys

i would be able to make a mirror if they need it also. just a thought im trying to track down the creator’s e-mail and ill give him a buzz 🙂

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well you need atleast 2X4 to run a plasma.or a good turbo beaing the gpm v2 or you can get 2 turbos and it will be like a 2X6 fet stack.

you can replace the bushing on the plasma to bearings “i did”

dont change the can on the plasma or it will suck i tryed it and the plasma has a set timeing or else it will suck. the duds you will know if you get 1 beocuse it will be as fast as a x speed

i like ch o and x plates.

the plasma das uses some of the best brushes i ever seen in a 130 size motor and you can only use the replacement brushes for it. so you dont need to replace them but if you buy a mech dash ultra dash hyper dash jet tuned ect you need some pn brushes.

so do i order 12 of these
http://minizstore.com/view_ProductDetail.asp?pID=152
for the 2×6 stack? or do i need more for the replacement of the original ones on top, and is there any cheaper stores around?
and is that 2 wide 6 tall? – if so how will the top cover fit on?

where did you get just the bearings for for the replacement?
just a local hobby shop should have them?
any special sizes?

thanks for that about the can and duds 🙂

whats a ch o and x plate?
ive never seen any x plates in pics even on rice boy cars 😛
and ch o ?

yeah, ive seen about the other motors needing replacement brushes but not the ultra 🙂 very handy 😛

thanks for your help again guys, i wanna get right into this stuff, coz its so fun.

Ill be building a fairly big in door track for these babys soon, ill hold some local contests to make some $$ or something 😀

ill keep you guys posted on all my work when everything starts coming out of the planning stages :dead:

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2fast: Can you give us anymore info about the complex??? I am very interested in finding a track to race on in melb.

What more do you want to know? You can race your mini z there. And the track is good – transponders and everything! Plenty of power points. People who run it are pretty cool. Thats all I can thimk of. Ask a more specific question if you want more info. Or better still – Call the phone number (afternoons/evenings only i think.
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i wouldnt mind seeing some pics of this place, crap or good quality 🙂

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1. FETs are better than turbos….
2. yup solder on a wire…
3. nope stock mount shoud take it..
4. I heard u need to replace the brushes.. standard carbon ones should be fine..
5. If it doesnt work
6. if you really want speed. get a bb can for the plasma dash aswell..

1. so just get a 6×2 stack of fets, or is there a better setup?
2. easy work
3. great
4. other people say the bushings are fine and if not better than the stock mini z ones :S
5. i was kinda talking about the “dud” slower speed ones compared to the crazy ones, how can you tell the rpm of these?
6. these bb cans require me taking apart the plasma dash and replacing the body of it to kind of say. will this need to be re wound?
im kinda knew to this whole motor scene 😛

and are the carbon fiber h plates the best or graphite or steel, what have you guys found to be the best, im thinking the fiber are as they are light and strong, graphite i have been told snap pretty easy too and the steel would bend and snap over time right? (i spoze they all do but after a few falls or bad runs?)

also thanks for the fast reply gt-ahh, this place is alot better over other forums 😀

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