ZZMT Articulation mod Q's

bigboi24 · Post by **bigboi24** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:19 am

Hey everyone, I just got my first and new ZZMT from ebay. I REALLY love it adn enjoy it a lot. I want to do the articulation mod, but it says you have to take apart your truck, and I'm not so sure about the ZZMT build yet. So would it be possible to take just the CPB and cut around the things in the casing and cut off some of the under under plastic?

redrustbucket · Post by **redrustbucket** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:22 am

I think you'll find it easier to take the truck apart. It's not all that difficult as long as you keep track of the parts and don't misplace anything. Might help to make a small wiring diagram so you know where everything goes if you don't have another MT for reference.

I guess you could try making the cuts with a dremel with it assembled but I wouldn't think it would be easier. You're still going to need to remove the drive shaft anyway.

The first one I did was a little tricky but I could probably do it in my sleep now with how many I've had apart. Don't worry about it. Everything is fixable or replaceable. Dive in!

bigboi24 · Post by **bigboi24** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:03 pm

Well, I finished the mod. It was relativley easy. But now, i can't move it. I think i pulled away some wire that connects to the battery. and the batter is seperate from the PCB. can anyone post a pic of a stock or right ZZMT PCB?

Also, is the on/off switch really needed?

redrustbucket · Post by **redrustbucket** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:34 pm

I eliminate the on/off switch on all of my crawlers as it gave me trouble with shorts in the past. Now it's just one less thing to go wrong.

I used to super glue the wire ends to the board so they wouldn't break from the repeated twisting of the articulation but now I just replace them with wires from 1/10 scale servo extensions.

I don't have a picture for you but if you post one up of yours I could probably point you in the right direction.

Here's some I had saved but I'm not sure they'll help.

Once you've got it wired correctly you can also coat the board with liquid electrical tape to prevent broken wires. Hope this helps.

bigboi24 · Post by **bigboi24** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:34 pm

Eh, I gave up on the on I was working on. I'm just gonna buy a new one from my spare change bucket. I'm up to 25 bucks

sidewinder · Post by **sidewinder** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:11 am

I'll give you $5 for whats left of the hacked truck.

bigboi24 · Post by **bigboi24** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:47 pm

Good deal, but I'll pass, I might need those parts later on. sorry dude

sidewinder · Post by **sidewinder** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:51 pm

bigboi24 wrote:Good deal, but I'll pass, I might need those parts later on. sorry dude

Now you're thinking like a true pimp