Dirty Bandit!

[crazydave]

Try it in a Late Model with concrete wall coming at you... that's a really fun time to figure out you just made the stupid thing impossible to turn.

I believe the concrete walls are stationary.

[PimpFloyd]

Hey SW...what bat's are you currently running in your Bandit? Average run time?

I'm averaging about 13 minutes on new NiMH 7.2V 3000 sticks in the dirt and some stubble.

O/T but popped a freshly charged NiMH stick in the Bolink tonight - yeah, THAT was fun

PF

[45tr0]

Try it in a Late Model with concrete wall coming at you... that's a really fun time to figure out you just made the stupid thing impossible to turn.

did that last weekend in a go kart. kidneys still hurt.

[sidewinder]

Try it in a Late Model with concrete wall coming at you... that's a really fun time to figure out you just made the stupid thing impossible to turn.

I believe the concrete walls are stationary.

That's a common misconception, but there are some of us that know better...like 45tr0. Hope your ok, a kart sounds like it would be a bad thing to hit a wall in (on?).


PF, right now I have a pair of Radio Shack 3300mAh sticks I'm using, I'm not sure on the run times but it seems like around 15 minutes or so, next time I take it out I'll watch a clock. I could be way off, I have a really bad sense of time. BTW, I didn't think of it when you were asking about battery sources but Radio Shack has some pretty decent 3300mAh sticks for around 20-25 bucks, at least they did, I haven't checked lately.


edit: I just checked their website, they want around $28 online, but check the stores, they usually have a deal on the batteries (except around Christmas).

[vwmicrosizer]

man i love reading all of your guys stories. about 3 weeks ago my mom took me to our LHS to pick out an rc for Christmas. i was planning to get a bandit that was there but sadley it was gone. but i then discovered at the very top of the shelf were you can barley see it there was a 1/16 e revo up there. so i got that instead. im still happy with the 1/16 e revo. i also got a dual battery connector and an extra battery. cant wait till Christmas for that snow run.

[sidewinder]

Hey when you get it going take a picture of the waterproof box for the receiver/esc if you have a camera around...I'm wanting to see what they did to waterproof it...I'd like to waterproof the Bandit and maybe some of those boxes would work.

[PimpFloyd]

Hey SW...I would think your RX box is water proof - I thought you bought yours after I bought mine and mine's WP.

Check to see if your RX box has a blue neoprene-like gasket and that the wire outlet has a spoogy black foam material - pretty sure that's what Traxxas does to WP them.

If not - I'm in trouble

The Velineums (sp) BL motors weren't truely WP proof till later in the summer of this year I think.

[sidewinder]

Oh, it does have that... I wonder if it was the motor or the esc or both that they waterproofed on the newer models? I'll have to hit the Traxxas board and find out. Thanks.

[PimpFloyd]

Yeah - I'm pretty sure the "1st generation" BL motors where not WP until later on in the year - I bought my setup around June maybe...not sure about the speed control on the older units.

[sidewinder]

So maybe a balloon and one of the new motors It would make winter more fun.