post layoff consolation prize

HirotoR34 · Post by **HirotoR34** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 12:03 pm

Well, last week my company laid off all the seasonal people (including myself) and I was feelin a little down. On my way home, I stopped at an LHS and came across this.....friggen awesome!

just running it around my living room is hard enough, this thing is quick as shit. I definitely makes even my modified Xmods look slow. Can't wait to start modding it....

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:28 pm

Cool, that outta keep ya grinnin' for a while.

I thought my first one was hard to drive around the living room, but the second seemed way more controllable. Make sure the diff is loose. The slipper is set so it slips for a foot or so, and the rear end is level with or higher than the front. Its sensitive to tweaks. I think those are things that helped.

SHAUN · Post by **SHAUN** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:04 pm

Sorry 'bout being laid off, nice truck!

HirotoR34 · Post by **HirotoR34** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:08 pm

It's all good. I went to my local hobby shop to pick up another one, but they sold out and are on backorder, so I picked up a mini t. Out of the box, I'm impressed with the build quality, but performance wise, my micro t smokes it ! I'm hoping to start upgrading both so that I may terrorize my driveway(not to mention the dog)!

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:42 pm

That's funny the Micro T smokes it. Mine was pretty fast to start with, but I borrowed the NiMH pack from my MLST, I think that must've helped quite a bit. Bearings and oil shocks are a must. I upgraded my wires and plugs, and picked up a Trinity Termination Machine mod motor for about $30, and I'm plenty happy with the speed.

HirotoR34 · Post by **HirotoR34** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:12 am

I went to the LHS and picked up a 7.2 Nimh pack and a losi speed motor, and it made a big difference until I fried the pack. I have a Thunder Tiger 30 min charger and had to adapt a mini plug to it. It says it charges 7.2 packs, but it literally melted the pack. Do I have to modify it to charge a Nimh pack?

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:58 pm

what sort is the charger? sounds like a plug pack deal. can you adjust the current?

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:33 pm

I would guess too much current, if the voltage is correct. 2.3 amps is the reccomended charge rate for these cells. I have a Dynamite charger, and it charges the batteries for about 30 minutes at 2 amps.

HirotoR34 · Post by **HirotoR34** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:09 pm

It says the output is 2.4 amps...probably why this happened (not to mention I walked away from it )

SuperFly · Post by **SuperFly** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:17 pm

Sorry to hear the bad news....but it cracks me up that on the way home from being laid off you stopped at the hobby store and dropped a couple hundred bucks.

That's awesome. Gotta have some toys to play with while you're sitting at home.

Tana · Post by **Tana** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:37 pm

Too bad on the lay off man Hope there is unemployment pay!

I just picked up a micro t today for my bosses kid. I was hoping to mess with it before I send it out. I hate to use the word cute but... it is

HirotoR34 · Post by **HirotoR34** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 7:11 pm

SuperFly wrote:Sorry to hear the bad news....but it cracks me up that on the way home from being laid off you stopped at the hobby store and dropped a couple hundred bucks. That's awesome. Gotta have some toys to play with while you're sitting at home.

Yeah, otherwise I'd be playing with knives....

Slight depression + knives = bad shit....