1/36 Team Losi Micro-T

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 6:33 am

ibjamn wrote:My LHS said Micro-Ts are shipping out on this Friday. They are expecting them on Tuesday.
Did anyone preorder?

I was gonna preorder on Monday, but I guess that's hardly a preorder now, huh?

I was reading the manual the other day, and it said that the charger charged the car batt in only 20 minutes!

I thought it would be much longer.

Wha?! Longer? 150mah cells shouldn't take 20 minutes. I was figuring it would be a 5-10 minute charge. They must be charging them real slow to help extend runtime. As a general rule the slower you charge a NiMH, the slower they discharge. You can also pack a little extra mah in there, because a slower charge means less heat, which means less expansion.

I just got my new Horizon Hobby catalog yesterday, had a picture of a Micro T jumping over a NT on the cover. No info we don't already know, but I did notice it says 8 Alkaline for the charger, and 8 Heavy Duty batteries for the TX. "Heavy Duty" Do they still make those?

ibjamn · Post by **ibjamn** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 6:37 pm

Rayovac HD? do they still make those

I thought 20 mins was a bit long also. I wonder how easy it'll be to have a second battery pack to swap out. You know, to not give the household pets a time to breathe

RCdabbler · Post by **RCdabbler** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:20 pm

Got mine on the way home from work today.
2 other people had preordered them at the LHS and they had 12 come in total.

The thing is quick and will wheelie very easily.

Mine was missing a E clip for the front tire but luckily I had one in my parts stockpile.

SHAUN · Post by **SHAUN** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:00 pm

Dabber are you on RCC, lol.

RCdabbler · Post by **RCdabbler** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:10 pm

yeah i'm all over the place it seems

ibjamn · Post by **ibjamn** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:31 pm

RCdabbler wrote:Got mine on the way home from work today.
2 other people had preordered them at the LHS and they had 12 come in total.

The thing is quick and will wheelie very easily.

Mine was missing a E clip for the front tire but luckily I had one in my parts stockpile.

Man I would love to see it in person, or Via a video from one of you guys. The promo vids just don't seem real enough. In real-world conditions it would seem a bit more believable.......

If posible, could you see if Xmod shocks fit it. Also, aren't the Xmod bearings the same size?

evoraptor · Post by **evoraptor** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 3:28 pm

ibjamn wrote:If posible, could you see if Xmod shocks fit it. Also, aren't the Xmod bearings the same size?

Nah, I have a few pictures of one taken apart by a member of a forum I'm on, but that forum is a private one, so you can't see the thread.

Here's a pic of the bearing size comparo. The bearing is Xmod sized.

Picture above thanks to Hawk.

edit: pic removed.

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:43 am

RCdabbler wrote:
Mine was missing a E clip for the front tire but luckily I had one in my parts stockpile.

An E-clip for the front tire? I hope you're not telling us the front wheels are held on the axle with E-clips. Those things are a nightmare.

Please tell us more. I need to know, I want see everything.

evoraptor · Post by **evoraptor** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:44 am

All the wheels are held on by e-clips.. lol.

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:05 pm

evoraptor wrote:All the wheels are held on by e-clips.. lol.

Nooooo!

...but I'm still getting one.

Maxximum Attack · Post by **Maxximum Attack** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 6:39 pm

I've seen reports that these things keep up with a slightly modded MRS4

I'd like to get one, but I'll wait till i can get chassis sets or maybe grab one used off ebay.

RCdabbler · Post by **RCdabbler** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 6:54 pm

A few pics.
Yes E clips hold the wheels on.
The shocks are just springs and the rear is to soft also and needs spacers I will try some grease in them to sort of dampen them(I hope).

These things really are a blast though and surprisingly quick.They do handle very well but to corner hard on carpet will take some tuning (rear shocks to soft)
A set of foam tires for carpet would be nice.

SHAUN · Post by **SHAUN** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:34 pm

Why the fuck did you post pics, I already want one bad enough and you posting pics is like holding a turkey in front of a starving man!

I can't wait to get one.

Bird · Post by **Bird** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:17 pm

Awww c'mon... you guys KNOW that the aftermarket for these is going to be sick, right? There's gonna be nice cvds and nice knuckles and we'll be able to rock all those nice anodized 2mm locknuts we got on our xmods and mini zs...

I cant wait to get mine...

Maxximum Attack · Post by **Maxximum Attack** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:31 am

Speaking of Xmods... I notied that these have the D shaped slot. Can Xmod wheels fit this thing? This maybe the first step to a rally car