1/8 electric & mechanical brake mixing
01-25-2009, 01:43 PM
#1
1/8 electric & mechanical brake mixing
I read in a post where someone had mixed their mechanical and electric brakes on their 1/8 buggy, but they just mentioned it, no details.
Anyone try this? What are the pros & cons? I was thinking I'll try to run without mechanical brakes at all. I know you can have bias with mechanical and not with electric, but what would the benefits of mixing them together?
Banter
Anyone try this? What are the pros & cons? I was thinking I'll try to run without mechanical brakes at all. I know you can have bias with mechanical and not with electric, but what would the benefits of mixing them together?
Banter
01-25-2009, 05:54 PM
#2
I read in a post where someone had mixed their mechanical and electric brakes on their 1/8 buggy, but they just mentioned it, no details.
Anyone try this? What are the pros & cons? I was thinking I'll try to run without mechanical brakes at all. I know you can have bias with mechanical and not with electric, but what would the benefits of mixing them together?
Banter
Anyone try this? What are the pros & cons? I was thinking I'll try to run without mechanical brakes at all. I know you can have bias with mechanical and not with electric, but what would the benefits of mixing them together?
Banter
If you set up the brakes on just the rear, then mixed in a little motor braking, you could adjust bias by dialing in or out the ESC brakes. 
01-28-2009, 02:58 PM
#3
Tech Adept
Most of the time when people refer to mixing the brakes it means they are turning off the brakes in the ESC and using a servo only for the brakes.
Every set up is diffrent, and it should be. Based on track conditions and more importantly, personal prefrence.
I prefer a break servo. Yeah, I said it, I think its better. On a short track you don't need nearly as much front brake. Also, backing off the front brakes gives it a sort of one-way feel that is oh so great in a 1/10th scale 4wd car.
Every set up is diffrent, and it should be. Based on track conditions and more importantly, personal prefrence.
I prefer a break servo. Yeah, I said it, I think its better. On a short track you don't need nearly as much front brake. Also, backing off the front brakes gives it a sort of one-way feel that is oh so great in a 1/10th scale 4wd car.
01-29-2009, 08:02 AM
#5
Most of the time when people refer to mixing the brakes it means they are turning off the brakes in the ESC and using a servo only for the brakes.
Every set up is diffrent, and it should be. Based on track conditions and more importantly, personal prefrence.
I prefer a break servo. Yeah, I said it, I think its better. On a short track you don't need nearly as much front brake. Also, backing off the front brakes gives it a sort of one-way feel that is oh so great in a 1/10th scale 4wd car.
Every set up is diffrent, and it should be. Based on track conditions and more importantly, personal prefrence.
I prefer a break servo. Yeah, I said it, I think its better. On a short track you don't need nearly as much front brake. Also, backing off the front brakes gives it a sort of one-way feel that is oh so great in a 1/10th scale 4wd car.
I thought I was the only person on Earth that understood this! 
01-29-2009, 08:33 AM
#6
01-29-2009, 10:52 AM
#8
Tech Adept
Its hard to make people understand some times, you know. Don't get me wrong , i love how the industry is based on people that put the "boy" in fan-boy-ism. I mean, i got my friend to buy a tekno conversion with out even seeing mine.
I do prefer it though. I've heard stuff about weight and other things that were quickly put to rest when i ran the car for the first time. In a way, it feels like a light version of my nitro 8ight. I would FOR SURE recomend that you check out the teknoRC conversion when looking where to leap in this fast-growing class.
I do prefer it though. I've heard stuff about weight and other things that were quickly put to rest when i ran the car for the first time. In a way, it feels like a light version of my nitro 8ight. I would FOR SURE recomend that you check out the teknoRC conversion when looking where to leap in this fast-growing class.
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