hey wally, is the 16 gauge thinner than what comes with the 07 sphere?, and does it hamper the performance of controller, or take away power in any way?Or is it compromise free? thankyou

tommy

16 gauge wire is more than adequate for 1/12th scale applications. Good 16ga wire will have less chance of interfering with pod movement, especially for brushless. The wire that comes on the Sphere is bigger, I think its 14ga :cool:

16 is thinner than the 13 or 14awg that comes with the '07 (and most other high end esc) The determining factor in the compromise is if the gear/motor/track/car set-up result in excess current being drawn, over the short distance traveled voltage drop is negligible but heat build up greatly increases that loss.

Most Stock guys are running 18awg as this is slightly lighter and makes for a cleaner/easier install, and less chance of binding up rear pods. I prefer 16 due to its thicker more durable insulation and if I decide to drop a 6 single (yeah there are still brushed mods) I a confident it can handle the extra current draw.

makes me think of runnin/finding some good gp3300's i loved thos cells!! for the lighter weight and possibly smaller?

Does anyone have any specs or pics of Toso's corally 12th scale from cleveland, such as tires and front end used?

cheers

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Hi to all!.

I have a problem with my rc12l4 and I can´t resolve it: Under braking the car always turn/spin to the left. I think the chasis is well balanced and the tweak adjustement is ok. The front springs are same lenght and the tires have same diameter. I have this problem since I installed a 3.5R novak.
By other hand, under power on the car behaviour is ok, no problems.

Thanks in advanced!.
Mario.

P.D: Sorry for my english, but is not my native languaje :(

Learn to drive without brakes ;)

That could be the problem. In high traction carpet applications, brakes are not really necessary. I don't even have brakes dialed in on my radio for my 1/12 scale or TC.

12th cars don't brake in a straight line, because they are so easy to throw off line, and then get out of shape, under braking. The power of the brakes on a 3.5 will make the rear go light, one wheel starts to slide, and then it slides away from you. It's pretty much unavoidable. I don't know anyone who uses brakes in their normal driving, and it isn't a fast way round the track.

Make sure your speedo is set with the minimum drag brake setting, or the second setting if using a bonded rotor. Learn to drive without using the brakes, it's faster!!

there is one corner at my track where you HAVE to use brakes with the 12th to make it around the corner :lol: ( every other corner you don't need brakes. we don't use tyre additive, or spray anything on the asphalt)

i've managed to set my maximum brake down so it brakes in a straight line (it does it quite effectively!). so just turn down your brakes until it doesnt spin out.

edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFBytUOYTPQ thats some footage one of the guys at the track took (me practicing on sunday just passed with the 12x)

With a 3.5r bolted to the car the best modification to make is to simply add wings. Your car should be airborne by the middle of the straightaway.

I would drop down to a 10.5 which for 12th is very fast.

Makes sure your rear axle is centered. If it is not this can cause the veering off in one direction on power or on brakes. You will need to use shims to do this. Measure from the center of the chassis to the outside edge of each wheel.

As far as brakes don't listen to these guys. You may not need them but you should still have them setup properly. you never know when you will ned to hit the brakes to stop from running into a crash, marshall's foot, etc....

After I set up my speedo the first thing I do is reduce my brake end point on my radio until my car can stop hard when I hit the brakes but not get out of control.

I race mod 1/12th on asphalt and my track has a 90* right hander into a chicane at the end of a 170' straight... you have to use brakes or drag brakes to make that corner.

I agree with you on that one mate. I don't tend to use brakes at all with my 12th car but I have my speedo setup for maximum brakes and then adjust what I actually need via one of the knobs on my transmitter. Its usually set 1/2 way around its full value. And you're quite right that you never know when a marshall is going to run infront of your car....

Hi!

Thank you very much for all tips!. I always drive without using brakes (I setting hard drag brake in ESC), but there are some corners where you HAVE to use brakes.
I'm sure that my rear axle is centered but I'll check it again.
BTW, I think that it could be a setup/tweak problem because it's very strange that spins always to the same side (under hard braking).

Cheers!