Quick question on battery tape.... Where to buy it from and is it just a good quality 3M tape? thanks.

I've used Scotch filament tape...check eBay. You can find it a lot cheaper than Rc marketed stuff.

Yep, scotch strapping tape.

I've always used a quality tape. it's so much easier to use, last longer. Normally only change it out once per event, also better at holding that lipo in place in case of a big accident

Tamiya, Top, Integy, Hudy Glass tape all worth the cost imo

One roll will last several seasons

Don't forget to round those carbon chassis edges where the tape passes thru

http://www.tqrcracing.com/shop/product/stf.jpg

What I use. http://www.lefthander-rc.com/catalog...roducts_id=154
Trying to source it, but it's from intertape. One 12" strip will last the whole race day. So one roll will last a few years.

How about this tape i found on ebay which im not allowed to post a link to:
3M-SCOTCH-8981-18mm-x-55m-HIGH-PERFORMANCE-TRANSPARENT-GLASS-FILAMENT-TAPE-ROLL

[QUOTE=RedBullFiXX;14018518]I've always used a quality tape. it's so much easier to use, last longer. Normally only change it out once per event, also better at holding that lipo in place in case of a big accident

Tamiya, Top, Integy, Hudy Glass tape all worth the cost imo

One roll will last several seasons

Don't forget to round those carbon chassis edges where the tape passes thru


Thanks for the info guys.... Especially about rounding the edges.

I am assuming i will tape in 2 sections...?

No, you run one length of it at one end of the battery, along the bottom of the chassis, then up on the other side. You want it to be all one piece.

Thanks guys…I'll scrub them in…


Per

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylJUcJE562E

Interesting find on castor block angles.

Recently I've been testing reactive caster block angles on VRC Pro. I've noticed when switching from 9 to 6 degrees of reactive caster the car has more of a ''nose down'' feeling. Would this effect of reactive caster transfer over to real life racing? :confused:

Ill be getting a 1/12 car this week from a friend, I think it has sat on his shelf for a good amount of time, This will be my first 1/12 size car with foam tires. How long do the tires last? I assume they dry out like my large size slot cars do. Are there any tricks to bring them back to life or will i have to replace them from drying out? Maybe low traction tires are good to learn on but could also be overly frustrating.

Thanks

I would just buy some new tires. They pretty inexpensive compared to most RC stuff. Get what the other people at your track are running. At least then you'll be in the ballpark.

Xenon front end
 

Hello, I just bought a new car with the Xenon front end. The car drives great but I'm having issues with the left to right ride height. Left side is always lower than right by about .2-.4mm. Somewhere in that range. Chassis balance seems fine as are the tire diameters. Even with setup station it's off. Anyways, after hours of troubleshooting, I think I have it down to the Xenon aluminum front bulkheads. It seems that the lower arm mounts are drilled at a very slight angle. So when you bolt an arm to one side, it very slightly angles up. Bolt it to the other side and it angles ever so slightly down. This would cause one side to be higher/lower than the other side.

Anyone have this issue? I've tried different arms and it seems to be the same. I've swapped bulkheads left to right and it's the same. I'm gonna try a set of AE bulkheads to see if that fixes it. Until then I need to shim the left and right side differently. Blah!

I've had the exact same issue with the AE front end except it was a bent lower arm that was the cause.