ok pucho I'll see you there friday.
Do you need me to bring up anything for you and melissa?

Howdy all. Just a quick reminder. When wiring a reciever battery, positive is red and neg is black on the reciever plun in?
Also, how or what do put in to charge the battery or do you just use the aligator clips right where the wire is solder to the battery?

Thanks and take care
john

I use a female charge jack plug I got from my LHS. I cut the wires so there are only a couple of inches left, strip and tin the ends of the wire and clip on to that with alligator clips.

I use whatever charger I have open to rechgarge the pack at .5A.

I have seen guys solder pieces of battery bar to the + and - cells and clip directly to that. However, I dont like the looks of that :D

That sounds good and about like I was remembering it.
Come to think of it, I have a couple of those 2 prong deans plugs, Maybe one of those in line would work good and then wouldn't have to put a switch in and could put the charger right on that.

Thanks and take care
john

SPEEDXL
 

Tested my 1/12th with your set up! It works!!!!!!!
Though I was just using a 23t (with bearing) motor and it was fast!!! I was even trailing a nitro car with ease!!! Just need to practice precise throttle control!!!
Peace and Happy Racing!! LEM

Just thought I'd share my first decient experience with 1/12th.

The first time I tried 12th I ran a friends car on asphult for about 3 minutes, the setup was off and I wasn't really into it. Tonight(2nd time ever, 1st on carpet) was a completly different experience. A friend handed over his modified 1/12th(reflex 12 with a 12t and a year old pack from last years gate nats) and said don't hold back(I didn't ask to drive his car and never would have). I've been running stock TC for 2 years and had had a crap day of practice till that time. After a few tips I went out on an empty track to give it a shot, with him and another friend watching. It took me 10 or so slow laps to get a feel for the car, the next 8+/- laps were faster but had me blowing lines on 2-3 corners per lap. However the next 10 were to be quite frank "Friggin Ballistic!", it was very easy to drive and the setup felt perfect. I still blew a corner or two per every 2 laps though. I lightly brushed the wall 5 times or so all up, but only drilled it once. I took the sweeper coming off the straight too tight around lap 15 and it did a nice little back flip, after the bump lifted the front end up. Parts tally 0 nothing broken, so the owner told me to keep going after a quick inspection. What suprised me was that the rear end was more planted then I thought it would be. Lap times, one or two of the local fast guys can hit high 11 second laps but most are in the low 12's. My best lap I guess was around maybe lap 25 or so with a 12.66. Most of my laps were high 12's or low 13's. Yes I know a full second is WAY off the pace. ;) That run was the most fun I've ever had in R/C.

Why isn't this class bigger? :confused: Easy to drive, well alot easier then I expected, fast and a shat load of fun. :eek:

Hi,

I'm just getting back into 1/12th after about 8 uears (!) layoff.

I was wondering what the current thoughts are regarding shells - what shells work for what kind of track?

I have some people telling me the yokomo MS1 is a good all round shell, and others saying that the Protoform Ascari or the Speed12 is the go.

Can anyone help with some info and save me buying several shells?

Thanks.

Parma speed 8. I've heard alot of good thinks about it. Not sure if it's *the* shell but it was on the 1/12th I tried tonight and it was great. Coming from someone who is pretty much ignorant about the ways of 1/12th. :blush: :lol:

Anybody remember the page on here or link that had the pic of the carbon tub 1/12th scale chassis , rumored to be from Europe ?

Bob

Yeah, it's on
http://www.rctech.net/forum/showthre...pagenumber=267

/Magnus

Lem2 glad it worked out for you practice makes perfect. just stay on top of it and it will come to youin time! Remember in 12 scale its consistancy that wins!

Florida Series race and 12th scale
 

Were there any 12th scale racers at FullThrottle this last weekend?

If so, who was hot and who wasn't...

Thanks Mag ........

anyone running reedy kryptons in their 12s? what do you think of them. later

Yes that is all I have been running in mine. On a 100'x36' carpet track. I love 'em. 766 brushes and springs about 6.0-6.5 on a Fiddlestick. Brushes last 4-5 races and the motors come off the track about 118*.

No problem with run time until you get down around 10 turn or below. For 10 and 11 turns I've been gearing around 100 - 22-24 depending on tire size.

I do have one PT that I have ran a little, but have to many KR's and need to wear them out. Most of the pro's are running PT's now.

take care
john