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Old 03-20-2009, 07:40 AM
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Steve,

We had our two day race in Colorado last weekend, where we ran a demo class for the 1 cell lipo 1/12 scale cars. When we talked at Snowbirds, you said that the GTB 4-cell would work without a booster or receiver pack, but would put power to the servo / esc if voltage got to low.

YOU DA MAN!

The only ESC that did not need anything was the Novak. Had three racers run them, and no problems or issues!

So thanks for the great info and service.

Mark
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Old 03-20-2009, 10:38 AM
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Paco!

I didn't forget about you! I will get in touch soon!

Originally Posted by Grenade10
Steve,

We had our two day race in Colorado last weekend, where we ran a demo class for the 1 cell lipo 1/12 scale cars. When we talked at Snowbirds, you said that the GTB 4-cell would work without a booster or receiver pack, but would put power to the servo / esc if voltage got to low.

YOU DA MAN!

The only ESC that did not need anything was the Novak. Had three racers run them, and no problems or issues!

So thanks for the great info and service.

Mark
No problem!

Even though the GTB will run pretty well without the smart boost, for even better servo/radio performance, the smart boost will be the ticket!
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Old 03-20-2009, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve Weiss
Even though the GTB will run pretty well without the smart boost, for even better servo/radio performance, the smart boost will be the ticket!
I'll pass that along to the guy's.
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Old 03-20-2009, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve Weiss
Even though the GTB will run pretty well without the smart boost, for even better servo/radio performance, the smart boost will be the ticket!
The website shows the 4 cell GTB as being discontinued. Is that a mistake or will there be a replacement?
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Old 03-20-2009, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by HB Moose
The website shows the 4 cell GTB as being discontinued. Is that a mistake or will there be a replacement?
Moose,

I believe it has been discontinued to general distribution... it is available through our shopatron site though!
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Old 03-20-2009, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve Weiss
I believe it has been discontinued to general distribution... it is available through our shopatron site though!
Yep here is the link

http://www.shopatron.com/index/135.0.5995.35109.0.0.0
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Any news on the booster- release date?
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Old 03-23-2009, 05:40 AM
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hi, i want to run a johnson 540 brushed in my xbr, i know with no sensor wire it goes to brushed mode but how do i wire it up?

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Originally Posted by chrislow
hi, i want to run a johnson 540 brushed in my xbr, i know with no sensor wire it goes to brushed mode but how do i wire it up?

chris
If it's like my GTB, it's all 3 motor wires go to the motor's negative, then the positive motor lead gets connected to battery positive...

It should be the same... My Mamba's were the same...

The manual should say, though...
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The manual doesnt say, the three wires way is for forward only, i would rather use the two wire method, is it tab A an C or something like that?
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I don't believe it has reverse in brushed mode.
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Old 03-23-2009, 07:18 PM
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Hi Steve,

Bought the Novak 5.5 Velocity Light and as you said, it's smoother.
Now Im happy with the performance with my TC5R. It's less aggressive
than what I was using before but same top speed, it now coasts
smoother and brakes hard when needed.

Now Im waiting for the Ballistic motors from our LHS. Just want to know
if it's the same as Velocity Rs in terms of smoothness or are you guys
making Ballistic Light series?

Thanks man!
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anyone know for sure, my tekin can wire brushed to A and C, need to know about my xbr.....steve
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Originally Posted by chrislow
anyone know for sure, my tekin can wire brushed to A and C, need to know about my xbr.....steve
The manual says nothing about reverse, and the product page says it's a forward only profile.

My Mamba's are like the Tekin you speak of... Low power mode with reverse uses red + black...

My GTB can't do brushed reverse either.
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Old 03-24-2009, 08:29 AM
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The GTB will only run forward/brake in brushed mode.

Removing wires from the negative terminal of the brushed motor only reduces performance and no other wiring combination will yeild reversing capabilities.
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