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Old 02-12-2012, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by xtrememadness
congrats on the win peter! why the giant capacitor on the tekin speedo?
No reason other than the one that came with the tekin broke one of the wires off. The one I wired up is just stock for and LRP speed control.
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Old 02-13-2012, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by peter_robinson
No reason other than the one that came with the tekin broke one of the wires off. The one I wired up is just stock for and LRP speed control.
Good to know! Mine break all the time and im always buying from tekin! I have plenty of lrp caps!!
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Old 02-13-2012, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by xtrememadness
Good to know! Mine break all the time and im always buying from tekin! I have plenty of lrp caps!!
Tekin stuff is really cheap, the receiver wires break all the time as well. Really poor quality.

Can't wait for the new ORCA 1S speedo
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Originally Posted by peter_robinson
Tekin stuff is really cheap, the receiver wires break all the time as well. Really poor quality.

Can't wait for the new ORCA 1S speedo
i was looking at the orion r10 1s and programmer but the orca 1s sounds interesting! im tired of bringing a laptop to the track and my sxx has been unreliable
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Did Speed Merchant take a holiday after the Snowbirds?

Placed a parts order on the website 10 days ago and no answer or shipping notice.

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Old 02-13-2012, 07:19 PM
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Happy Friday everyone

Congrats on your win, I was wondering who makes the open tierod ends in your pic?

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Congrats on your win, I was wondering who makes the open tierod ends in your pic?

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Originally Posted by chris moore
Congrats on your win, I was wondering who makes the open tierod ends in your pic?

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Top as well!
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Old 02-15-2012, 09:08 PM
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Did Speed Merchant take a holiday after the Snowbirds?

Placed a parts order on the website 10 days ago and no answer or shipping notice.

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I placed an order on the 8th and haven't gotten any word on shipping or an email response either. I was really hoping to get my new car sooner rather than later, oh well I guess.
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I got a ship notification last night on an order from the 5th.

It said on the news feed that they would catch up when they got back from the snowbirds.


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I placed an order on the 8th and haven't gotten any word on shipping or an email response either. I was really hoping to get my new car sooner rather than later, oh well I guess.
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Any orders not involving cutting new carbon went out. Cnc should be up and running again soon.
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what's the purpose for the eclip in the top groove of the kingpin? I just use plain 1/8" rod (without any eclip grooves) as kingpins and I grind a little flat spot in the middle of the kingpin where the small setscrew in the steering block touches the kingpin. A plain 1/8" slot car axle is plenty long enough to make two plain (no eclip) old skool kingpins.
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Originally Posted by 12thScaleCrazy
I got a ship notification last night on an order from the 5th.

It said on the news feed that they would catch up when they got back from the snowbirds.
Ok cool thank you for your update!
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Originally Posted by vafactor
what's the purpose for the eclip in the top groove of the kingpin? I just use plain 1/8" rod (without any eclip grooves) as kingpins and I grind a little flat spot in the middle of the kingpin where the small setscrew in the steering block touches the kingpin. A plain 1/8" slot car axle is plenty long enough to make two plain (no eclip) old skool kingpins.
It makes the assembly look more finished when using a king pin with a groove, it acts as a safety in the event the set screw backs out, and also by cutting a slot for the set screw to sit your inhibiting your ability to modify the suspension up travel as easily by locating the block on the king pin.

But cutting 1/8 rod otherwise does sound like a pretty economical solution.
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Originally Posted by chris moore
Congrats on your win, I was wondering who makes the open tierod ends in your pic?

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Peter

What is the reason for the steering block mod?

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