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Old 10-03-2007, 04:05 AM
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Not totally sure what you were trying to say, but generally after an oil change you should push the shaft up and let it come down on it's own. If it comes down halfway, you're good to go.
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Briguy and KC- Do you guys have an 8ight buggy? Or are you just moderating? LOL

Not that it`s any of your business , but yes I have two 8ights .
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I wonder how that Pro Built 8 drive's out of the box?
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Old 10-04-2007, 03:23 AM
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Sensitive.

Ive been running the front camber link in the lower hole and it has worked out very well. Anyone who hasn't tryed it should try it out.

ANyone have a setup for there 8ight on a super high bite clay track?
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Brian, I guess you're talking about B&J? The stock setup actually works well there minus ride height changes. Perhaps 3k in the front diff would work because I remember I couldn't really slide my car around every turn. Then again that's not my driving style anyway.
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is anyone using the losi lipo and there charger in there 8ight? how do you like them? good product or should i find somthing else?
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Rob, we are running the Losi Lipos in both Derek's 8ights and his 8ight T. They have worked great and the regulator is nice and small. I put the regulator in the rx box with the Spektrum micro rx and there was plenty of room. Just be sure the wrap the battery in as much foam as possible and I put a piece of Lexan in the bottom of the battery box over the battery box screw boss to protect the battery from being worn dented by it.
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I just saw a guy at the local hobby store that had a Lipo receiver battery catch on fire. Scary, total loss.

Make sure not to over discharge the pack!



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Old 10-04-2007, 07:24 PM
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jim- over discharging a lipo pack will not cause it to burst into flames. However over chargeing it will. or chargeing a pack after it has been over discharged can cause it to happen buy not likely unless he is useing a cheap charger. also If the screw in the radio box punctred the cells that could have caused the fire.
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Old 10-04-2007, 11:18 PM
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well i think i will go with the losi lipo's then. are you guy's using the losi regulator with the switch or the one without? i usually don't use a switch just plug the reciever pack in.
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Old 10-05-2007, 05:51 AM
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Does the Losi Lipo battery or regulator have a lipo cut-off function so you cant over discharge it?
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I already have a li-po charger and an Apache 505 external balancer. Since the Losi li-po has the 3 wire balancing lead will this work with my balancer?
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You need to check the connector. Losi needs to get on the ball with these connectors!
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Rob we are running the regulator without the switch.
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Has anyone got a race roller yet? If so is there anything I will need to fix out of the box? I assume that the original bugs would be fixed in the race roller.
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