38LikesTekno ET48 Thread
01-21-2014 | 06:34 AM
#1516
BMS-28A at 7.4v: 388in-oz/.10sec. I've never used it before, but my other 3 Bluebirds have been great (fast, strong, and durable). Hopefully,this one will be a great addition. Right now, waiting for it is holding up my build.
01-21-2014 | 06:53 AM
#1517
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The tlr kits may be great, but whoo wee their manuals suck. I have never had to guess more on what goes where in my life. While the cars may be very close in performance, the manual had to be made by either the smartest or the dumbest person @ tlr. Tekno will go together easier everytime. I know you'll disagree with me on this, because duh, you've built them before. You know where most everything goes. But a beginner or even a pretty good racer who's never owned tlr would tell you it was anything but a well thought out build process.
My first Tekno was the EB48 a year ago and I remember telling my friend how easy and detailed the manual was...maybe it's cause I'm very mechanically inclined and that's why I found it to be so simple or maybe it's you. I guess I'm not sure cause I never asked anybody how easy or hard the manual was and don't ever remember reading that the instruction manual was difficult.
01-21-2014 | 07:03 AM
#1518
As for the assembly, most of it goes together really well, with just a couple acceptable hicups I came across. They are mentioned in my Build Tips thread. I really liked the flats on the end of the planetary gear pins in the diff.
I completely disagree about the manual!!!!!!!!!!!!
My first Tekno was the EB48 a year ago and I remember telling my friend how easy and detailed the manual was...maybe it's cause I'm very mechanically inclined and that's why I found it to be so simple or maybe it's you. I guess I'm not sure cause I never asked anybody how easy or hard the manual was and don't ever remember reading that the instruction manual was difficult.
My first Tekno was the EB48 a year ago and I remember telling my friend how easy and detailed the manual was...maybe it's cause I'm very mechanically inclined and that's why I found it to be so simple or maybe it's you. I guess I'm not sure cause I never asked anybody how easy or hard the manual was and don't ever remember reading that the instruction manual was difficult.
01-21-2014 | 07:12 AM
#1519
I agree the tekno manuals were much easier to understand then the tlr scte 2.0 I put together. The sad thing is I had a scte 1.0 before and still got confused. I had tons of time for the tlr to be put together and I still had issues with what screws to use. I had 3hrs the first night and 2 hours the next morning to get the tekno together for a race and it went together perfectly. I made the race and was tq of the c main. There was an f main that day. I happy with that.
01-21-2014 | 07:45 AM
#1520
lol, worst manual still for me was the one that I downloaded for the MCD 1/5 Scale RRV4 4x4 buggy I had.
It was basically just some blow ups, with it not being really clear what screws went into what. Being new to 1/5 scale, was just too intimidating for me to feel comfortable working on it from a assembly dissassembly point of view so sold it.
to me at least, having a clear manual is very helpful.
It was basically just some blow ups, with it not being really clear what screws went into what. Being new to 1/5 scale, was just too intimidating for me to feel comfortable working on it from a assembly dissassembly point of view so sold it.
to me at least, having a clear manual is very helpful.
01-21-2014 | 08:54 AM
#1522
It's not much cause I live in Wisconsin and there's 18 to 24 inches of snow and the only indoor track is way way to small.
So my solution to run my ET48 was to plow the snow from part of my track.
This Truggy is sweet...if you don't have one yet you've got to get one!
You can type in my user name Djameso to see all my vids or the link is below to see the ET48 first run.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvZK7I1e3Ts
So my solution to run my ET48 was to plow the snow from part of my track.
This Truggy is sweet...if you don't have one yet you've got to get one!
You can type in my user name Djameso to see all my vids or the link is below to see the ET48 first run.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvZK7I1e3Ts
01-21-2014 | 08:58 AM
#1523
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I gotta commend Tekno on a sweet manual and kit. If this was your first build, you wouldn't appreciate how good it is. The manual is very clear (only a couple mistakes), the bags are well labelled, 90% of the plastic parts are not one part trees, and there aren't a bunch of unnecessary extra components....just a small few. I give them an "A" on this effort. The only reasons it is not a A+ is that the smaller inner diff shims are not mentioned on a supplement sheet nor updated in the online manual. And reason 2 is there are a couple of incorrect screw lengths mentioned.
As for the assembly, most of it goes together really well, with just a couple acceptable hicups I came across. They are mentioned in my Build Tips thread. I really liked the flats on the end of the planetary gear pins in the diff.
Ummmm, I think that means that you DO agree. TLR is Team Losi Racing, which is the one he's complaining about, not the Tekno manual.
As for the assembly, most of it goes together really well, with just a couple acceptable hicups I came across. They are mentioned in my Build Tips thread. I really liked the flats on the end of the planetary gear pins in the diff.
Ummmm, I think that means that you DO agree. TLR is Team Losi Racing, which is the one he's complaining about, not the Tekno manual.
01-21-2014 | 09:30 AM
#1525
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There's No way I could have waited until summer to try this truggy out!
This truggy is sweeter than the tits on the neighbors sheep. Lol
01-21-2014 | 09:42 AM
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01-21-2014 | 09:46 AM
#1527
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I sold it because it did not fit my drive style. The buggy is very aggressive. I tried a lot of tuning and just could not get it to be the right amount of aggressive. It never felt like it wanted to settle down. It was always on edge and ready to attack. I bought this mugen to give it a try. I took it all apart, cleaned and changed oils. After about 5 laps I knew this was the buggy for me. It was not too aggressive but if you pushed it it would not get upset like the tekno would do sometimes. Don't get me wrong the eb48 is a very good buggy but not for me. I love my sct410 and will be keeping that. It drives sooooo good! Every time I came off the drivers stand I had a complaint about the buggy. The mugen just need some fine tuning but the box stock setup is good. I am more consistent with the mugen then the eb48. The eb48 had a twitch to it that would throw me off.
I did switch the emulsion shocks on the eb48 and it did help a good deal. The mugen still just drove better and felt more comfortable with it on the track. I drove scorpions Et48 and it has the same issues as the eb48 so I just bought a mugen truggy.
I did switch the emulsion shocks on the eb48 and it did help a good deal. The mugen still just drove better and felt more comfortable with it on the track. I drove scorpions Et48 and it has the same issues as the eb48 so I just bought a mugen truggy.
01-21-2014 | 09:47 AM
#1528
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01-21-2014 | 09:53 AM
#1529
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Thanks man!
Ya the icy snow makes it pretty slick, that's why I flew off to the side and missed the landing.
I can't wait till summer to see how this thing really flies. I plan on spreading gap between the the jump and the landing another 10 to 15 feet. It's to easy to fly past the landing. I was barely even on the throttle.
Ya the icy snow makes it pretty slick, that's why I flew off to the side and missed the landing.
I can't wait till summer to see how this thing really flies. I plan on spreading gap between the the jump and the landing another 10 to 15 feet. It's to easy to fly past the landing. I was barely even on the throttle.
01-21-2014 | 09:54 AM
#1530
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Man,I'm in the same boat, except I love the buggy and just can't seem to get the SCT were I want it???? I thru the electrics in my DESC410 yesterday, and liked to piss myself...lol The differents in the to trucks could not have more night and day??? Like you said, not all models work for everybody, and My SCT410 will be up for sale soon..lol