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Old 07-23-2006 | 07:02 PM
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just messin bro.cant wait for the weekend.
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Old 07-23-2006 | 07:14 PM
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Hey Protc3, Question for ya your BMI 1/12th scale car pictured above when it becomes availible all the the Aluminum parts on the kit do can they come anodized in Blue? Looks like a awsome kit
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Old 07-23-2006 | 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Marcos.J
yes is a P-Dub bumper,I have faith ,I just dont want to mess up this fine piece of work
Dude! why are you running a bumper? Take that thing off!
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Old 07-23-2006 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by mike ivy
Hey Protc3, Question for ya your BMI 1/12th scale car pictured above when it becomes availible all the the Aluminum parts on the kit do can they come anodized in Blue? Looks like a awsome kit
i am looking into colors at this time.blue is a touchy color,its tough to match the other blues out there and its a like it or hate it color.i will figure something out in the next week or so.thanks for the props
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Old 07-23-2006 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by speedxl
Dude! why are you running a bumper? Take that thing off!
I will Hector as soon as I get it set up dont want to break anything

see you at B & B for the next state race
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Old 07-23-2006 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by protc3
just messin bro.cant wait for the weekend.
I cant wait either, I just hope that the rain will stay away!!
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Old 07-23-2006 | 08:33 PM
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Let us know how you go with running a Spektrum without an external battery pack
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Old 07-23-2006 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by danjoy25
Let us know how you go with running a Spektrum without an external battery pack
its been running great ,I ran it just like that on my HARA 1/12th scale with no problems at all! Jason also runs is with out a receiver pack with no problems either.
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Old 07-23-2006 | 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by mike ivy
Hey Protc3, Question for ya your BMI 1/12th scale car pictured above when it becomes availible all the the Aluminum parts on the kit do can they come anodized in Blue? Looks like a awsome kit
why put color in it? It looks great the way it is already
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Old 07-23-2006 | 09:42 PM
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How about some red CF? I have seen it done in a real car, specificly in someones '05 Mustang GT that was at a show I attended. I would be up for a red CF for my JRXS or my Carpet Knife.
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Old 07-23-2006 | 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Yeti35
How about some red CF? I have seen it done in a real car, specificly in someones '05 Mustang GT that was at a show I attended. I would be up for a red CF for my JRXS or my Carpet Knife.
i think that a green color is faster than red
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Old 07-24-2006 | 12:01 AM
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Umm, I got a question!

How do I go about setting the tweak screws on the t-bar in a L4? I mean must I set them that the swivel is equel both sides or should they both be against the chassis but so that when the car is lifted at the rear centre point both wheels leave the ground at the same time??

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Old 07-24-2006 | 12:13 AM
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Dear all 12th lovers...

I got a problem. During my last race, my car behaved badly.

Here is the situation: During practice runs earlier in the day, the car was nice and sharp, no problems at all.

When the first round of qualifying began, the car started to have some minor twitches, and these twitches cossted me not being able to compete any further. The twitches i got is from both steering and power. The signal is not continuous, its like intermit signals...on/off/on/off (this is being exagerated a bit, but i think you get the picture) The problem was worse when the car is on front straightway with full throttle, the car would just steer to one side. The sigal from TX was alittle delayed as well, seems that when you press throttle and turn steering, the sigal is being delayed before the car actually has a response.

So when I stopped the car, i had a closer look, everything was fine, but when i had a look at my ESC power light, you can see the light is not staying on all the time... its like on/dim/on/dim....

What could my problem be? a stuffed Receiver? or just time for a specktrum upgrade?

The gear I am using is, KO 302 Receiver, KO VFS1 ESC, Futaba Servo. It is indoor carpet track by the way.

Thanks for any help.!!
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Old 07-24-2006 | 05:30 AM
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Are you using the Helios? If so check to see if the tx module is did not force one of the junction fingers down, and check to see if it does it with another crystal set.You might want to check that you are not running on the same frequency as somebody else. also make sure your tx batteries are fresh and fully charged. If you are using alkalines( Energizers, Duracells....) always have a fresh set on hand, or buy a set of nimh batteries this way the expense of buying batteries is cut down. One more thing double layer the mounting tape for the receiver to the chassis. These are a few things that you might want to check out. I am sure there are others that some other people might have for you to check.
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Old 07-24-2006 | 06:12 AM
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If the car worked perfectly fine before, I would say that it is probably NOT a Spektrum or receiver reception problem. It sounds to me like a loose or broken radio/ESC wire somewhere or even a battery that may be shorted on the chassis. That sounds like a ground/connection issue—especially if it just materialized.

            There are a few more things to check, but these are the most obvious and likely.
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