MonkeyFist

Yeah a bigger screen would be nice,but it just kills your batteries that much faster. I really don't need to see all the fancy graphs and info, I go by how the settings make the car respond.

walkingcarpet900

ok

well i was just running my Z
and it was going fine
then it just started to WAY WAY slow down
then it smoked


i took a look @ the pcb,,, nothing looks bad (but then again might be a fet or something)

is there anyway i can figure out if its only the fets gone bad
of the entire board

it has the old 3004 fets in it right now
i bought some 8962 fets but cant solder them
so i get them soldered @ ILR next time

Nasher

take another look at the fets, are there any marks on them and are they discolored?

walkingcarpet900

ok well i am VERY VERY PISSED
and to answer ur question zac,, there was a small like idk how 2 explain it
but discolored and looked like melted plastic
not sure if it is still go tho since the other 1 was like that 2

so here is why i am pissed

just ran it this morning
all of sudden it slows WAY down
POP,, smoking
decide to give it some rest
and take it apart
look @ the pcb and the fets are messed up
so when it was just sitting there
i picked it up to check it out another time
and the servo wire popped
no problem there
but thats when the bad ***** started happening
i soldered the servo back in
brought it back 2 my room to re assemble
the battery wire from pcb came off
solder that back in
brought it back 2 my room to reassemble also
couldnt get the other thing that goes in to the servo gears (circle)
on,,,, that popped off (the wires)
solder that back on
so its all good
and im all like whew finally
then i go down to get some food
and my stoopid cat nocks the thing over!
the servo gears come out! cuz i wasnt done reassembling
try it again it all works
try put on the motor wires on the pcb
THE MOTOR WIREs COME OFF
OMG
then the only good thing happens
my mom comes home with some paint for my vds lid
but then it starts to rain OMG!
pretty sure my board is toast now



o well....
time to find a board now

walkingcarpet900

oh no
my pcb=dead
=P

time for a new one
that new ice is going to have to wait

Mz

your not going to get an ice. your getting the team checkpoint charger.

walkingcarpet900

lol
but just like the m11
why would i need all the stuff it has on the checkpoint
what exactly does the checkpoint
accell at that the ice doesnt

oh and will this pcb work...

so so so cheap
http://shop.tinyrc.com/product.php?p...cat=360&page=1

Mz

cause the checkpoint is basically the same price as the ice only it has more stuff.
with the M11, its super expensive and you get a lot of stuff.

walkingcarpet900

well i wont be able to get a charger just yet now
since i need the cash for the new pcb

walkingcarpet900

yay
1st off i got my pcb
it was 65 bucks
i had 46 then mom said just work off the extra 20

so thats good
then i painted my vds yesterday and 2day
red wheels and red window
black antenna
black lid

so its like mine is the dark side,,, red and black
zacs is like the good side,, blue and white
lol


pics...

Jeremy386

I got to go to ILR on Saturday night for their race night. Was a lot of fun. Was the first time I've
Actually raced any RC car. I really need to learn to drive, I couldn't drive a line if my life depended
on it. Just need to practice some more. Won't be able to for a couple of weeks since I'm going
on vacation next week.

Nasher

daniel, your car looks like a 4*4 next to mine!

well, have fun.

Mz

looks like i'm going to prairie city...

Nasher

in orgegon or where? and when, might mess up meet

Mz

http://www.pcrcraceway.com/Home_Page.php
for the challenger's cup

Nasher

oh, that's cool, i thought it was the town in oregon. looks like daniel will be able to drive his z before our next meet

walkingcarpet900

yup =D

just have to use crappy tremor radio for now
til the raze/t4/spektrum sells for enough mulah
for a helios =D

walkingcarpet900

YAHOOOO
sold the t4 for 240
got a jr z1 transmitter for 150 then need a 27mhz am mod

FUN FUN FUN

i found a rly old 27mhz am tx im using right now
wow the 3010 fets RULE
lol

got a atomic motor and bearings and the z1...
AND IM WORKING ON MY DRIVING SKILLS


oh and zach
im getting those pool noodles!


anyone up for insideline
on the 16th or this upcoming sunday
im freeeeee =D *i think*

walkingcarpet900

oh and
are we still racing 1/18ths
or is bay area minis

now
bay area mini Zs

i think that racing the mini-z's @ ilr is cool
but then again the 1/18ths are prty sweet 2

halfandhalf

Mz

i hope you were honest when you sold your t4. remember when you were selling that nitro car a while back and you said the engine was professionally broken in?

walkingcarpet900

thats what the previous owner said
and it wasnt a car just a engine

yea sold it honestly
didnt sell it rtr though
just as a roller with LOTS of tires lol

so whens ur next racing series?

Mz

the 22nd of march... near Sacramento[&:]

walkingcarpet900

oooh
is it like a series or just like 1 race


what class u racing in
same as winter series

good luck

Mz

yeah, its a series, but i don't think I'm going to attend all the races since its in Sacramento. ill run expert buggy which means i will be mixed in with factory drivers.

Jeremy386

Anyone going to ILR on Saturday night, for their race night? Got to race on their open track today and getting a much
better feel for the car. Have put the Kyosho Ball Diff on and put a new motor in, the Speedy 07. It's a hell of a lot of fun.
Anyways, hope some of you will be able to go on Saturday night. Was a lot of fun the last time I went.

Jeremy