Aloha Flyer

Towerhobbies wasthe best place to get mine from. Came in 2 days ago. I'mstill waiting for that mini Sukoi 26m BNFfrom Horizon Hobbiesfrom April.

A few posts ago I was asked if the stock VXL configuration could wheelie. I incorrectly said NO. The 1- 6cell can do a wheelie from standstill. I'm so use to doing roll-on wheelies with my 6S E-Revo to save the tranny, that I forgot you could do it that way.

Wild YFZ 450

Heres some pictures of my Mini Revo, Compared to other RC's. Soldered on Deans connectors on everything, I also found out a Medusa motor can very well fit. In the pics you can see the second set of moutning holes on the Medusa fit the mount perfect, It will fit I will need to just dremel a bit of the Rear shock holder.

Aloha Flyer

Need to join to see your pics. Could you upload a few here? Would like to see the Medusa option
Still going to use the Mamba Max? Will it fit?

Wild YFZ 450

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acEbRRv9pEA

Aloha Flyer

Man! Your workbench looks like when a parade of colors has a hang-over!


I'm going to see which combo of these batteries will give me the biggest punch!

redfisher1974

Dude all i see is a shadow?

Aloha Flyer

You could da done that speed run in the wilderness for all I knew!

Couldn't see a thing

hyperscorpic

Got my mini e-revo last thursday night. Didnt manage to unpack it till Friday after work
I've done a complete teardown to check for loose screws and built everything back up. So far, the build was alright. Just a couple of screws that could be tightened a tad more. I also removed the shim on the front and rear diffs as they made the gear mesh too tight. After removal of the shim, the diffs were quieter and smoother. I've also added some protection for the undercarriage.
So far I've only done 1 run with the stock battery, and it seems tocog a bit at startup. Brakes were soft and weak. I'm suspecting its the esc, but I havent verified it yet.
Pretty fast and punchy once it gest going thou.
Enough of words, here's some pics beside my vendetta and also a minor mod. For batteries with 14 gauge wires or thicker, its very difficult to close the battery tray without pinching the wires. I ended up cutting away the 'fins' in the rear cooling vents. That hole is just big enough to slide a deans plug through, but not enough for the traxxas plug.

cobra26

The cogging at start up is pretty normal with brushless motors and less expensive ESC's. An ESC of the "high spread" variety would just about make the cogging disappear. The brakes on mine are pretty good, and this function is also a result of the ESC. Make sure your throttle trim is spot on and you may see a nice improvement with the brakes.

Wild YFZ 450

DUDE , Maybe the brightnes on your screen is set low, but on mine i can see the revo pass and then the radar gun, Obviosuly I know it isn't in day time, but hey its better then nothing and it shows the 52mph on the radar gun...

redfisher1974

Hold on turbo...My screen is fine....I'm not the only one who cant see jack in that video...But thanks for trying.

Wild YFZ 450

Anytime old man, I try and Ido what i can, Better then anything you have.

Krawlin

Its a little dark but I can make out the 52 on the radar gun.

Aloha Flyer

It was sooooo dark that he probably misread it too. It was really 42mph

Just brighten the video and resubmit.

dacaur

I couldnt see anything but shadows in the vid either, And i KNOW my screen is set properly (for video editing). People with their gamma way to high wouldnt have a problem seeing it, but then colors are off and everything looks washed out....

hyperscorpic , thats for posting that pic of the bottom, first one I have seen. I have been wondering how tough it would be to add a second servo for steering, looks pretty easy....

Access

This is definately one of the better minis.  A few minor problems, but nothing major.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfQRnFoFhT8

Aloha Flyer

Hey!
For you NEAT FREAKS that run 3S parallel.......What do you think about this connector?
www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p

Anyway......What are you guys gonna do for Wheelie Bars. You gotta tame it someday?

Consider re-phasing it to ........The best mini out there

Wild YFZ 450

Personally I would just make my own Parallel connector but Iguess its just to hard for some people now a days to learn how to solder..All they do is buy RTRs and dont' learn how to do anything... This hobby has taken a turn for the worse.. Idon't think it is the best mini out there.. Its one of the betters like Access said but not the best.

Wild YFZ 450

If you think that was 42 you either have horrible vision, or extremely unintelligent to realise that it can hit those speeds with the batterys and gearing I am using,

redfisher1974

nevermind,.....

Aloha Flyer

[/quote]If you think that was 42 you either have horrible vision, or extremely unintelligent to realise that it can hit those speeds with the batterys and gearing I am using,[/quote]

I neither have horrible vision or are extremely unintelligent.
I just have a sense of humor.
Try it sometime

BTW: realise is spelled with a "z"

Aloha Flyer

[/quote]
Idon't think it is the best mini out there.. Its one of the betters like Access said but not the best.
[/quote]

Pray tell?.......What is your best mini?
What mini do you know that came out with a high performance BL motor stock? What minigave you an outright CHOICE to go 30 or ballistic 50mph?
What product manufacturer that you know designed a completely New 380 class motor and ESC for their mini? TA, Losi, HPI?
What mini do you know looks as futuristic?

Why shouldn't I give traxxas profs for this one? I think they just raised the bar for the 1/16th scale with their E-revo & Mini Slayer.
Pray tell?.........Why am I wrong?

hyperscorpic

I'm still using the stock esc, but I've changed by RX and TX. Everything is at 0 trim, 0 expo etc. Maybe it's just coz I'm too used to the brakes on my vendetta, which locks up the wheels with anything more than 1/4 brakes
I ran it again last night, after posting the pictures, and the brakes seem to be getting a tad better. However, I'm still kinda annoyed by the reverse function. It seems that in order to brake, you need to brake immediately after you throttle. If you throttle, and go neutral for a sec or 2 before braking, it jumps into reverse. Anyone have this prob?

GOLDSNIPER

Here's Mine:
Here are pics!!

 

 

 

 

 

Aloha Flyer

HYPERSCORPIC: I'm no expert but I had the same initial problems when setting up my Futaba 3PM to my E-Revo 1/10th. I think your ESC needs re-calibration with your Transmitter. Try the calibration steps in your manual. Hope this helps!