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RE: Trinity Now 1st Impression - 1/9/2008 2:59:53 AM   
x2beach


 

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Status: offline 		I agree trinity CS isnt that good.. If anone needs some parts let me know I have enough parts to rebuilt 3 trinity.. I have every part instock

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RE: Trinity Now 1st Impression - 1/9/2008 4:32:12 AM   
chunki


 

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Status: offline 		Hi,

Thanks for your help.....

JIM

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RE: Trinity Now 1st Impression - 1/9/2008 5:42:19 AM   
KRO


 

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Status: online 		Hey guys check it out , I had a extra Futaba S3005 metal gear servo and I decided to throw it in the NOW to make the steering beefier . This is a VERY easy mod and you only need to drill one hole into the chassis cause you can use one of the original mounting holes .

Now it has more than enough torque (130 oz) too turn the wheels and I could tighten down the servo saver so it made the steering alot less prone to torque steer and hold a nice tight line under full throttle .

You can also put in a Hitec HS65MG it looks like it will bolt right up , I just wanted to put in a full sized servo since I got it ...

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RE: Trinity Now 1st Impression - 1/9/2008 4:05:09 PM   
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Status: offline 		UPDATE:

Just got off the phone with Chad at Trinity and my part was shipped and should be here by the end of the week. He was very nice and knew my name when I called because of the email. So notch up their CS 2 points He told me I am the only one so far that has reported a broken outdrive so it was just a defective casting.


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RE: Trinity Now 1st Impression - 1/9/2008 4:18:40 PM   
Jeremy1976


 

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quote:

ORIGINAL: ludeman

UPDATE:

Just got off the phone with Chad at Trinity and my part was shipped and should be here by the end of the week. He was very nice and knew my name when I called because of the email. So notch up their CS 2 points He told me I am the only one so far that has reported a broken outdrive so it was just a defective casting.





Good to hear!

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RE: Trinity Now 1st Impression - 1/9/2008 4:32:41 PM   
KRO


 

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Status: online 		Nice ludeman , I am glad to hear its working out for you . I think Trinity does an OK job , my parts were shipped out very quickly (though it was not a warrantee issue)

I have been beating on mine pretty hard and the drivecups still look good , I bet when it was assembled the person tightened the drive cup too much and cracked it . Be careful when you reinstall the replacement and use blue locktite !

I am wondering if the Kyosho Mini Inferno's steel outdrives would fit , they kinda look the same ........

I will post pics of my servo swap after I clean it up .....

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RE: Trinity Now 1st Impression - 1/9/2008 5:27:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		hey KRO did you ever try the front arms from the Mini Inferno ST? Just curious. Oh and tower hobbies now has in stock the alum front uprights.

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RE: Trinity Now 1st Impression - 1/9/2008 5:30:03 PM   
chunki


 

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Status: offline 		Just curious if this was a warranty replacement. I spoke to Trinity again yesterday and they were to follow up on my Spur gear to see if it had been sent. They were suppose to call me back within 1hr but I never received a call from them. I sent another email this morning , waiting to hear back.

Luckily I found a replacemnt spur gear yesterday from another person so it should be on its way but I'm still going to make sure Trinity follows up on their promise to replace my Spur gear under Warranty.

Glad to hear others are not having the issues I'm having.......

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RE: Trinity Now 1st Impression - 1/9/2008 5:46:09 PM   
ludeman


 

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Status: offline 		Thanks for the tip KRO will do. Cant wait to see those pic's

Yes Chunki it was a warranty replacement so stay on them.


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RE: Trinity Now 1st Impression - 1/9/2008 8:40:49 PM   
KRO


 

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Status: online 		Took some pics of my servo install , you do need to make new mounts but it was really easy and I made them from a broken a arm from my REVO .....

This pic is from the battery side . I used the servo horn that came with the servo and just cut the extra horns off . I am gonna get an aluminum one as soon as I get too the LHS , notice the servo has 4 mounting screws instead of 2 like the stocker (which is why you need to make new mounts). All I did was cut 2 pieces the same thickness as the servo(out of the old REVO a arm , but any 3/8-1/2 inch thick plastic would work . You could use the stock mounts , but you only have one mount hole on the servo then and you still need to drill a hole for the new servo.) , then drilled two 2.5mm holes in the sides and one on the center of each . If you notice I also put on a titanium steering link , this is from a leftover RC18 T/B set and fits the stock ball cups (the stock link will work I just did this cause I had the parts .) I also tightened down the servo saver , you can do this but if you go too tight you will strip the stock servo .

This pic is from the ESC side , as you can see there is PLENTY of room for a full sized servo (I imagine Trinity did this to keep cost down , or the NEXT uses the same servo mounting holes and it would drive up cost to have the extra holes drilled ? IDK) the RX still mounts on top of the servo with double sided tape .

This pic is from the bottom showing the extra hole you need to drill becase the full sized servo is about 1/4 inch wider , you can reuse the front hole .

< Message edited by KRO -- 1/9/2008 8:42:07 PM >

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RE: Trinity Now 1st Impression - 1/9/2008 11:53:33 PM   
bmwnla


 

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Status: offline 		thats sick.....is the stock servo a midsized? or is it small like the rc18t/mini-t?


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RE: Trinity Now 1st Impression - 1/10/2008 12:59:59 AM   
KRO


 

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Status: online 		Its about the same size as a HS-81 , its a plastic gear servo also .

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RE: Trinity Now 1st Impression - 1/10/2008 1:25:16 PM   
Silverfang



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Status: offline 		nice mod there KRO. With a full size servo, I bet you could hold true under full throtal no matter what. Wonder just how big a motor can be put in there now.

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RE: Trinity Now 1st Impression - 1/10/2008 2:38:10 PM   
ludeman


 

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Status: offline 		Cool Mod KRO

I think I will do it too. My LHS has a Metal gear, BB, High torque 103oz, high speed servo for about 45 bucks.

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