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RE: OFFICIAL MINI E-REVO THREAD!!! - 8/4/2012 3:58 AM   
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Status: offline 		what kind of lipo batteries should i buy for a 1/16 e-revo Vxl?


also what kind of upgrades are good?


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RE: OFFICIAL MINI E-REVO THREAD!!! - 8/4/2012 4:20 AM   
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Hello, I've been a long time member here and know the search function and how to browse through the forums, but I do not have the time to do so.

Can someone tell me what the best, most reliable, and longest lasting (life of the battery, not run time) nimh battery for the MERV is? I purchased 6 1700mah batteries quite some time ago from FastRCBatteries, only used them a handful of times, and now they will not charge fully, do not hold a charge for crap, and a few trigger a ''circuit error'' message on my Duratrax Onyx 230, which I have set at 1.5amp for 6 cells at 1700mah.

I have Team Orion 5-cell hump packs for my nitro cars/trucks and they have lasted years, with no special treatment; they get used, recharged, and have sat on the bench for a long time and still recharge and hold a charge when I come around.

you are comparing apples to oranges here
merv pulls 25amps
your nitros electronics pull probably somewhere along 1-3 tops, and not constant.
25amps will kill nimh's of that size. your best bet would have been to run them in parallel to ease the burden on each pack.
NiMh's are not up to brushell use IMO
Hell NiMh's are not up to use in a good chunk of brushed models now a days.

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RE: OFFICIAL MINI E-REVO THREAD!!! - 8/4/2012 12:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi. I didnt know this thread existed....... I've had a MERV but its broken right now. I killed the servo. i'm thinking about trading it for a nitro Revo.... is it a good idea?

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RE: OFFICIAL MINI E-REVO THREAD!!! - 1/9/2013 9:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		well might as well bring this thread back up to the front

as I've heard the RPM knuckles, and hubs for the merv are complete trash, and went and researched it and saw a lot of complaints on them ripping apart on the 1st run from various ppl on diff boards so there now out of the question.


Now was wondering are these GPM http://www.thetoyz.com/Traxxas/Mini-1-16-Car-Series/Steering-Drivetrain/GPM/13288/# ones any good? I've read 1 or 2 things, and people said they were great, but not sure if its for that version as it seems they upgraded them.
Mainly wondering cause the stock ones got me fed up as I wondered why it handled like crap, and found the stupid clip pushed out

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RE: OFFICIAL MINI E-REVO THREAD!!! - 1/11/2013 9:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		A buddy of mine has these and he is pretty happy with them. He bought GH carriers and for some strange reason the bearings would not fit in two out of the four he bought, he got a refund and tried the Integy ones, I know it's Integy but they seem to be alright. I think GPM is the only other option, I have a set of GPM shocks and they seem to be pretty well made.

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RE: OFFICIAL MINI E-REVO THREAD!!! - 1/19/2013 4:16 AM   
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A buddy of mine has these and he is pretty happy with them. He bought GH carriers and for some strange reason the bearings would not fit in two out of the four he bought, he got a refund and tried the Integy ones, I know it's Integy but they seem to be alright. I think GPM is the only other option, I have a set of GPM shocks and they seem to be pretty well made.

I've got GPM parts on other RC's and am pretty happy(4-5 sets of C-hubs, and knuckles)

The GH sound almost as bad as Yeah Racing parts I've had. I've tried 2 bearing kits from YR 80% of the bearings didn't fit the RC's they were for(different RC's, found out the other was YR after I got it as it wasn't marked by them), I've tried a c-hub, and knuckle by them with the same exact results the c-hub didn't even fit in the knuckle, and after I grinded the kunkle pegs down to get it to fit it caused binding cause it was 1mm narrower, and pushed the dogbone into the cup, I've also tried a CVD (again wasn't marked that it as made by them on the site I ordered it from...) and the end that goes into the diff outdrive don't fit in the damn cup...

I've used integy rear carriers on a savage, and they seem to do the job pretty good.

Think I'll try the GPM soon(kinda blew my entertainment budget for the month) mainly cause they are anodized black

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RE: OFFICIAL MINI E-REVO THREAD!!! - 1/22/2013 5:18 AM   
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RE: OFFICIAL MINI E-REVO THREAD!!! - 1/24/2013 6:12 AM   
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I'm new to RCU, but not to RC by any means. I wanted to show my Merv to my fellow Mervians!


blasphemy putting an ofna sticker on a merv think you might need to be stoned

paint job looks nice, and the wing color really goes with the scheme

BTW welcome to the board

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RE: OFFICIAL MINI E-REVO THREAD!!! - 2/2/2013 6:14 PM   
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Status: offline 		well got the GPM knuckles they seem well made
also put the front RPM arms on it(did the rear prior)

at least the wheel wobble is gone from the stupid plastic clips popping out

also swapped out shocks I put 2.22 rates in the rear, and 2.06 rate in the front so far works way better as I don't have to have the preloads maxed. Still gotta swap the shock oil as I couldn't figure out where I put my bottle.

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RE: OFFICIAL MINI E-REVO THREAD!!! - 2/16/2013 11:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here is mine with upgrades:

1. RPM Carriers

2. Rubber sealed Bearings added to the steering rack and rockers

3. Replaced all the hollow ball ends with steel ball ends

4. T-Bone under chassis skid plate

5. Toyz front brace and rear chassis brace

6. TRX White dish wheels #7171 with Zombie max tires from the MLST

7. Led Lights added to the front and rear

8. 2 Turnigy nano 2S 2200mah lipos

9. HR Aluminum shock bodies

10. TRX Purple springs rear

11. TRX Blue springs front

12. HPI 15T Firebolt moter








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RE: OFFICIAL MINI E-REVO THREAD!!! - 3/10/2013 11:47 AM   
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Status: offline 		1/16 E Revo with Proline VW body

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RE: OFFICIAL MINI E-REVO THREAD!!! - 3/10/2013 2:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		Very cool! and nice paint job and color scheme. Nice wheels! I'm a big baja fan. I wonder if that body will fit my mini Summit.
Here is a pic of my Pede baja.


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RE: OFFICIAL MINI E-REVO THREAD!!! - 3/10/2013 10:36 PM   
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Very cool! and nice paint job and color scheme. Nice wheels! I'm a big baja fan. I wonder if that body will fit my mini Summit.
Here is a pic of my Pede baja.



Thanks. I love the VW Baja bodies on my rc cars. This E Revo is my latest buy. I also recently bought what I suspect is one of the last
brand new in the box Losi Mini Monster Bajas. Heres a couple of pics of it.

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RE: OFFICIAL MINI E-REVO THREAD!!! - 3/10/2013 11:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		Very nice. I had a MLST, but I wish it had a 540 motor instead of two 370s, I also wish it had one standard servo instead of two micro servos.

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RE: OFFICIAL MINI E-REVO THREAD!!! - 3/10/2013 11:43 PM   
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happier with the Mini Monster Baja than I am with my E Revo. Even with the dual brushed motors the Losi is better quality. The E Revo is not as fast as I thought it
would be since it's brushless and the plastic drive parts aren't going to last very long. I do have some Lipos coming for the E Revo so I'll see how well that helps performance.

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RE: OFFICIAL MINI E-REVO THREAD!!! - 4/25/2013 2:52 AM   
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Status: offline 		Just got mine today. Went and bought some lipos for it. Got 2 3s 1300 for it. Also got a 25t gear. Going to put it on tomorrow. Drove it with the batteries not charged and it was nuts on the 2 3s

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RE: OFFICIAL MINI E-REVO THREAD!!! - 5/10/2013 1:03 AM   
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Just got mine today. Went and bought some lipos for it. Got 2 3s 1300 for it. Also got a 25t gear. Going to put it on tomorrow. Drove it with the batteries not charged and it was nuts on the 2 3s


I hope not in series lol

I hope the Buzz on this Truck doesn't die, quite a fun kit.

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