New HPI Firstorm Flux owner
01-12-2013, 03:31 PM
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New HPI Firstorm Flux owner
Hi all,
I recently, like today, bought the kit, and onyx 235 Charger, and a 6500mAh 2s battery.
After a full charge on the 2s, the car was quite sluggish compared to the VLX slash and Rustler that were there. I figure I should be able to get about 40mph with the 2s from what the guy at Great Hobbies in Mississauga Ontario told me. I was clearly getting more like 40kmh. It has great pickip off the line.
Sorry if this is too noob for this forum.
As I think more about it, if I had my steerin/brake adjustment too far to brake, would it effect top speed?
Thanks for any help,
Mark
I recently, like today, bought the kit, and onyx 235 Charger, and a 6500mAh 2s battery.
After a full charge on the 2s, the car was quite sluggish compared to the VLX slash and Rustler that were there. I figure I should be able to get about 40mph with the 2s from what the guy at Great Hobbies in Mississauga Ontario told me. I was clearly getting more like 40kmh. It has great pickip off the line.
Sorry if this is too noob for this forum.
As I think more about it, if I had my steerin/brake adjustment too far to brake, would it effect top speed?
Thanks for any help,
Mark
01-12-2013, 07:32 PM
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RE: New HPI Firstorm Flux owner
Do you know what gearing you are running? Have you try to reprogram your ESC. Do you have a castle link that you can use to check that ESC is not running in limited mode.
01-12-2013, 07:51 PM
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RE: New HPI Firstorm Flux owner
Thank you for the response.
I am running the stock gearing, but as I have attempted to educate myself since my last post, here is what I now know.
I have gone throught the instructions to set my ESC again. I first set the switches on the remote the way it wants, and have ensured that the leads from the motor are in the spots on the ESC they are labelled to be.
When all is setup, I can drive forward and reverse, but reverse is much quicker. I can reverse while driving full speed forward, it doesn't 'brake', but when reversing and I hit forward, it seems slows to a quick stop, instead of spinning the wheels in the opposite direction.
I have seen a couple of posts where people suggest to swap leads on the ESC, but I am afraid of doing damage.
It just seems somewhere in my system something is backwards.
I am running the stock gearing, but as I have attempted to educate myself since my last post, here is what I now know.
I have gone throught the instructions to set my ESC again. I first set the switches on the remote the way it wants, and have ensured that the leads from the motor are in the spots on the ESC they are labelled to be.
When all is setup, I can drive forward and reverse, but reverse is much quicker. I can reverse while driving full speed forward, it doesn't 'brake', but when reversing and I hit forward, it seems slows to a quick stop, instead of spinning the wheels in the opposite direction.
I have seen a couple of posts where people suggest to swap leads on the ESC, but I am afraid of doing damage.
It just seems somewhere in my system something is backwards.
01-12-2013, 08:52 PM
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Yeah, I did that. Just double checked and indeed it is still at center.
It's a little late where I am to be able do any more beeping, but I am going to attempt to set it agian in the morning.
If it is something I am doing wrong, I might have just repeated it.
We'll see what happens next. I'm going to call HPI in the AM as well, and I'll be back either way to state the result.
Thanks.
It's a little late where I am to be able do any more beeping, but I am going to attempt to set it agian in the morning.
If it is something I am doing wrong, I might have just repeated it.
We'll see what happens next. I'm going to call HPI in the AM as well, and I'll be back either way to state the result.
Thanks.
01-13-2013, 08:56 AM
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Thanks, I followed those instructions the first time, and went throught them all again a second and third time. Each time the result was the same.
I decided to swap the A and B leads on the ESC as was suggested on a forum, and it works. Forward is now the fastest speed, and hitting reverse stops the car, not just instantly run full tilt backwards. I have not run it yet other than on a stand with the axles spinning without wheels for a single speed test.
Is there potential damage possible with those two leads swapped over time? Since the motor is able to spin in either direction, it seemsinnocuousbut that could be a mistake to assume.
If I use a stereo analogy, am I just reversing my stereo channels on the receiver because I accidentally put the left and right speakers on the wrong side?
If I use a stereo analogy, am I just reversing my stereo channels on the receiver because I accidentally put the left and right speakers on the wrong side?
01-13-2013, 04:02 PM
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Thanks, I followed those instructions the first time, and went throught them all again a second and third time. Each time the result was the same.
Thanks, I followed those instructions the first time, and went throught them all again a second and third time. Each time the result was the same.
I decided to swap the A and B leads on the ESC as was suggested on a forum, and it works. Forward is now the fastest speed, and hitting reverse stops the car, not just instantly run full tilt backwards. I have not run it yet other than on a stand with the axles spinning without wheels for a single speed test.
Is there potential damage possible with those two leads swapped over time? Since the motor is able to spin in either direction, it seemsinnocuousbut that could be a mistake to assume.
If I use a stereo analogy, am I just reversing my stereo channels on the receiver because I accidentally put the left and right speakers on the wrong side?
If I use a stereo analogy, am I just reversing my stereo channels on the receiver because I accidentally put the left and right speakers on the wrong side?
01-13-2013, 05:40 PM
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RE: New HPI Firstorm Flux owner
I'm pretty new to this but I think if that was true, and the speed was limited, then pressing reverse while driving forward would activate the brakes not go in to reverse, but I'm not sure.
Mi don't have the connect kit either.
Mi don't have the connect kit either.
01-13-2013, 05:59 PM
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RE: New HPI Firstorm Flux owner
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No damage can be done by switching 2 of the 3 bullet connectors on a sensoreless brushless motor.
No damage can be done by switching 2 of the 3 bullet connectors on a sensoreless brushless motor.
01-13-2013, 10:05 PM
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RE: New HPI Firstorm Flux owner
Tell us how good the truck is after a few packs, I want to know how good it is as I might get one to drive where my thunder tiger mt4 is too dangerous
01-14-2013, 06:29 AM
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RE: New HPI Firstorm Flux owner
Well, I'm abut of a noob still but know driving dynamics well. I go out with my brother who has a VXL Slash and his friend who has a VXL Rustler.
I'm able to control it well enough, on the 2s battery it seems to be around 45mph or so. The chrome is coming of all four wheels already, which might be common place? Not sure. The ESC was held down with two sided thick tape, but came loose, so i strapped it down. Looks awesome, and has responded well to changes I have made. I am able to control it intuitively, not a lot of fighting the wheel. Stable.
I wish I could offer more by way off comparison. It has enough clearance to for some bashing yet stays planted in corners at speed. The Rustler had bald tires but next time out I give it a rip now that I have driven mine a bit. I have driven the Slash a bit and find this HPI more fun.
