Warhead braking?
03-05-2007, 11:31 PM
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Warhead braking?
When I flip up on on the radio trigger for the brake, it's a good second or 2 before it engages and it doesn't brake that hard. Is this normal?
03-06-2007, 12:27 AM
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RE: Warhead braking?
Check the linkage and how it moves make sure nothing is binding or the servo horn is hitting something. With the engine off and the truck/radio on roll it, hit the brakes and see what happens. Add a piece of fuel tubing behind the servo horn like in this pic. You might have to adjust the linkage also.
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When I flip up on on the radio trigger for the brake, it's a good second or 2 before it engages and it doesn't brake that hard. Is this normal?
When I flip up on on the radio trigger for the brake, it's a good second or 2 before it engages and it doesn't brake that hard. Is this normal?
03-06-2007, 08:25 AM
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RE: Warhead braking?
you can get them on ebay for about $20 or so.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Duratrax-Warhead-...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Duratrax-Warhead-...QQcmdZViewItem
03-06-2007, 08:55 AM
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RE: Warhead braking?
I noticed that your brake rod(going from servo to brakes) is curved. Mine is too. Is it supposed to be on the Warheads? Thought maybe mine was bent.
03-06-2007, 11:48 AM
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RE: Warhead braking?
the bent rod is correct.
I added a high torque digital servo and WOW do I get good brakes, I can easily flip it on it's 2 front wheels when I hit the brakes, I would hightly recomend swapping out servo's. my original servo acctually went bad and I blew up my engine, it starting acting funny like I was getting interferance, i ignored it and tried one more run and it stuck wide open and their went the engine. My guess is the stock servo really doesn't have enough torque for the brakes and I now get longer battery life also since the servo does not strain under normal use. I had a cheap tower digi high torque servo on hand and it works 10x better.
I added a high torque digital servo and WOW do I get good brakes, I can easily flip it on it's 2 front wheels when I hit the brakes, I would hightly recomend swapping out servo's. my original servo acctually went bad and I blew up my engine, it starting acting funny like I was getting interferance, i ignored it and tried one more run and it stuck wide open and their went the engine. My guess is the stock servo really doesn't have enough torque for the brakes and I now get longer battery life also since the servo does not strain under normal use. I had a cheap tower digi high torque servo on hand and it works 10x better.
03-06-2007, 02:05 PM
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RE: Warhead braking?
sorry I don't have the # of servo I have, it is one I just had on hand, but any high torque servo would be good, preferably something with about 100oz of torque or more, but you could use anything with more then 80oz, I beleive the stock servo is closer to 50 oz but i don't have the specs. i would maybe look for a hitec servo, i would probably not buy a digital one but just a ball bearing high torque 615 maybe which has 106 oz torque, a digital will probably be faster but don't think the added cost is needed.
