Dale Gribble

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I was on the fence and then along comes a 1 day 10% off eBay coupon and forces the decision. There was an auction for three micros- a Micro-T, Micro Desert Truck and Micro Baja, complete with a few jumps for $145 + free shipping. I didn't bite initially, but after 10% off, the auction was at $130 so I did it. I am pretty excited to try these out with my boys. 1/18 is just a little too big for running inside the house, especially for kids that don't understand proportional throttle. I will read up to learn what I need to do to these things to survive us, but I am excited to give them a whirl!

jsmrc

that is a killer deal. congrats!

Dale Gribble

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Thanks!

So, my first question is can I use my Duratrax ICE charger in either charge (down to 100mA) or trickle modes (0-500mA) to charge the stock pack? I haven't found anything yet.

coinstarp

I would charge the packs at 1000mah/1amp.. So if they are 1100mah packs charge them at 1.1amp (1 hour). Awesome deal BTW, the Desert truck is the most recent one and should be the dominant contender so take that one and tell your boys it is just your skills.

qoisdhc oqina

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^^^^lol

Dale Gribble

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I like the way you think!

DettaDude

+1 = good advice.
That's what I do and found that formula works well on any size pack, and is SAFE.
1a per 1000mAh of the pack, so in your case if the pack is say 400mAh go for something like 0.4a setting - your ICE should handle it nicely.

Dale Gribble

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Thanks gents. So it sounds like for a 150mAh battery based on that logic is best charged between 100-150mA. Excellent!

DettaDude

You mean, 0.1 to 0.15 Amps - right?
I'm asking because the ICE chargers note charging rates in Amps.

KRO

You will want too ditch those packs for LiPo's soon , that and different motors .

They are fun for a while stock though .

Keep an eye on the spur gear shaft , there is a brass bushing on that shaft that wears out and causes slop to develop in the spur/pinion mesh and in the top shaft gear inside the tranny . If it gets too bad the tranny will eat itself .

jsmrc

i dont know since i dont have a desert truck but ive heard from others on here that the desert truck is slower out of the box

rschoi_75

100ma = .1a and so on... so yes. Same value... different units of measurement.

J-Heli

! Actually,... It's 2 mph faster out of the box than the other losi micros. It's also a little longer than the others making it more stable, a better jumper, and handle better. C'mon now.

jsmrc

well thats what i thought. but correct me if im wrong, someone on here just bought a few for him and his kids. then posted that he was getting wasted by his kid because he was using the dt. again i could be wrong

jsmrc

ok ill correct myself. it wasnt micros at all it was mini's. it was mtboy that bought them.

Dale Gribble

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These Micros are friggen FUN!!! At first I was pretty unimpressed... Then I charged em with my ICE and WOW! Those included peak chargers SUCK. These little things are QUICK! Oh man, I was smiling from ear to ear running these little dudes. Any RC fan who wants something different should 100% buy one of these.

maxxin2.5

dude glad your happy.. if you and your boys drive them then to make it fair what every you buy for your car you have to buy for theirs.. or tell them that since you got two aluminum peices they can pick two aluminum pei ces.. etc.. i think iw ould be fun to drive with somone else besides myself..

Dale Gribble

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Here's a pic of the trio of troublemakers.

J-Heli

That makes more sense.

Dale. You should be glad you got a micro-b while they're still out there. They're discontinued now!

Dale Gribble

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Ya, kind of a bummer, huh?

Mr. Mugen

Yeah a real bummer. I wanted one pretty bad but figured I would buy one down the road someday.....too late! I will be on the look out for one on the bay or similar sites. Might have to stock pile the front tires too.

Kevin

J-Heli

Yeah. There's one at my LHS right now. I'm really tempted to buy it.

Dale Gribble

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Buy it and just tell yourself that it's going to be a collectors item.

Derigor

Hey mugen, do they have a buggy body for the micro-baja? hehe Micro rc10 conversion (guess it wouldnt be an rc10 anymore).

Dale Gribble

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They do have one. Blue Groove Makes it. You can get them on the bay.