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Old 03-12-2007 | 03:21 PM
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Just getting into Nitro have a XXX-NT. Do you have a Fail Safe on your Ride? If so is one better than the other without having
to refiance my house to buy one. Thanks
Old 03-12-2007 | 03:27 PM
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i have one in my jato, i think its great, it can save you alot of trouble and money.
Old 03-12-2007 | 04:22 PM
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Hey I would definitely recommend a failsafe, it will save you car in the case of low batteries, or radio interference, it's like insurance for your car. Definitely worth it.... I believe towerhobbies has a venom one for $24, and a duratrax one for $18, I have the venom one and it has worked perfect for the last several years
Old 03-12-2007 | 04:45 PM
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Having had a car run away from me, because I forgot to put the airel up on tx, I would recommend a fail safe to anyone who is going to use any rc kit near other people. I am running 1 on mu rush, only cost about £10 and does the trick great! Any loss of signal or interferance and it applies full brake, it's saved my car a few times!

Just waiting for my spektrum to arrive now for the MT2, which has built in fail safes.
Old 03-12-2007 | 05:23 PM
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a fail-safe is cheap insurance. It saves you from a runa-way if you dont have a failsafe installed and you have a uncontrollable runa-way car it will result in alot damage to your truck and to property. I am using a duratrax micro failsafe and it works wonders
Old 03-13-2007 | 10:39 AM
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I have a failsafe in my Warhead and it works great. It is worth the money to protect your investment. I have a Dynamite Race Gaurd and it is so small i can fit it in my reciver box.



My rigs: Warhead Evo, Nitro Evader St, Evader ST and on Friday a Raze
Old 03-13-2007 | 10:46 AM
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Default RE: Fail Safe Do you need it ?

I just use a throttle return spring...Never had an issue with a runaway truck.
Old 03-13-2007 | 10:49 AM
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I also have a throttle return spring on my nitro evader and I like it to but the fail safe can put the brakes on too.



My rigs: Warhead Evo, Nitro Evader St, Evader ST and on Friday a Raze
Old 03-13-2007 | 10:57 AM
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yes. its worth the money.
all my cars have a fail safe and return spring.
i won`t run anything without a fail safe.
i use the vemon one.
Old 03-13-2007 | 12:15 PM
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I WONT RUN ANYTHING WITH OUT A FAIL SAFE one 2 of my cars i have ofna mirco fail safes and on the rest i have futaba R143F's that have there own built in fail safes!!! ill never run a car with it PEROID
Old 03-13-2007 | 12:54 PM
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when i first got my mt2 i ran without one and a runaway cost me £20 i got a failsfe for the same price defo get one!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old 03-13-2007 | 01:13 PM
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Oh come on guys you don't need a fail safe, just turn on the cam corder and you wreck so much trying to show off it never gets far. But then again if you run alone it might be a good idea. Fail safe and return spring both a very good idea [:-] I don't leave home without them
Old 03-13-2007 | 03:09 PM
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this is one of the main reason i got the spektrum dx2.0. It has a fail safe built into the system. just set it when you bind the receiver to the transmitter. works great. ive tested it a couple times by running the car up to speed then just turning the transmitter off. not half a second later the brakes are put on and it came to a halt. wouldn't run a nitro rc with out a fail safe. whether its built into your radio or a seperate device.

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