Is [link=http://www.********.co.uk/NBC-E.htm]this[/link] the same as the volcano but in a BL form? Looks like it to me. Looks nice if you ask me.

wrong tires to be a volcano and way cheaper looking rx and tx

The pic shows 2 different tires. The first that is showed is the Volcano SV tires. The second one is the Volcano EPX tires.

you go me there I dont mess with electric so im not sure what the epx looks like but it does share a lot of the volcano sv characteristics.Which one did you end up getting?

I would get that one but it's in Europe and I don't think they ship to the USA.

lol, sure you would get that, sure you would, lol [sm=spinnyeyes.gif]

Ha Ha. very funny. Not

I've got one of those arriving on Friday. It is the Volcano EPX (with a cheap radio system - I'll put in my own). I uses the Novatech 75A brushless ESC and 3300KV motor sold be Redcat. I'll be running it off 9.6V.

cowana

nice, make a video

I understand it's not good to bring up old threads, but I couldn't find any where else that has a thread for Volcano EPX. [&o]

I had installed the brushless motor & ESC, running on 7 Cells GP3900.
It's great to have the truck wheelie on dry asphalt from a stand still with 17t pinion

But after several whelies, the center aluminum long drive shaft broke at the joint between ball head and rod. [:@]
Exessive wear also was noticed where the pin was holding to the rod.
I installed a new shaft (stock).

Geared it up to 19t pinion. Motor got hotter (still can be touched).
After 15 min run (not rough bash), I found the same wear around pin and alum. rod.

fact is the alum shaft can't take the torque.

I need your help:
1. Is there aftermarket center shaft that fits? where to get it?
2. what other tires/wheels can I install on the volcano EPX?
3. is the hex hub considered a 14mm size? (BTW, how to measure hex hub side?)
4. is there any aftermarket 64t spur that fits?

Other problems i had:
1. stock servo will twitch under heavy acceleration.
2. stock hex hub was 'ground hollow' by wheel pin.
3. stock spur showing signs of exessive wear around pin area.

1. there is no upgrade one as of yet
2. pretty much any tire and rim with a 12mm hex
3. 12mm
4. not that i know of but i think there will be options offered shortly

Thanks a lot ehroof.

The world just got better with helpful forums.

I tried a remedy on the center drive shaft.
Drilled a 1.5mm hole perpendicular to the original pin hole and about 2 mm away from it (as far as I could go).
Then inserted a home made 1.5mm shaft and secured it.

I did this on both ends, so now each end of my center drive shaft is locked with 2 pins.
A test run was done, about 30 mins, mostly top speed runs with sudden brakes and wheelies and violent spins and 'brakies' and some small jumps.

So far so good. I sure hope it will hold for a long time. It's just ashame it didn't come with a slipper clutch.

Oh yes, I must admit. I am NOT having a Redcat Volcano EPX. There's simply no Redcats in our local market.
However my model is HSP (High Speed) Brontosaurus, I think they are the same.

great fix, glad it worked out, clermontmotorsports.com ships world wide so you can become a member of the redcat family!!!!!!

ehroof,

Out of topic for just a sec:

I'm not sure about this but my residential country seems to have a bad reputation.
Many don't ship their products here, Malaysia (that tiny dot in Asia).

I wonder, once we had paid online with Paypal or credit cards, the seller must have received the money.
So what's the hold up?

i am not sure what you mean, did you pay someone? I would check with the business or company before you pay them to make sure they ship to you before you pay.

Nope. I haven't make any payments just yet.
I was researching in lots of sites like towerhobbies and a main hobbies etc, and non of them would accept orders from my country. [:@]
I tried email them and the replies were that I must be an 'established customer', otherwise they won't sell to me.
That makes me wonder what's the problem we are having. Bad postal service? [&:] (sigh)

Hobby grade products here are way overpriced. LHS are not well stocked. If I could, I rather get parts online.

drop clermontmotorsports.com an email and see, i am sure he can ship to you, he just started shipping world wide.

I think its the AMAX version of the volcano Electric.
A Buddy of mine has the AMAX version of the Volcano (nitro model though) and it is nearly Identical to Redcats Volcano,except for Tires n Cheaper RX and servos. It also came with the SH engine (but no engine Replacement plan like Redcats).

To ehroof and all the experienced out there:

I took your advice and did the fuel tube trick in drive cups to prevent dogbones from binding. It worked.
...untill today, I was driving on short flat grass, took a corner, the car lost control and spun, no crash.

and I bent a front left dogbone at the wheel drive cup end. I was lucky it didn't break because the bent was about 45 degree. wow.
Then I made a thicker fuel tube to push out the dogbone a lil more from the cup hopefully it will work.

I was puzzled / frustrated, could it be the lower arms are flexing too much that caused the dogbone issues? [&:], i'm constantly bending them.

BTW it's our holiday here untill Sunday, got a whole lot of time to bash. LOL.

I'll try make some video, now if i just had a cameraman...

put some fuel tube on the shocks so they dont bottom out, on the shaft, maybe its compressing too much