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Old 03-20-2008, 11:47 AM
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Does anyone know off hand how to set this thing? It came with instructions but they made no sense and i lost them anyway. I know its pretty striaght foward but I'm not sure how to do it.

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Old 03-20-2008, 12:39 PM
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lol, suprasales, right???

just apply the brake, keep your finger on the set button for 5 seconds, then release.

keep radio at neurtral and shut it off, it should apply the brakes automatically when the radio is turned off
Old 03-20-2008, 06:15 PM
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yannno I think these are actually pretty decent failsafes...I bought one to just try out...im satisfied with it..especially for the money
Old 03-20-2008, 08:20 PM
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Where did you get that thang?
Old 03-20-2008, 08:24 PM
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suprasales on ebay....great placed to get 1/8th buggy wheel/tires ,fuel line
Old 03-20-2008, 08:52 PM
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yeah it is. dad just ordered some wheels off of there for his Hurricane. I talked him into getting black ones.
Old 03-20-2008, 09:01 PM
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did he get the solid rims or the spokes? i got the solid ones and havent had a problem yet. i run this thing very hard to. they are holding up awesome, i think i am going to have to order some spoke ones just so i can change them when i feel froggy. for the price you cant go wrong.

that is one of my favorite sites now. lol
Old 03-20-2008, 09:05 PM
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he got the solid ones. He was thinking about getting some spokes, but I told him that as many times that he has broken things on it, he better go with something a little more durable.
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yeah they are pretty solid thats for sure. i like them. this is what they will look like, except cleaner of course.
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Old 03-20-2008, 09:11 PM
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yup, that is them
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the spokes are very durable....I think they may be more durable then proline wabash..theres alotta meat on em...
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did he get the knobby tires or the ones like this? i couldnt decide which one i wanted more, i think i will get the knobby ones with the spokes.
Old 03-20-2008, 09:25 PM
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like the ones on the yellow flame buggy?..they are pretty much identicle to proline badlands
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Old 03-20-2008, 09:37 PM
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ORIGINAL: firebird78

like the ones on the yellow flame buggy?..they are pretty much identicle to proline badlands
do you have a problem with your exhaust putting a bubble on your body where the header connects to the pipe?
Old 03-20-2008, 09:41 PM
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no....I HAD a problem with my exhaust sliding forwardand poking a hole in the front and melting more around the exhaust exit....but I bent the spring and problem seems fixed
Old 03-20-2008, 09:46 PM
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the spokes are 3/8ths of an inch deep...like I said...theres alotta meat..proline wabash are thinner but have more spokes
Old 03-20-2008, 09:49 PM
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no....I HAD a problem with my exhaust sliding forwardand poking a hole in the front and melting more around the exhaust exit....but I bent the spring and problem seems fixed
mine just rubbed right at the end down there and wore off some of the paint, where the exhaust exit is though it has sunk in a bit from the heat.
Old 03-20-2008, 09:55 PM
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Eddie you have any of these failsafes?...I think they would be great for someone on a budget...better then nothing anyway..dont know if it shuts ya down when voltage is low though
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i have 2 of them, they work good bro!!
Old 03-20-2008, 09:59 PM
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yeah..its whats on my lightnin...I feel safe with it..just didnt know if it has the low voltage shut off like my venom does....havent ran the batteries low on it yet..lol
Old 03-20-2008, 10:02 PM
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I bought the 1/10th aluim 5 spoke wheels for my lightning off there...they are quite a bit heavier then the stock..I personally dont care for them...they look nice on it though..lol
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Thanks for the advice guys, I'll install it tomarrow!


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Im still having some trouble with this failsafe. I tried to instal it and im not having any luck. How exactly do you install it? does it connect between the battery pack and the on/off switch?

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Old 04-01-2008, 11:04 PM
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Nope it connects between your throttle servo and the receiver.
Old 04-01-2008, 11:04 PM
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ORIGINAL: Defmeq

Im still having some trouble with this failsafe. I tried to instal it and im not having any luck. How exactly do you install it? does it connect between the battery pack and the on/off switch?

Defm
Goes between the Receiver and the Throttle Servo
Keep it AWY from the antenna if you can


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