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[stealthyaroura]

Impressive

yes a gyro would certainly give some wierd effects, i guess if you mount it right, it will just power forward instead of doing back-flips. Either that or add a BIG spoiler, but that will ruin the 'truck' look
ETA: I meant an actual gyroscope, not those micro gyro attitude sensors, although you could use these to feedback to the forward / reverse control, in this way it will be much more stable, and you wouldn't have the weight of a flywheel, just a tiny gyro & some electronics

Want to try the RC on stuff that doesn't have wheels?

We could use someone with your talents in the Inventor's Group........

Yes how cool would a build with a huge weighted giro be!
I would love to see the effects it created.

Flux says there available. Damn I wish I had the cash to splash :-(
I love RC anything!! Boys & our toys eh :-)

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Hey Flux

That little RC car is too cool. I first thought that it was gas powered. looks like so much fun that I got out my old cars. Now I am wondering if I can put one of those brushless motors in it.
Do you think it would work or need  a lot of mods not to burn up?

Dang some of Z's recient posts have inspired to cleam up my jewelers bench and try to test my skills after 3 years away from it

Now you have me wanting to play with toy cars again. They are about 15 years old They do run tested them yesterday. Not even close on the torque or speed.I guess I am going to have to get updated.

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[Flux]

Hey Flux

That little RC car is too cool. I first thought that it was gas powered. looks like so much fun that I got out my old cars. Now I am wondering if I can put one of those brushless motors in it.
Do you think it would work or need  a lot of mods not to burn up?

Dang some of Z's recient posts have inspired to cleam up my jewelers bench and try to test my skills after 3 years away from it

Now you have me wanting to play with toy cars again. They are about 15 years old They do run tested them yesterday. Not even close on the torque or speed.I guess I am going to have to get updated.

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You could play around with them but I would look into getting a RTR (ready to run) model as the tech in these new RC's are way more advanced than 15 years ago. What you need after you get the RC is batteries and a charger (if going electric, I don't do nitro/gas). Brushless electric motors plus Lipo batteries are giving the gas/nitro RC's a beating with the shear torque these components produce. Tower Hobbies is one store which has good prices but only if you get their discount codes (after you have signed up they send out the codes in emails for discounts on the products). 1/8 scale is a good size because they are between large and small so not too hard to work on. That truck is a HPI Savage Flux HP but HPI have a lot of other types of models to choose from. I picked HPI because of the parts support and Ebay supports the brand as we'll by having many dealers (I have to buy my gear from over seas due to my GEO location). Other brands out there like Losi, Onfa, Traxxas. Best to do some reading up on some of the brands. For me HPI are good, nothing is perfect but once you know what works you stick with it. Traxxas has a good parts support as well but.... they need it because they don't take as much of a beating like the HPI's do

[Flux]

Some more videos of the crazy truck jumping. This guy is a pro with the front and backward flips... enjoy

[stealthyaroura]

Flux man that is cool!
Using gyroscopic precession to control the flips!
I wish I had the spare cash for such a hobby :-(

Mind you I did have a little RC helicopter that was loads of fun and cheap enough not to worry about its eventual crash of doom!

[PLAYSWITHMACHINES]

Welcome to the Inventor's Group Flux

I hope to be sharing some cool RC circuits with you, i just found some 2.4GHz micro TX.RX modules no bigger than a postage stamp ...

These little blighters even have ASK keying and Arduino / Bluetooth apps...

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/941722473/super_slim_2_4G_RF_transmitter.html

..and they have 5.2 GHz modules!...
How the tech can simply fly ahead, if one stands still for but a moment...

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Hey Flux

Was doing a little research to day and had sticker price shock. Way out of my price range for now

On the other hand I think with some more research I can upgrade the motor and speed control for under 100$. That would make my car do things that I never dreamed of and if I do it correct it wont self destruct. I have 2 complete cars so if i break something I have parts.

I also found that there is a inside track about 40 miles away.

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[PLAYSWITHMACHINES]

Hi Shawn, time to fit a 'PWM' or Pulse Width Modulation to your DC motors!

Damn i have the complete plan somewhere, but basically it's a 555 suplying the PWM pulses to a Darlington tranny which is fed by a LM317 which gives 1.5-30V to the motor (above 18v via transistor or you will fry the 555 LOL )

Hope to post later on this subject, bye for now....
-PWM-

[Flux]

Hey Flux

Was doing a little research to day and had sticker price shock. Way out of my price range for now

On the other hand I think with some more research I can upgrade the motor and speed control for under 100$. That would make my car do things that I never dreamed of and if I do it correct it wont self destruct. I have 2 complete cars so if i break something I have parts.

I also found that there is a inside track about 40 miles away.

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Cool if your handy with electrics then go for it
Price is a bit of a shocker when first getting started in the new RC tech. ESC and motor were the biggest changes with the new stuff so as long as you don't go too powerful the rest of the car should hold up.

PlaysWithMachines:
Thanks for the welcome
Tech just gets smaller and smaller with more bells and whistles.

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[Flux]

I wonder if you programed an RC car all the track data and let it drive itself around the track how would it go?

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I wonder if you programed an RC car all the track data and let it drive itself around the track how would it go?

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In the end I think the comp controlled car would win

I have been doing homework on my car. It has a the RS 540SF moter in it.It eas desinged to run 500 rpms faster than the 540SH.Not bad for a 15 yr old RTR car.

OK so my thought on this is to to get a new transmitter /reciever pack 100$ give or take.
80 $ on a programable esp motor package amd just have fun with this car until I am out of parts.Then buy  kit to put my new parts in. LIPO powered

The promlem that I am having is selecting the motor. I see no 27 turn brushless moter for sale and I can not change the gearing.

So I guess my question can this new tec with a programable speed control make it work?

If you could supply links so i can understand this it would be a big help in my understanding.

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[PLAYSWITHMACHINES]

Hi guys,

So I guess my question can this new tec with a programable speed control make it work?

Yes i think so, you can control torque, speed, etc all by computer these days, i eved have a 5 phase DC servo motor right here (damned if i know how it works but) it's beefy & can do over 10,000 RPM

Come to think of it, not a bad idea for a robot;



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[Flux]

Hey Flux

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I wonder if you programed an RC car all the track data and let it drive itself around the track how would it go?

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In the end I think the comp controlled car would win

I have been doing homework on my car. It has a the RS 540SF moter in it.It eas desinged to run 500 rpms faster than the 540SH.Not bad for a 15 yr old RTR car.

OK so my thought on this is to to get a new transmitter /reciever pack 100$ give or take.
80 $ on a programable esp motor package amd just have fun with this car until I am out of parts.Then buy  kit to put my new parts in. LIPO powered

The promlem that I am having is selecting the motor. I see no 27 turn brushless moter for sale and I can not change the gearing.

So I guess my question can this new tec with a programable speed control make it work?

If you could supply links so i can understand this it would be a big help in my understanding.

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Hi Back,

Sorry I haven't gotten back to you sooner (must check how to get email notifications when there is a reply in a thread).

I did some looking around for you and came across this:

http://www.teamnovak.com/products/brushless/ss13.5/index.html

People have said it's quite hard to sort the correct brushless motor to replace a brushed motor but it looks like this company has sorted this with their brushless option for 27T replacement. Worth a look into. If you get stuck you could try one of the many RC forums on the web to get a better answer like someone may have done it with another type of motor.

Also make sure the ESC your getting has a sensor as this motor (Novak) is a brushless senor-based motor and requires one.

Flux

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Hi Flux

No problem about the late reply. Thanks for the link. I will have to look at there other moters. I did join a RC site and your response was quicker

Have to say I have the fever. I did find out that there is indoor banked sprint car style track close. I heard the banks are 3 ft tall

I havent found the track yet but need to before I buy a car. I need to find out what classes they race. I am looking at a B4.2. I Didnt see anything the class.

If you want to talk RC I check in every day.

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