o just bought a 1:8 basilisk thing :)

Joined: 31 May 2008 Location: wodonga vic

i got bored the other day so i decided to try and get my old gv rampage going , after going over the whole thing i decided it needs a whole new controler and so i headed off down the local hobby shop.
few hundred dollars later i walked out without a controler but a whole new buggy, which is pretty cool i must admit but can i change it much and do you guys allow 1;8 scale buggys in vic , im used to playing around with the real things not rc cars so i hav'nt got a clue what you can do with them

is there anyone around vic thats right into them
anyone wanna fix my rampage for me
Embarassed

hixi

Joined: 20 Jul 2003 Location: Melbourne

If you are talking racing Nitro's, there is a couple of tracks around Very Happy

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If you're talking about Eletric, then yeo more the merrier armsup

Joined: 31 May 2008 Location: wodonga vic

hehe i have both now Very Happy

ive been playing with my electric crawler heaps its awsome and goes neally anywhere
im curious though n mine came with a 7.2 2000mah battery but i see most normal batterys are around 3300mah, can you use bigger batterys, i want to modify my electric heaps but im not sure what i can do with it
hook us up boys

Joined: 20 Jul 2003 Location: Melbourne

Get some Lipos, they go upto 12000mih Very Happy

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Lipos will last a lot longer, even smaller ones like a 4000

Joined: 31 May 2008 Location: wodonga vic

can you get them for a 1:8 scale buggy though , do you have any links fo i do some homework on em

Joined: 31 May 2008 Location: wodonga vic

how bigger battery can i go it came with a 2000mah ? will it cook my car

Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Location: Hawkesbury, Sydney

Your not Lee's mate are you ? From Moorebank ARB ?

Joined: 31 May 2008 Location: wodonga vic

nmate im from wodonga vic cheers anywho

Joined: 20 Jul 2003 Location: Melbourne

Type in Lipo into Ebay, and see what comes up Very Happy

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Any thing over 15c is alright in a crawler, then just find a pack that will fit some where on the truck.

Depending on ya ESC you are most lickly only able to run 7.4v pack

Joined: 29 Nov 2004 Location: Townsville

B.D.R wrote:

Type in Lipo into Ebay, and see what comes up Very Happy

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Any thing over 15c is alright in a crawler, then just find a pack that will fit some where on the truck.

Depending on ya ESC you are most lickly only able to run 7.4v pack

Even with a below average ESC and a 55t, most wont have problems with going above 7.2v

Joined: 20 Jul 2003 Location: Melbourne

Canada, you're on drug's, or the heat's got to you Very Happy

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Put 11.1v in MOST car ESC's and watch the smoke go Twisted Evil

, even the much over hyped Novak Wink

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If it is a stock ESC ONLY run 7.4v MAX

Joined: 31 May 2008 Location: wodonga vic

i might just try a bigger 7.4 battery , from 2000mah to 3300or something
and ive broken a pitman arm
and wheel weights what an i put in the tyres to the front down

Joined: 12 May 2009 Location: Sunshine coast

B.D.R wrote:

Get some Lipos, they go upto 12000mih Very Happy

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Lipos will last a lot longer, even smaller ones like a 4000

but if u get lipos make sure u get a fire retardent bag to store them in. they explode wen charged wrong (for example not properly de-charged before recharging) or left too long without use. id post pics if i still had them but my mate races rc cars pretty seriously and hes had it happen to him on more than one ocassion. damaged some pretty expensive stuff too. just thought id let u know.

Joined: 20 Jul 2003 Location: Melbourne

You have to do something REALLY wrong to blow up a Lipo these days Shocked

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Charging 1 on a Nicad\NiMh setting will do it though Very Happy

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You DON'T discharge a LiPo to charge it, this will cause most troubles people have had with Lipo's.

If people read up on some LiPo basic's then most trouble can and is avoided Laughing

Joined: 12 May 2009 Location: Sunshine coast

yeah. just what iv seen and heard. probably not that accurate though. just advising that some safety should b considered wen using lipos. esspesially for someone will little to no experience.

Joined: 31 May 2008 Location: wodonga vic

roughyly how much would it cost to do a lipo setup b.d.r

Joined: 20 Jul 2003 Location: Melbourne

Depends on what Quality you want Very Happy

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The last one i had was fairly expensive at the time

Ice charger $250 new
Tekin FX-R $160 new
Premium power 4700 $120 each

Those are prices i paid when LiPo's were new Technoligy(sp)

If you have a Lipo charger then the Batt's ar'nt expensive

Here is a great place to buy Batt's in Australia, http://www.harrisrc.com.au/lipo1.htm i'd be getting a couple of these ones HARRIS RC 3700mah 20C Hard Case if i was just starting out.

You can type in Lipo 7.4v into Ebay and it will be cheaper but make sure it is a least a 15c pack, and that it will fit Very Happy

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You're ESC should be fine, but might not have LiPo cut off, you don't need one but they help, i've never run one, as soon as you notice a sudden power loss, change pack's, did it this way for years and never had a problem Very Happy

Check out www.rcracer.com.au this is a awsome place to buy high end gear cheap, just keep looking in the 4 sale section.

Chris