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Originally Posted by frizzen
Instead of 2/3AA cells, Have you tried looking for 2/3A cells, they're usually good for 1500-1600 mah. They're about 0.650" diameter by 1.150" long.
Nice Rustler, or is that a Rusteeze now? I've got an old randomly upgraded ancient MSC version of it, you'll have fun.
Don't get overwhelmed, use the Elephant Method.
With the Ladder start with the basics: steer, drive, flashy lights, maybe some noise. Then later on when that's not enough, get a couple cheap esc to run the ladder up/down, right/left, in/out.
If after all that, you STILL have some insanity and the room to do it, maybe look into nitro fueltanks, fuel tube and fountain pumps or windshield washer sprayers. Water cool, but its a gimmic you can't do all the time and can easily trash your electronics.
Make conversions run and drive as soon as possible because it gives momentum to keep you from getting burned out because you already see the light at the end of tunnel.
I didn't know they did cable control tractors, that's pretty cool. I wonder how well it will be able to pull?
Nice progress on the daycab.
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Thank-You Sir, for the thoughts. I just ordered from evilbay some 2/3A NMH 1600MAH batteries. I'll try making a pack with them, to replace the current one.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/12-Pcs-2-3-...cAAOxy2YtRtToU
The Rustler, it's now morphed into a Rusteeze race car. I like it a LOT!
I've several Traxxas vehicles around here. I started with the nitro trucks/cars, I had 8 of them at one time. I went to LHS to buy a new motor for one of them. A man was there & saw me doing that, he inquired if I'd like some nitro motors. I replied, I may, what do you want for them. To my reply, he laughed, & said you can just have them for FREE! A short time later, I was following him to his house to get them. While there he showed me his truck/cars that he'd yanked the nitro engines off from. He showed me how he used redneck engineering to replace the nitro motors with brushless motors. He also introduced me to LIPO batteries. Before I left that mans house, he let me drive his Traxxas Tmaxx that he'd converted. My nitro Maxx NEVER popped wheelies like his did! I was sold, I went home, & converted my Reevo to an E-revo. Shortly there after, I ditched the nitro chassis, & acquired the electric version to swap everything over to. Everything went downhill after that. I sold the remaining gas vehicles. I went from those 8, to the currently 30+ RC vehicles. 2 boats, a few semi trucks &/or big rigs, some equipment, a couple Emaxx, a couple of the slash, a few Duratrax evaders, some models that are awaiting conversion from static to RC, others awaiting corded to cordless conversion, while still others are kits that need put together, & there's more.
I do concur. Vehicle driveability will be the first issue tackled, when I get around to this project.
I didn't know they did cable tractors either. I was searching fleabay for "NewBright" & thats how I found it. I looked through several pages of garbage
before I found the GOOD stuff. By garbage I mean NewBright electronical components pieces/parts that people were trying to sell .
Hopefully it'll do alright pulling. I may have to add some weight over the drive tires to make it function more gooder.
The daycab.............well, it's just a start. I've got a LONG way to go before I cross the finish line with that project.
