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Hey all,

I've been running my VXL setup for over a year without a issue until now. It's developed a problem that I'm not sure how to troubleshoot. I don't have spare BL motors or ESC's, so I'm...

Hey All,

I've got a 3906 Traxxas E-Maxx with not a whole lot of time on it. I bought it as a used unit for my daughter to run, but she quickly lost interest. It has upgraded RPM bumpers front...

http://www.castlecreations.com/products/mamba_max.html

That's what I thought. I haven't heard of any of the second batch available.


But if they are....My credit card is ready and waiting!!!

Neo

I haven't seen it in stock anywhere.........link me please!!!!

but since the MMM isn't available....and who knows when it will be....what other options are out there?

Neo

Find you local vinyl sign shop and have him cut you come flames. Either apply the flames inside and paint over them or use the other half and use them as masking stencils to spray inside of. I did...

servo saver what? I got tired of breaking them so I put a Hitec 5955 titanium gear servo on for my steering. It seems to be holding up to the punishment so far and it's SOOOOOO much more precise...

The biggest thing with soldering is to make sure everything is very clean...and be sure to use enough heat. I finally figured that out after struggling with soldering for years. I've now got it...

HUH?

Other than that sound good.....but need some pics and video!!!


Neo

Funny post.......

I knew going into this....that I was going to run into these problems. The VXL system WAS NOT built for a 11 lb truck. But....it had more than enough power to bash this thing...

Well....so I finally made a decision......and placed the order for a Integy motor cooler and the Traxxas VXL ESC cooler. After unpacking them, I wasn't impressed with what I saw. Itty Bitty fans...

lol............depends if I just say the heck with it and buy the Kershaw Designs 1/6th scale conversion. I'm sooooo temped............


Neo

Thanks jayjay....not a nitro guy so I wouldn't recognize a T-maxx chassis.

Thanks,

Neo

A simple yes it's a decently priced upgrade worth $20

or

Save your money and spend it elsewhere.

I haven't run across them on here yet so I thought I would ask.

Neo

Hey guys,

I stumbled across this on ebay, was wondering if anyone had tried one? I asked for clarification on which model it fit, and I got the reply that it fits the 3906 only.

Let me...

You Rock!!!!

Thanks....haven't seen that conversion before...and I wouldn't recommend it. They break waaaaay too often. It's going back to brushed.....with the plastic castor blocks. If the VXL...

Hey all,

I purchased a used Pede off of RCU...and man oh man what a mistake it was. It's supposed to be fully VXL upgraded...but anymore I can't make heads or tails of this thing.

So....I kept...

Well......here's the conclusion so far.

1st trial. The fan was mouned tight against the body, which resulted in a broken blade after a few rollovers. The body flexed enough to let it come in...

into the motor. Fans work best when forcing air across a heatsink. They are not nearly as efficient when trying to "pull air through".

Neo

Check out this thread. It's still on the front page.

http://monster.traxxas.com/showthread.php?t=428960

Kershaw Designs also chimed in with some info.

It's pulling the air into the body, down across the motor, ESC and batts. The next one I do I"ll take a little more time cutting it out....this was pretty much a hack job\beater body to see how well...

My temps were only 150 on the motor, and 130 on the ESC. So...not much extra cooling is needed. It's more insurance in this case. I'm rebuilding my packs tonight....so hopefully I'll be able to...

I've done the water cooling rig on my pc before....not putting it anywhere near my truck.....now active cooling via peltier......that may be possible.....but it's gonna take very very big packs to...

Hey all,

So I went against what most everyone says and tried a single VXL powered 3906 even though most say it won't work. I was more than pleased with the power and speed I was getting with just...