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- Typhon 6s
So, after having my Typhon 6s for a few months now, I thought I would post an update and compare my learning experience as a beginner vs everyone else. Maybe someone can learn from my mistakes, and you guys can tell me if I'm making any new ones.
Context:
I came here searching for a car to have my high energy Lab/GSP puppy chase around the yard. I ended up buying the Typhon 6s and slapping a traffic cone body on it, thanks to good advice here. Aside from a bad Tx that was replaced by Horizon Hobby, I've really had a lot of fun.
A few things I've learned:
When you order your parts, look closely at your battery vs your charger. I ended up needing an adapter, bought the wrong one, and had to wait an extra week or two to get going.
Read up on battery safety. You don't want to treat your battery like a AA energizer. You can burn your house down if you don't do some reading on safety.
Always check your car over for any loose screws. I've had about 5 of them trying to work their way out over the last few months.
So, after some growing pains, here's my routine.
I built a battery storage box out of an ammo can lined with sheetrock. I didn't vent it, instead I just leave the handle down and let the lid rest on it. That way the lid stays open about an inch.
I don't charge it in the can, the pigtail on the battery isn't long enough. Instead, I charge it on my tile floor, (not wood) and stay in the same room when charging.
I never charge to full. My pup can only chase it for about 15 minutes at most, and a full charge holds much more than that. Instead I usually set the charger to storage of 3.8 volts per cell. I also don't charge to full because if something comes up and I don't use the car (or, in my case, I broke something almost immediately) I don't have to discharge it while waiting a week or two for the replacement parts.
Cleaning: I could really use some help on this part.
At first I cleaned the thing completely after every use. Even if raining and cold out, I'd spend 20 minutes cleaning the car after every use. I'd put the body on, then hose out the axles and wheels etc, keeping the hose angled so it wouldn't get water in the vents and down to the electronics. I know they're water resistant, but I don't want to get them intentionally wet.
After that I would take it into my shop, take the body off, and use the air compressor to get in every nook and cranny and blow out any dirt or water. Once the thing was dry, I'd bring it inside to let it finish drying in the warm air. For a while I even took a heat gun on low to dry everything that way too.
While doing this I would go over the car and tighten any screws that were working out.
My big problem is that I started noticing a little bit of rust on the screws. It didn't matter how hard I tried, I could not get the thing completely dry, and rust bothers me. When I had to change out a broken lower front suspension frame (not sure of the name) I noticed that some of the sway bars were starting to rust too.
So now I pretty much just drive it in when it's dry out, and leave it dirty. I clean it off a bit, but I don't hose it off. Do you guys have any good ideas for cleaning?
By the way, it's still one of the best purchases I've ever made for my dog. He gets more excited about it than anything else in the entire day.
Context:
I came here searching for a car to have my high energy Lab/GSP puppy chase around the yard. I ended up buying the Typhon 6s and slapping a traffic cone body on it, thanks to good advice here. Aside from a bad Tx that was replaced by Horizon Hobby, I've really had a lot of fun.
A few things I've learned:
When you order your parts, look closely at your battery vs your charger. I ended up needing an adapter, bought the wrong one, and had to wait an extra week or two to get going.
Read up on battery safety. You don't want to treat your battery like a AA energizer. You can burn your house down if you don't do some reading on safety.
Always check your car over for any loose screws. I've had about 5 of them trying to work their way out over the last few months.
So, after some growing pains, here's my routine.
I built a battery storage box out of an ammo can lined with sheetrock. I didn't vent it, instead I just leave the handle down and let the lid rest on it. That way the lid stays open about an inch.
I don't charge it in the can, the pigtail on the battery isn't long enough. Instead, I charge it on my tile floor, (not wood) and stay in the same room when charging.
I never charge to full. My pup can only chase it for about 15 minutes at most, and a full charge holds much more than that. Instead I usually set the charger to storage of 3.8 volts per cell. I also don't charge to full because if something comes up and I don't use the car (or, in my case, I broke something almost immediately) I don't have to discharge it while waiting a week or two for the replacement parts.
Cleaning: I could really use some help on this part.
At first I cleaned the thing completely after every use. Even if raining and cold out, I'd spend 20 minutes cleaning the car after every use. I'd put the body on, then hose out the axles and wheels etc, keeping the hose angled so it wouldn't get water in the vents and down to the electronics. I know they're water resistant, but I don't want to get them intentionally wet.
After that I would take it into my shop, take the body off, and use the air compressor to get in every nook and cranny and blow out any dirt or water. Once the thing was dry, I'd bring it inside to let it finish drying in the warm air. For a while I even took a heat gun on low to dry everything that way too.
While doing this I would go over the car and tighten any screws that were working out.
My big problem is that I started noticing a little bit of rust on the screws. It didn't matter how hard I tried, I could not get the thing completely dry, and rust bothers me. When I had to change out a broken lower front suspension frame (not sure of the name) I noticed that some of the sway bars were starting to rust too.
So now I pretty much just drive it in when it's dry out, and leave it dirty. I clean it off a bit, but I don't hose it off. Do you guys have any good ideas for cleaning?
By the way, it's still one of the best purchases I've ever made for my dog. He gets more excited about it than anything else in the entire day.