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So this afternoon I took it to the BMX track where I usually take my Kraton and my Typhon. The track was a mess from all the rain and traction was dicey. I ran it through all the sections I run my big boys through and I have to say it was jumping pretty close to as far as my 6s's. You can definitely feel the difference in the shocks. Yes they are still plastic but they absorbed some really hard landings. Once again I had a little trouble with backwards rotation. Part of it is because I am just not used to catching big air with this little truck. There is only one more punch setting to go so I might try that next time. I also run Tenchers on my converted Mega so maybe they are better at rotating the truck than the stock tires. I may swap them over to see if it makes a difference. One thing the truck does extremely well is front flip. I was landing 95% of those. The truck seems a hair nose heavy which is probably why it front flips so easily. Also the stock brake setting is 62.5%. They only time that seems too much is on dry pavement at full speed. I came close a few times to cartwheeling on a hard stop.
So I went through a full 3s pack at the BMX track and about 3/4 of the way through I encountered my first breakage.
Wheelie bar brace just snapped after repeated bad landings. I kind of figured it was going to happen. What was nice is that you can still run with it like that. The bar will angle up a little higher than normal but it still does the job. And I never had an issue with it sagging to low. A wheelie would fix that anyway. I have no plans on fixing this because I know I will just bust it again. The front bumper held up admirally to several dart landings. I'm not sure if they beefed it up or not but it took some really hard hits.
Other than that, the only other damage was to the body. One body clip retainer busted where it goes through the hole. That was a bummer. And the body in general really got roughed up.
The two spots that are worn from underneath near the front body posts happened before I even went to the track. It's a sharp looking body and I a bit bummed that it is wrecked already. It's not like I was landing on asphalt upside down. Anywho...
After the BMX track I headed to the small skate park in town. I has just started warming up when I noticed some erratic steering. I picked up the truck and saw that the servo was hesitating badly as I turned left to right. Then it would only turn left. Then nothing, not even throttle. The BLX 100 was flashing a red light. So I packed up and headed home.
Once home I opened up the receiver box and there was nothing out of the ordinary. I was still getting the rapid red light. I unplugged the servo and turned it back on. Now I had throttle. I turned it off, plugged in the servo and turned it back on. Red light, no response. So I swapped in a Savox I had layi g around and everything was fine. No red light, throttle and steering. So I can only assume the servo is toast. The kicker is the servo is from my Typhon, lol. That piece of poop ADM-15 couldn't even survive a BMX park in a plastic Granite. I'm going to send it in for warranty.
So that was that. I tightened up the slipper a bit but it was pretty tight to begin with. The truck is a lot of fun and you couldn't ask for anything more from. $299 RTR. I can't wait to get the adjustable motor mount so I can try the 18t pinion. I might throw a 20t in there at some point just to see what it's like
So I went through a full 3s pack at the BMX track and about 3/4 of the way through I encountered my first breakage.
Wheelie bar brace just snapped after repeated bad landings. I kind of figured it was going to happen. What was nice is that you can still run with it like that. The bar will angle up a little higher than normal but it still does the job. And I never had an issue with it sagging to low. A wheelie would fix that anyway. I have no plans on fixing this because I know I will just bust it again. The front bumper held up admirally to several dart landings. I'm not sure if they beefed it up or not but it took some really hard hits.
Other than that, the only other damage was to the body. One body clip retainer busted where it goes through the hole. That was a bummer. And the body in general really got roughed up.
The two spots that are worn from underneath near the front body posts happened before I even went to the track. It's a sharp looking body and I a bit bummed that it is wrecked already. It's not like I was landing on asphalt upside down. Anywho...
After the BMX track I headed to the small skate park in town. I has just started warming up when I noticed some erratic steering. I picked up the truck and saw that the servo was hesitating badly as I turned left to right. Then it would only turn left. Then nothing, not even throttle. The BLX 100 was flashing a red light. So I packed up and headed home.
Once home I opened up the receiver box and there was nothing out of the ordinary. I was still getting the rapid red light. I unplugged the servo and turned it back on. Now I had throttle. I turned it off, plugged in the servo and turned it back on. Red light, no response. So I swapped in a Savox I had layi g around and everything was fine. No red light, throttle and steering. So I can only assume the servo is toast. The kicker is the servo is from my Typhon, lol. That piece of poop ADM-15 couldn't even survive a BMX park in a plastic Granite. I'm going to send it in for warranty.
So that was that. I tightened up the slipper a bit but it was pretty tight to begin with. The truck is a lot of fun and you couldn't ask for anything more from. $299 RTR. I can't wait to get the adjustable motor mount so I can try the 18t pinion. I might throw a 20t in there at some point just to see what it's like