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Date Posted: 02:11:59 02/20/02 Wed
Author: pete
Subject: I work part time at a local hobby store in MD to support my rc addiction if you have any question about a part or vehicle drop me a line and I can see what I can do on the price or to discourage you on getting that vehicle.....

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Pete, thanks for the tip! Now, what type of servo's would you recommend for my Kyosho MP6? I was thinking along the lines of Futaba 9302s or even a 9450...Pros? Cons? What type of radio? (NT) -- Erwin8r in Los Angeles, 09:21:31 02/20/02 Wed
Re: Erwin8r, For 1/8 off road, I would go with the 9450 for steering, it's a bit of overkill for the throttle. !/8 scales need a lot of torque, and though a bit pricey, it is one of the best, if not the best. Radios: go with one of the higher end FM radios, Airtronics/KO/JR/Futaba all have excellent radios,go with the one you like. (NT) -- Carl(Fl), 11:20:42 02/20/02 Wed
- Carl, do I need a high-torque servo for throttle/brake application? How about the Hitec-brand servos? I've seen a couple on eBay that are in the 100 oz/inc range... (NT) -- Erwin8r in Los Angeles, 13:28:55 02/20/02 Wed
Re: Erwin8r, I use Hitec servos on my mugen,and serpent, and am quite happy with them. I would find a servo that has at least 55-60oz torque for braking, go with a metal gear/bearing servo. You do not need a real fast servo either, a.16-.22 transit time is fine. (NT) -- Carl(Fl), 10:22:56 02/21/02 Thu
Re: I almost forgot, be sure to get a throttle return spring, or electronic failsafe, I have seen several $600 motors destroyed for the lack of a $3 spring. (NT) -- Carl(Fl), 10:27:17 02/21/02 Thu
- How does an electronic fail-safe work? I could have used one the other day when Russman lost control of my HPI racer and it promptly accelerated to like 40,000 rpm and plowed into a trunk! (NT) -- Erwin8r in Los Angeles, 11:35:53 02/21/02 Thu
Re: Erwin8r, My electronic failsafe is set to close the throttle,and apply a small amount of brake. It takes over if 1.signal from the xmitter is lost 2. excess interference(2 xmitters on the same freq.) 3. if the Rx battery pack goes below a safe voltage. (NT) -- Carl(FL), 12:22:55 02/21/02 Thu