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    What Quad / FPV Videos Would You Like To See?

    I would like to see a scratch build for a affordable video platform that needs to carry a Gopro and does not run of Naza but APM. IOW a 330 - 450 size quad. This should include a gimball, Fpv for framing shots and at least a 7 channel radio. Flighttime should be 10 - 15 minutes
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    Tail slider

    I had the same one, became totally undone after 3 flights
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    Batteries Why do Cars need two batteries?

    The Brushless truck is only running 2s, the yellow truck is 2 x 4 and the nitro is 4 x 4
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    450 450 Heli loss of aileron and Aux channel

    I have Corona 919 lying on the shelve, i fried one of my hitech 65 and put the rudder one on the swash to have 3 the same and wanted to, until I could buy a new Hitech, put the 919 on the rudder. The heli would just sit there with no input and all of a sudden the elvator servo would get twitchy...
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    HobbyKing Shipping vs The Rest

    Sometimes I think I must be dumb, a person hates HK but orders from them certain goods knowing shipping is slow but prices are cheap, when it then IS slow,as you already knew it would be, then a whole lot of ranting and raving goes around. Then orders get placed with more expensive companies but...
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    Batteries Why do Cars need two batteries?

    And this is Alexander playing on the minedumps, not takingit flatout yet as the engine was still new. - - - Updated - - - This is the Kyosho Mad force, as mentioned without the shell
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    Batteries Why do Cars need two batteries?

    Here are they having fun - - - Updated - - - Alexander still had megatron there for which I managed to get a refund from the local HS
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    Batteries Why do Cars need two batteries?

    There will be a difference is Beefieness due to the higher power output. I have just up graded my youngest son Skull crusher, which is a 10th scale wheelie truck (running 4500 mah 2s bats) from the standard dogbones to Savage HPI one, has to machine the heads a little to make them fit. The...
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    Trucks SC/Offroad How to

    Until you have done a set of vids, search for Squirrel on youtube, he has an excellent series on setting up a car properly, it is about 15 vids or so. Just as a matter of interest, in the savage we use normal 15w 50 engine oil, works great for minedump type riding, minedumps, are jumps...
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    Batteries Why do Cars need two batteries?

    Is True, we pay less here, in US $ we pay $5 for 1 liter 0f 20% fuel, the problem I have with battery is that they run empty, with 2 young boys that is an problem, my younggest has a 1/10 Electric skull crusher running 4500mah 2s batteries, expensive and he has 2 of them. They take on averge...
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    Trucks Traxxas 3.3 carb

    Try to adjust your high speed needle 1/8th of a clockwise (turn it out) to richen it up until it runs properly IOW it does not splutter at top speeds if it does then just go back a 1/8th turn, then you need to start adjusting your low speed needle to get the low end correct. lastly you have to...
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    Batteries Why do Cars need two batteries?

    True, Nitro will not catch it, I was always electric only. Since i bought this kyosho i changed that attitude of mine quickly, the sound and fun factor is awesome, electric is just fast and thats it, I do not race IOW I do not need the fastest like my Megatron was, but each to his own.
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    Batteries Why do Cars need two batteries?

    I bought my one son a DHK Hobbies megatron running 2 3200MAH 2s batteries, really, really fast runs a claimed 75MPH but after 2 weeks gave it back and got my money back, looking around I gave the HPI Savage 4.6ss a good look but ended up buying a Kyosho Mad Force Nitro.25. My friend races the...
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    Trying to stay Calm

    I bought my first house when I was 19 years old and part of the South African Police force (13 years of service when I resigned) Maybe I am wrong, but I just can not see myself spending money on a house, make it a nice living place if it is not my own, besides that, renting is paying someone...
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    Still Picture Cameras

    Canon SX 30 IS Canon 600D with 17 - 55 mm, 50mm, 75 - 300mm, 28 - 135 mm Or just my Blackberry Z10
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    450 Tarot ZYX help please

    Hi Dirk, yip, I head servo 1 and 2 swapped around, it does everything 100% correct now and I flew 3 batteries this morning, more just hovering around as my garden does not allow for much more but I am going to the field later today to do some Rc car riding and will take the Heli along as well -...
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    Batteries Handy little indicator

    I don't know if it is available elsewhere but I have not seen it yet, bought some small plastic sliders which you stick on the battery showing red or green which you change to remember if a battery is charged or not. Got it from one of our local online retailers. I have quite a lot of...
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    450 Tarot ZYX help please

    Thanks Lee, I checked yesterday just quickly as it was my sons BDay and time was limited, it looks like I have servos plugged into the wrong chanel, that I have 1 and 2 swapped around, I normally work that left is one(pitch) and right is 2 (aileron). I am going to have a look tonight at that...
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    450 Tarot ZYX help please

    I was busy setting up the tarot with an DFC head when I found something strange....... Firts of all I fly mode 1, iow throttle is on the right stick. When using the tarot software something strange happens, when I need to move the pitch stick then on the software it moves the elevator...
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    Free at last

    One of the rare extremely lucky ones. i do think that what helps hobby wise is that whatever I spend on hobbys I give to her to spend. That is why I fly chinese, I spend Align money but I am getting chinese products LOL
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