You can "fix" those antennas. They are different because they are a coax cable. The active part of the antenna is only the very end where the shield has been stripped back. The rest is shielded. Measure the length of the original end that was stripped back from the factory and carefully reproduce it with what remains on the receiver (if it is still long enough). Practice on the broken off scrap if you have not worked with coax before. You want to strip the outer insulation and the braid shield wire, but leave the inner insulation intact.
Hi Fil, first of all I gotta say that trip with your family looked awesome, what a fantastic place with beautiful scenery! We all need to recharge our batteries now and then! Good grief, that sure was a day of RC failure! I've bought plenty of trash electronics in my time too! Oooh you tease - that new/old Tamiya sounds interesting! Can't wait to see that. Great to hear that the 2024 Speed Challenge is going to be a budget build platform, cheaper for us all and always more fun taking a budget chassis go fast! I also really enjoy the crawler content, but like you my crawler videos don't seem to get many views compared the the faster stuff. A mix on the channel is always good though I think. Great update, hope all is going well bro! 😎👊👊
Thanks for all the kind words, Mark! I suppose that I got what I paid for with those pesky $17 esc's. Just a bunch of smoke... lol! You're gonna love the mystery Tamiya kit, dude. She's a beauty! 😁
@@Hillbillypunk well stay tuned, you might just see that in the future. These commercial breaks are fun, and it's been well received. I think we'll see more of them in the future. 😁
Hey mate. If you're burning out 2 motors I'd look at the buggy. How free is the drive train without the motor hooked up? And then check the gear mesh, make sure you're running the motor in the correct position for the teeth on the pinion, if that's all good, drop a couple of teeth on the pinion to save the motor. Your channel is rad, thanks for the positivity you put out to the world in all your videos
Yeah, I think there's some binding up front. I'm gonna get it apart today and have a closer look. Thanks for the kind message, it's always nice to get these. Positivity is the name of the game. Hope you have an excellent day! 👍🏻
Hey there Fil🤠👧, Speeeeed run challenge!!! Yessss😁, this is going to be huge!. Sorry to hear you fried your electronics mate, that's rough!. How cool was the grizzly! That's awesome👌. We're glad you had a great holiday mate. Thanks for sharing your video👍🦘🇦🇺
That Grizzly was so cool to see! His name was "Boo." He was cared for by that sanctuary since he was a cub. His mother was hit by a train and died when he was very young. So they built the sanctuary for him and he's been there ever since. 🤗
When it rains it pours 🙃 A while back I stripped 3 spur gears in a week. Haven't stripped a spur gear in ages before 😮💨 will be interesting to see this year's speedrun challenge 🙌🙏
No such thing as a perfect place to live, and Canada certainly has negatives to go with the pluses, but man do I miss the easy access to the Rockies sometimes! Sounds like you had a blast and good down time with family in Golden/Kicking Horse area. Maybe next time I head back over to Canada I’ll pack an RC with me…just to see the look on the wife’s face 😂
Definitely pack an RC (or two) for your next visit! The Rockies are SO good for RC rock crawling! You can get lost up there for hours and hours. It's so much fun! 🤗
Great update. Hope you get the Sabre fixed. I'm guessing there must be something inside the gears jammed. The hot silver can is the best indicator for it. Looking forward for the 15th of July. Have a great weekend Fil
Very nice Fil , great trip! I kind of feel responsible for voting for the saber. Then I remember you saying 3 cell ;) 😅. That's a cool traxass. Back when I didn't despise the company behavior. Can wait to see the reveal of the ************ . Truly, the kit every collecter wants in the collection.
The Super Sabre was an excellent choice for beach runner. Too bad it failed miserably! Partly due to the excessive load put on it for filming. And partly due to the goofy steering mechanism. Ah well, she'll be back! 😁
Man, I would have been so frustrated with all the failures! Hopefully it is good to go now and no more smoke shows! I am glad you guys had such a good time on your trip, it looked terrific! The Traxxas truck was a great score and it looks amazing! Looking forward to seeing what else you managed to pick up as well! Take care Fil and looking forward to seeing what this years challenge platform will be!
Yeah buddy, it was a frustrating day! Add to that, I left my GoPro on the beach amidst the chaos! I didn't realize until I got home. Thank the RC God's it was still there when I got back. 🙏
@@poorboysrc oh man, now that would have ruined everything!! Some cheap ESCs and some motors was already bad enough but to lose a GoPro would have been awful! Laughable now but I am sure it was a high blood pressure day for sure!!
Sorry to hear all your troubles. Just to share, you can salvage the receiver wire. You need to strip the remaining wire of its coating and have the exposed antenna the exact same length as before. 👌
Was that a Traxxas Haux Tuah??? Love the commercial break Fil!! Sorry to hear about all those motors and ESCs going up in flames pal. Glad you had a good vacation and inspiring the next generation of RC legends 🙌🏻 SPEED RUN BABY 🔥🔥🔥
I am totally out of the loop spend too much time on the road. I’m gonna have to figure out what this Haux Tah thing is,. Guessing it’s political? i’ll keep politics off of Fil’s page
@shannonnufer I didn't know what it was, either. Hahaha. I thought Craig was doing an accent or something. But my fb is full of the Haux Tuah memes now. Haha.
Nice one, Fil! Looks like a really nice adventure, that trip you went on, I love the mountains myself, and who doesn't love a bit of 4x4'ing? I'm excited about the speedrun challenge, and of course looking forward to watch your Axialfest stuff. Like you said, so much crawler content, I prefer watching your retro/vintage Tamiya videos. Bummer with those ESC's, in the bin! About the receiver, I'd be interested to know how you manage. I have a couple with broken wire antennae, might use them in micro crawlers, or something... Or I might research replacing the antenna itself, I just saw Amazon was suggesting I buy some the other day, haven't done it yet, he he...
I have run 12t stock motors on 4s lipos in a clodbuster and yes iv had them smoking and burnt out many of them. but hey it was stupid fast for while at least
I had the G1 Traxxas hawk had a blast with that car back in the day. Went through a lot of chassis they cracked up in the front near the steering all the time I even accidentally warped one trying to dye it on the stove lol Love the Transformers throwback commercial, dude !
Hey Fil. Ooh buy cheap buy twice with those ESC's. Mind you 3s! 🤨 Anyway glad to hear of your family adventures. Looking forward to the speed run challenge this year. You might need a bigger white board! Best wishes mate 😁👍👍
Yeah I was tempted by the $17 price tag, and look where it got me... 🤦 Ah well, onward and upward! Hope to see you catching big air again in the 2024 SRC. 🤣👊🏼
You better off getting Hobbywing clones such as Turbo Racing TB60060 or RGT 86338 than the KyRC esc. I have raced the RGT 86338 with Tamiya Sport Tuned on my OG Turbo Optima and it was fine. The other Hobbywing option that is usually pretty reliable is the 1040. You lose some throttle response/smoothness but it is more robust than the 1060. Imho it all comes down to gearing, cooling and traction.
Some super nice views, Canada is a nice place but a bit cild for me. Now Im not sure about a KY ESC but themat KY jelly seems to work ok 😉 I think the Super Sabre needs to ve a shelf queen it sounds doomed.
Nice trip you had, looked a bit like Switzerland, 100x bigger 😊 Poor Super Sabre, wasn't his day 😢 And yeah, another speed challenge 👏 Can't wait. And what a beautiful Traxxas, much better looking than the current one 😮 Take care 🤝
As far as your receiver antenna, the wire is coax. If you look at the wire, you should see about an inch or so of bare wire at the end. Strip off the remaining wire to expose the same amount of bare wire and you should be good to go. But, range test it after! The actual receiving part on a 2.4 ghz frequency is the bare part. You just won't have as long of an antenna wire, though. I'd go into radio theory of why, but it's boring and I can't remember all the mathematics involved pertaining to it. 2.4ghz short antennas is why some receivers don't need an "aerial", but have just a bare trace on the receiver board that is about an inch long. Notice, some transmitters don't have antennas that stick up, they just have a butterfly shaped dipole inside on the pcb. I'll be quiet now! (add, after all this I see someone said the same thing earlier. I'm an idiot.)
Good stuff, pal. So how do I re-attach the wire? Or are you saying that I don't re-attach it? I just strip off some of the outer coating on the piece that's still hooked up to the receiver? 🤔
as a fellow sand runner my motors get very hot in the summer . its when you get that smell as it drives past 😂 the most i go up to now is torque tuned . traxxas haters will hate this but the coolest running brushed motor is the titan 12t 😂 but yeah everything is about keeping these machines cool . lot of breaks 👍
Ah, you know the smell, too. Haha. It's a distinct odor of cooking metals, cheap bushings and toasty brushes. Hahaha! Good tip on the Trx 12t. I'd never had thought it would stay cool. 😎
@@poorboysrc one thing i do is tape up holes in tires . unless thry are on the outside . i had tires fill with sand and thst extra weight nearly cooked the motor
Nice place there in BC 👀🐻 I thought for a moment there you were going to send the Land Rover down the hang glider path 😂 Too bad about your Super Sabre, maybe stick to HW 1060 from now 😉😄
Don't try to fix the coax receiver cable, you can buy replacements, they are cheap. I think I have spares, let me know and I can send you some. Open the receiver up, it should just pop off the coax connector on the board. I can't believe how much trouble you had with electronics in one day...that's crazy.
It was a rough one, pal. Worst I've had in some time... I'll look into those replacement antennas. I'd hate to have to throw away a receiver for that. 😳
Fil wonderful memories from that holiday mate looked epic! Now back to RC and boy that was a fun time you had lol it does go that way sometimes and things just don't go to plan! A light brushless system for the Sabre next trip will do the job👍 Great stuff buddy.
i love crawlers . but like you the videos dont attract much attention. i love yhe technical driving aspect of it all . would love to go to axial fest 👍
Hahaha, now there's a compliment I'll take any day! When I was young and had hair, Maynard and I shared some hair-do's! Lol! Cheers for commenting and subbing! Glad to have ya! 🍻👊🏼
Wow nice holiday Fil!! Looking forward to seeing more videos 👌 I've just burned out a torque tuned motor and standard silver can 🤷 no idea how or why 🤦 never had any issues before 🤯 i was gutted 🤣 so you must have been well gutted going through All that electronic expense 😞🤣 have you got a blazing blazer??? See you soon 😊
Blimey mate, carry on at this rate and you really will be a 'poor boy'!!!!! 😂 That's an expensive day, made even worse by the fact that you didn't even manage to get enough footage for the planned video. 😩 The RZ motor is salvageable, they are fully rebuildable, and I'm pretty sure that you can buy new rotors for them. You may also need to check the metal bushes at each end of the rotor shaft as well, these can seize, and I would highly recommend replacing them with proper bearings. As for the ESCs...... made in China no doubt! 🤷♂️ I've had many bad experiences with ebay special HW1060 knock offs, some are glitchy , some go up in magic blue smoke, and some don't work at all...... not worth it mate! I make sure to pay more now, from authorised dealers, those cheapies are false economy. Looking forward to the speed challenge dude..... better wake up Mr Hanky the speed run poo! 😂 💩 Your holiday looked awesome, those were some beautiful views fella..... and you even got some rc cars In to! 👍 👍 👍
That's some good advice, pal! I'll take a closer look at that motor and see if salvageable. I hope you're right. It's a shame throwing away $50 motors after 20 minutes of driving. Lol! 🤦
@@poorboysrc I've burnt out a few superstocks over the last few years matey, they do run very hot at the best of times, especially in Tamiya Monster Trucks..... But, Kudos for killing one in 20 minutes Sir!! 🙏 😂 One of the reasons that these are expensive is the fact that they are fully rebuildable. Just unclamp the two brush springs, remove the brushes, then undo the two screws on the bell end! 😂 Then carefully remove the metal plate inside and slide the rotor out (magnets are strong on these so takes a bit of force) I'm guessing the rotor will be fried. I know you can buy new rotors in this country from Tamiya retailers, not sure what the spares supply is like in Canada? I would advise removing the metal bushes in each end to and replacing with oiled bearings..... This gives you less resistance which means they run a bit cooler, more battery time, and more RPM for clearing beach log jumps!! 😂 Once you have the new rotor and bearings just reassemble, brushes should be fine as it's hardly had any use. You should be good to go buddy. We actually done a video on this over the winter for the channel, but the file corrupted and it never got released. 🤷♂️ Good luck Fil! 🤞 👍 👍 👍
@yodadarksideGreenHawksRC that's awesome advice, pal. I'll give it a whirl later today. I'm happy to hear these can be rebuilt. These motors look so nice, it'd be a shame to throw one away. I've had superb luck with the SS BZ, it was my go-to motor for some time.
@@poorboysrc Oh yeah man, I love me a superstock! And those shiny bell ends are delightful! 😂 They are my weapon of choice in most of my vintage Tamiyas..... The perfect balance between speed, acceleration and battery life..... at the same time as not being too harsh on the vintage gearboxes! Think I have four RZ, two BZ,, and one TZ. Hope you manage to save yours mate. Need to contact Mr Hankey, and tell him it's speed challenge time again soon...... he's gone off the rails a bit over the winter, I think the fame of being on UA-cam went to his head last year. This new challenge may well be what he needs to get him back on track!! 😂 💩 👍 👍 👍
You don't have to be a "UA-camr," so to speak. But we do need unedited video evidence of your class, and speed run. It's easiest to load it to YT so I can view it and get you on the scoreboard. If you don't want to have an online presence on YT, you can set the video to "private" and email me the links, so I can watch and record your times. 👍🏻
@@poorboysrc Thanks, and great video as usual. Sorry for the selfish comment, but I know you're a cat dad and understand the pain. She had a good long life and is no longer suffering. Have a great rest of your weekend and thank you for spreading positivity. It really goes a long way.👍
@scaleworksRC don't sweat it, bro. You said it, as a fellow cat-dad, I couldn't imagine losing either of our fur-balls. They're the best companions. May your furry friend Rest in Peace. 😔 🙏
Sorry to hear friend, we have a 17-year-old Siamese. We are right now, making the difficult decision to take her to the vet for the last time. She is at the end. You have my condolences and sympathy.
@@shannonnufer Thank you, and I hope things go as smooth as they can with your baby as well. It hurts realizing she's really gone, but she's not suffering anymore. That was too much to bear.
By far one of my favorite people to watch. Thank you for all that you do with this channel! Ears peeled for the speed run details!
That's so awesome! Thanks for the great comment! 😁
You can "fix" those antennas. They are different because they are a coax cable. The active part of the antenna is only the very end where the shield has been stripped back. The rest is shielded. Measure the length of the original end that was stripped back from the factory and carefully reproduce it with what remains on the receiver (if it is still long enough). Practice on the broken off scrap if you have not worked with coax before. You want to strip the outer insulation and the braid shield wire, but leave the inner insulation intact.
Excellent!!! I was hoping it could be salvaged. I'm gonna give this a try. Thanks pal! 👊🏼
Hi Fil, first of all I gotta say that trip with your family looked awesome, what a fantastic place with beautiful scenery! We all need to recharge our batteries now and then!
Good grief, that sure was a day of RC failure! I've bought plenty of trash electronics in my time too!
Oooh you tease - that new/old Tamiya sounds interesting! Can't wait to see that.
Great to hear that the 2024 Speed Challenge is going to be a budget build platform, cheaper for us all and always more fun taking a budget chassis go fast!
I also really enjoy the crawler content, but like you my crawler videos don't seem to get many views compared the the faster stuff. A mix on the channel is always good though I think.
Great update, hope all is going well bro! 😎👊👊
Thanks for all the kind words, Mark! I suppose that I got what I paid for with those pesky $17 esc's. Just a bunch of smoke... lol!
You're gonna love the mystery Tamiya kit, dude. She's a beauty! 😁
Although you had a rough day that’s what the hobby is all about and it’s good for folk to see it doesn’t always go as planned 😊
Yeah, exactly! I was super frustrated with how the day went, and figured it's worth sharing. The RC plans don't always go smoothly... 😂
Great vid Fil!!! The best commercial break ever!!!!🤘🤘🤘
Haha, I'm glad you liked that! I've been looking for ways to spark a little more nostalgia into the show. Looks like it worked well! 😁
"after these messages, we'll be right back"
Now THAT was a blast from the past!
Hahaha, I thought you'd like that one! 😄
@@poorboysrc I was waiting for "Peewee's Playhouse" to come on after that hahahah😅
@@Hillbillypunk well stay tuned, you might just see that in the future. These commercial breaks are fun, and it's been well received. I think we'll see more of them in the future. 😁
@@poorboysrc you know I'll be watching 👍
What an awesome family adventure Fil. It is great to see you my friend Rc'ing again, but family first of course. Any whoo great to see you.
Thanks, brother! It was awesome getting away for a few days, that's for sure. Time to get back to the RC life again. 😁
Hey mate. If you're burning out 2 motors I'd look at the buggy. How free is the drive train without the motor hooked up? And then check the gear mesh, make sure you're running the motor in the correct position for the teeth on the pinion, if that's all good, drop a couple of teeth on the pinion to save the motor. Your channel is rad, thanks for the positivity you put out to the world in all your videos
Yeah, I think there's some binding up front. I'm gonna get it apart today and have a closer look. Thanks for the kind message, it's always nice to get these. Positivity is the name of the game. Hope you have an excellent day! 👍🏻
Hey there Fil🤠👧, Speeeeed run challenge!!! Yessss😁, this is going to be huge!. Sorry to hear you fried your electronics mate, that's rough!. How cool was the grizzly! That's awesome👌. We're glad you had a great holiday mate. Thanks for sharing your video👍🦘🇦🇺
That Grizzly was so cool to see! His name was "Boo." He was cared for by that sanctuary since he was a cub. His mother was hit by a train and died when he was very young. So they built the sanctuary for him and he's been there ever since. 🤗
Awesome views from the top, wee bit better than the Scottish Highlands. Great video, love them all.😊😊😊
Thanks, brother! Yeah, can't complain about that view, hey? It was epic! 😎
Gotta see the Hawk run. Had to be the worst day of RC gone wrong for you. I've cooked a motor or 2. Great videos. Thanks.
Alright, we've got a vote to see the Hawk in action! Very nice! 👌
Nice, speedrun coming soon. Exciting👍
Yes sir! I knew you'd be excited about it! 👌
When it rains it pours 🙃 A while back I stripped 3 spur gears in a week. Haven't stripped a spur gear in ages before 😮💨 will be interesting to see this year's speedrun challenge 🙌🙏
You said it! Bad luck pours in when you least expect it! 2 motors and 2 esc's a new record for this guy. Hopefully it stays that way! 😁
No such thing as a perfect place to live, and Canada certainly has negatives to go with the pluses, but man do I miss the easy access to the Rockies sometimes!
Sounds like you had a blast and good down time with family in Golden/Kicking Horse area.
Maybe next time I head back over to Canada I’ll pack an RC with me…just to see the look on the wife’s face 😂
Definitely pack an RC (or two) for your next visit! The Rockies are SO good for RC rock crawling! You can get lost up there for hours and hours. It's so much fun! 🤗
Great update. Hope you get the Sabre fixed. I'm guessing there must be something inside the gears jammed. The hot silver can is the best indicator for it.
Looking forward for the 15th of July.
Have a great weekend Fil
I think you're right, Dirk. Something just doesn't feel right in the front gearbox. Time to disassemble and examine.
Very nice Fil , great trip! I kind of feel responsible for voting for the saber. Then I remember you saying 3 cell ;) 😅. That's a cool traxass. Back when I didn't despise the company behavior. Can wait to see the reveal of the ************ . Truly, the kit every collecter wants in the collection.
The Super Sabre was an excellent choice for beach runner. Too bad it failed miserably! Partly due to the excessive load put on it for filming. And partly due to the goofy steering mechanism. Ah well, she'll be back! 😁
Man, I would have been so frustrated with all the failures! Hopefully it is good to go now and no more smoke shows! I am glad you guys had such a good time on your trip, it looked terrific! The Traxxas truck was a great score and it looks amazing! Looking forward to seeing what else you managed to pick up as well! Take care Fil and looking forward to seeing what this years challenge platform will be!
Yeah buddy, it was a frustrating day! Add to that, I left my GoPro on the beach amidst the chaos! I didn't realize until I got home. Thank the RC God's it was still there when I got back. 🙏
@@poorboysrc oh man, now that would have ruined everything!! Some cheap ESCs and some motors was already bad enough but to lose a GoPro would have been awful! Laughable now but I am sure it was a high blood pressure day for sure!!
@@AddamsPlayground If I wasn't bald already, it would've been a balding experience. Lol!
Sorry to hear all your troubles. Just to share, you can salvage the receiver wire. You need to strip the remaining wire of its coating and have the exposed antenna the exact same length as before. 👌
Thanks for the info! Do I need to reattach the wire where it broke? Or just strip away the wire coating on the remaining portion?
@@poorboysrc you have to strip the coating and expose the naked wire like before. Same length. Do it carefully with a sharp penknife.👌😊
@@Toystheyrenot sounds easy peasy! Thanks! 🤗
Was that a Traxxas Haux Tuah??? Love the commercial break Fil!! Sorry to hear about all those motors and ESCs going up in flames pal. Glad you had a good vacation and inspiring the next generation of RC legends 🙌🏻 SPEED RUN BABY 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks, Craig! There's a lot of good stuff going on here, especially magical smoking esc's! Lol! Get ready for some speed run action! 💨💨💨
I am totally out of the loop spend too much time on the road. I’m gonna have to figure out what this Haux Tah thing is,. Guessing it’s political? i’ll keep politics off of Fil’s page
@shannonnufer I didn't know what it was, either. Hahaha. I thought Craig was doing an accent or something. But my fb is full of the Haux Tuah memes now. Haha.
@@poorboysrc 😂🤣 apologies pal!! I thought you were on the meme! Poor boy hitting the trends without even knowing it! UA-cam Master Level activated 🙌🏻
@@shannonnufer 😂🤣 Nah that would be too high brow for me 🙌🏻
I loved golden! that whole area! Beauty. Too bad about the No bueno ESCs.... Also the motors... Looking forward to those slowie beach jumps! Cheers
Yeah, I guess you don't get much other than smoke when you spend $17 on an esc... Lol! 🤣
A good day fixing a bad day of running. Still a good day in my books. Looking forward to the speed run challange, i’ll be there when i can 👍
Thanks, Richard! Hopefully we'll see you at the Speed Run Challenge. 👊🏼
@@poorboysrc oh you will indeed. Just hope we get a break from all this rain, its ment to be summer 🤔
That was an expensive but fun series of events. Hopefully all the smoke is behind you for a while.
Stay away, smoke! Stay away!!! 💨💨💨
Nice one, Fil! Looks like a really nice adventure, that trip you went on, I love the mountains myself, and who doesn't love a bit of 4x4'ing?
I'm excited about the speedrun challenge, and of course looking forward to watch your Axialfest stuff. Like you said, so much crawler content, I prefer watching your retro/vintage Tamiya videos.
Bummer with those ESC's, in the bin! About the receiver, I'd be interested to know how you manage. I have a couple with broken wire antennae, might use them in micro crawlers, or something... Or I might research replacing the antenna itself, I just saw Amazon was suggesting I buy some the other day, haven't done it yet, he he...
A few viewers chimed in saying that esc is repairable, so I'm gonna give it a try. I'll let you know how it goes!
Nice landy!!
Thank you! He's my adventure partner in crime. 😁
I have run 12t stock motors on 4s lipos in a clodbuster and yes iv had them smoking and burnt out many of them. but hey it was stupid fast for while at least
12t on 4s in a Clod? That would be wild!!! Haha! 😂
I had the G1 Traxxas hawk had a blast with that car back in the day. Went through a lot of chassis they cracked up in the front near the steering all the time I even accidentally warped one trying to dye it on the stove lol
Love the Transformers throwback commercial, dude !
Ah, good to know about that chassis weak point! Thanks for the heads up!
Hey Fil. Ooh buy cheap buy twice with those ESC's. Mind you 3s! 🤨 Anyway glad to hear of your family adventures. Looking forward to the speed run challenge this year. You might need a bigger white board! Best wishes mate 😁👍👍
Yeah I was tempted by the $17 price tag, and look where it got me... 🤦
Ah well, onward and upward! Hope to see you catching big air again in the 2024 SRC. 🤣👊🏼
Oooo I biked from the top of Mt Seven, sorry about your super Sabre. I’m glad you’re having a good summer overall
Oh sweet! Yeah I saw tons of awesome bike trails out there. What a great spot.
Can fix the fly sky receiver need strip of the outer grey pice leaving the clear plastic piece under it need about a 1 inch left bud
Wicked! I'm gonna give it a try. Thanks! 👊🏼
@@poorboysrc there vids on repair them on UA-cam bud
@rcnitroflux2361 awesome! I'm gonna look that up!
Nice to catch up and ready for the challenge! Let me know if you need help this year.
Thanks, brother! I appreciate that! If we have the turnout I think we will, then I certainly may need some assistance running it. 👍🏻👊🏼
You better off getting Hobbywing clones such as Turbo Racing TB60060 or RGT 86338 than the KyRC esc. I have raced the RGT 86338 with Tamiya Sport Tuned on my OG Turbo Optima and it was fine. The other Hobbywing option that is usually pretty reliable is the 1040. You lose some throttle response/smoothness but it is more robust than the 1060.
Imho it all comes down to gearing, cooling and traction.
I've never tried those esc's before. I'll have to give them a try sometime.
Some super nice views, Canada is a nice place but a bit cild for me. Now Im not sure about a KY ESC but themat KY jelly seems to work ok 😉 I think the Super Sabre needs to ve a shelf queen it sounds doomed.
KY belongs in the bedroom, not on esc's. Hahaha! Canada has some gorgeous spots, that's for sure! The Rockies are the best! 😎
Nice trip you had, looked a bit like Switzerland, 100x bigger 😊 Poor Super Sabre, wasn't his day 😢 And yeah, another speed challenge 👏 Can't wait. And what a beautiful Traxxas, much better looking than the current one 😮 Take care 🤝
Hope to see you in the speed run challenge, my friend! 😁
As far as your receiver antenna, the wire is coax. If you look at the wire, you should see about an inch or so of bare wire at the end. Strip off the remaining wire to expose the same amount of bare wire and you should be good to go. But, range test it after! The actual receiving part on a 2.4 ghz frequency is the bare part. You just won't have as long of an antenna wire, though. I'd go into radio theory of why, but it's boring and I can't remember all the mathematics involved pertaining to it. 2.4ghz short antennas is why some receivers don't need an "aerial", but have just a bare trace on the receiver board that is about an inch long. Notice, some transmitters don't have antennas that stick up, they just have a butterfly shaped dipole inside on the pcb. I'll be quiet now! (add, after all this I see someone said the same thing earlier. I'm an idiot.)
Good stuff, pal. So how do I re-attach the wire? Or are you saying that I don't re-attach it? I just strip off some of the outer coating on the piece that's still hooked up to the receiver? 🤔
@@poorboysrc yes, you can just strip an equal amount of bare wire as is on the original end.
open up that receiver and check if its an MHF4 connector or U.FL hobbyking or any ali express should have those.
Right on, will do! Thanks, Will. 👊🏼
as a fellow sand runner my motors get very hot in the summer . its when you get that smell as it drives past 😂
the most i go up to now is torque tuned . traxxas haters will hate this but the coolest running brushed motor is the titan 12t 😂
but yeah everything is about keeping these machines cool . lot of breaks 👍
Ah, you know the smell, too. Haha. It's a distinct odor of cooking metals, cheap bushings and toasty brushes. Hahaha!
Good tip on the Trx 12t. I'd never had thought it would stay cool. 😎
@@poorboysrc trouble is its to big for most tamiyas 🤷♂️
@@poorboysrc one thing i do is tape up holes in tires . unless thry are on the outside . i had tires fill with sand and thst extra weight nearly cooked the motor
@@rc-dom-uk I do the same thing. The sand causes insane shaking and throws the balance way off!
Nice place there in BC 👀🐻
I thought for a moment there you were going to send the Land Rover down the hang glider path 😂
Too bad about your Super Sabre, maybe stick to HW 1060 from now 😉😄
The HW1060 is always a safe bet. I do admit, I get tempted by the cheaper prices of some other esc's. But they never seem to perform well.
Don't try to fix the coax receiver cable, you can buy replacements, they are cheap. I think I have spares, let me know and I can send you some. Open the receiver up, it should just pop off the coax connector on the board. I can't believe how much trouble you had with electronics in one day...that's crazy.
It was a rough one, pal. Worst I've had in some time... I'll look into those replacement antennas. I'd hate to have to throw away a receiver for that. 😳
Fil wonderful memories from that holiday mate looked epic!
Now back to RC and boy that was a fun time you had lol it does go that way sometimes and things just don't go to plan!
A light brushless system for the Sabre next trip will do the job👍
Great stuff buddy.
I'm thinking the same thing, pal. Some brushless power aught to do the trick! 😁
i love crawlers . but like you the videos dont attract much attention. i love yhe technical driving aspect of it all . would love to go to axial fest 👍
Start swimming, Dom! Axialfest will be here before you know it! Haha! I'll bring the IPA's! 🍻
@@poorboysrc i reckon i could swim about a metre nowadays mate 😂
That Hawk is actually a Radicator.
Yeah they share the same chassis, I believe. I need to get the Rad and Rad 2 in my collection at some point. 🤗
You sure you're not Maynard James Keenan of Tool Perfect Circle Pusifer fame lol new to the channel and I really like it so I subscribed
Hahaha, now there's a compliment I'll take any day! When I was young and had hair, Maynard and I shared some hair-do's! Lol! Cheers for commenting and subbing! Glad to have ya! 🍻👊🏼
Wow nice holiday Fil!! Looking forward to seeing more videos 👌 I've just burned out a torque tuned motor and standard silver can 🤷 no idea how or why 🤦 never had any issues before 🤯 i was gutted 🤣 so you must have been well gutted going through All that electronic expense 😞🤣 have you got a blazing blazer??? See you soon 😊
You too, hey? It's been a rough week for motors, hasn't it? Lol! 😁
Fil was that snow on the top of those mountains
It sure was, Lee. We were about 5500-6000 feet up! Quite chilly up there! 🥶
Blimey mate, carry on at this rate and you really will be a
'poor boy'!!!!! 😂
That's an expensive day, made even worse by the fact that you didn't even manage to get enough footage for the planned video. 😩
The RZ motor is salvageable, they are fully rebuildable, and I'm pretty sure that you can buy new rotors for them.
You may also need to check the metal bushes at each end of the rotor shaft as well, these can seize, and I would highly recommend replacing them with proper bearings.
As for the ESCs...... made in China no doubt! 🤷♂️
I've had many bad experiences with ebay special HW1060 knock offs, some are glitchy , some go up in magic blue smoke, and some don't work at all...... not worth it mate!
I make sure to pay more now, from authorised dealers, those cheapies are false economy.
Looking forward to the speed challenge dude..... better wake up Mr Hanky the speed run poo! 😂 💩
Your holiday looked awesome, those were some beautiful views fella..... and you even got some rc cars In to!
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That's some good advice, pal! I'll take a closer look at that motor and see if salvageable. I hope you're right. It's a shame throwing away $50 motors after 20 minutes of driving. Lol! 🤦
@@poorboysrc
I've burnt out a few superstocks over the last few years matey, they do run very hot at the best of times, especially in Tamiya Monster Trucks.....
But, Kudos for killing one in 20 minutes Sir!! 🙏 😂
One of the reasons that these are expensive is the fact that they are fully rebuildable.
Just unclamp the two brush springs, remove the brushes, then undo the two screws on the bell end! 😂
Then carefully remove the metal plate inside and slide the rotor out (magnets are strong on these so takes a bit of force)
I'm guessing the rotor will be fried.
I know you can buy new rotors in this country from Tamiya retailers, not sure what the spares supply is like in Canada?
I would advise removing the metal bushes in each end to and replacing with oiled bearings..... This gives you less resistance which means they run a bit cooler, more battery time, and more RPM for clearing beach log jumps!! 😂
Once you have the new rotor and bearings just reassemble, brushes should be fine as it's hardly had any use.
You should be good to go buddy.
We actually done a video on this over the winter for the channel, but the file corrupted and it never got released. 🤷♂️
Good luck Fil! 🤞
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@yodadarksideGreenHawksRC that's awesome advice, pal. I'll give it a whirl later today. I'm happy to hear these can be rebuilt. These motors look so nice, it'd be a shame to throw one away.
I've had superb luck with the SS BZ, it was my go-to motor for some time.
@@poorboysrc
Oh yeah man, I love me a superstock!
And those shiny bell ends are delightful! 😂
They are my weapon of choice in most of my vintage Tamiyas.....
The perfect balance between speed, acceleration and battery life..... at the same time as not being too harsh on the vintage gearboxes!
Think I have four RZ, two BZ,, and one TZ.
Hope you manage to save yours mate.
Need to contact Mr Hankey, and tell him it's speed challenge time again soon...... he's gone off the rails a bit over the winter, I think the fame of being on UA-cam went to his head last year.
This new challenge may well be what he needs to get him back on track!! 😂 💩
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Save all the wires and the heatsinks from the junky esc's.
Absolutely! My parts bin is full of 'em! 😂
That buggy is cursed
I think so! 🤦
I am hoping for a Grand Hauler with trailer Speed Run Challenge. Formidable subscriber increase lately!
Now that would be insane! Haha! There were a few guys last year speed racing Grand Haulers sans trailer. It was insane! 😄
@@poorboysrc I am now hoping for XR311 - stock chassis, body and wheels. 😂👍
Numero uno
Haha, you're up early today! 🤣
@@poorboysrc yeah I was up at 345 am lol
Is it possible to join in on the speed run , but without a youtube channel?
You don't have to be a "UA-camr," so to speak. But we do need unedited video evidence of your class, and speed run. It's easiest to load it to YT so I can view it and get you on the scoreboard.
If you don't want to have an online presence on YT, you can set the video to "private" and email me the links, so I can watch and record your times. 👍🏻
@@poorboysrc oke fil i will do that if i join in
The pic on your shirt is that a rusty or stussy logo?
Rip curl actually
Quicksilver
Ding, ding, ding! You got it! 👍🏻
Quicksilver. 😎
I have to say goodbye to a fur baby of 14 years today. Please pray for us. Thanks.
I'm sorry to hear that, brother. We'll keep your family in our prayers. 🙏
@@poorboysrc Thanks, and great video as usual. Sorry for the selfish comment, but I know you're a cat dad and understand the pain. She had a good long life and is no longer suffering. Have a great rest of your weekend and thank you for spreading positivity. It really goes a long way.👍
@scaleworksRC don't sweat it, bro. You said it, as a fellow cat-dad, I couldn't imagine losing either of our fur-balls. They're the best companions. May your furry friend Rest in Peace. 😔 🙏
Sorry to hear friend, we have a 17-year-old Siamese. We are right now, making the difficult decision to take her to the vet for the last time. She is at the end. You have my condolences and sympathy.
@@shannonnufer Thank you, and I hope things go as smooth as they can with your baby as well. It hurts realizing she's really gone, but she's not suffering anymore. That was too much to bear.
You should of took all 3 cars mate..i always take 3 as experience tells me one of them is not goig to want to play ball🫡
That's a good call! It would have saved the day, as I wasted MANY hours trying to get the Super Sabre to work. 🤦