WLToys A959 versus A959-B: Autopsy and Full Comparison! High Speed RC Cars Part 5!
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- Autopsy and In-Depth Comparison of the WLToys A959 and the WLToys A959-B version! 4x4 1/18th Scale High Speed RC Cars! Find out all the specifications and differences here!
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WLToys A959-B versus WLToys A959 Comparison Series:
- Part 1 (Unboxing & First look): • WLToys A959-B vs WLToy...
- Part 2 (First Beach Run): • WLToys A959-B vs WLToy...
- Part 3 (Maintenance & LiPos): • WLToys A959-B & WLToys...
- Part 4 (GPS Speed Test): • WLToys A959-B vs WLToy...
Check out my channel for many more previous videos and speed tests with the WLToys A959-B and WLToys A979-B ... and many other videos with RC cars from Tamiya, Traxxas, HBX, WPL and other RC brands.
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WLToys A959/A959-B Shared Specifications:
- 4WD Shaft-Driven
- Full proportional steering/throttle
- Bathtub type chassis
- Polycarbonate body & nose with plastic wing
- 1/18th scale
- Length: 245 mm
- Width: 175 mm
- Height: 94 mm
- Wheelbase: 165 mm
- Wheelspan: 105 mm
- Wheel diameter: 61 mm
- Wheel width: 28 mm
- Double Wishbone Suspension front/rear
- Differential Gear front/rear
- Metal Drive Shafts front/rear
- Metal motor- and suspension mounts
- Oil Filled Shocks (needs to be refilled on arrival)
- 17 g. Mini-Servo
- Brushed motor
- 2-in-1 ESC/2-Channel 2.4 Ghz Receiver
- 2-Channel 2.4GHz Transmitter w/ trim functions
- 100 m control distance
- Transmitter battery: 4 x 1.5V AA battery (not included)
- Car battery: 2S LiPo/7.4V lithium battery (included)
- 800 mah output balance Li-Ion/LiPo wall charger (included)
- Manual and hex wrench (included)
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WLToys A959 Specifications:
- Top Speed Specified to 45-50 kph/28-30 mph (measured to 40 kph)
- 390 Type Brushed Motor w/ 390 mount
- JST-plug Connectors (ESC + Battery)
- 1100 mah 2S LiPo Battery
- 17T Pinion and 38T Spur
- Plastic Diff Cups
- Metal Main Drive Shaft (new version only)
- Black wheels (with grey paint)
- Run time specified to: about 10 min
- Charging time: About 120-150 min
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WLToys A959-B Specifications:
- Top Speed specified to 70 kph/43 mph (measured to 59 kph)
- 540 Type Brushed Motor w/ 540 mount
- T-Plug Connectors (ESC + Battery)
- 1500 mah 2S LiPo Battery
- 27T Pinion and 42T Spur
- Metal Diff Cups
- Metal Main Drive Shaft
- White wheels (with grey paint)
- Run time specified to: About 6 min
- Charging time: About 120-150 min
A959 and A959B specifications may differ or change compared to the two units that I received. Please visit Banggood to see current specifications for units sold.
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Nice work, great video! Cool that you took em apart to show the similarities and differences :)
Thanks, Charlie. Hope this will come in handy for the WLToys A959 enthusiasts (like myself). ☺️
I don't know why you don't speak in your videos but I love it! I don't watch to see a video of a person's life. Accurate and concise, please don't ever change a thing!!!
Thank you, Steven! I’m glad it is appreciated! Sometimes I do get negative feedback, due to the lack of talking, but I also feel that there is room for a channel like this. I have another RC channel for people who like a more personal approach. Maybe I will change things though. Not sure. It takes too long to edit these non-talk-videos. But thank you for the feedback. I will take it into the considerations.
I just want to say "Thank You". Asking you any question always gets a response, and often it's within minutes. With over 20,000 subscribers, I'm sure you're asked numerous questions every day. It's great to be able to go to you with a question, and know it will be answered.
And - I definitely enjoy your videos for the same reason others have mentioned.
You go into detail, You editing is well thought out, and your reviews don't sound like a paid advertisement. I don't remember the first one of your reviews I ever watched but I'm glad I did, and glad to be a subscriber.
Thank you so much for the kind words, Larry! We have a great RC community here on youtube so I have received a lot of help too from other RC friends along the way 🙂 Yeah, wish I sometimes could be of better help here, but I do get comments every day, so it can be hard to keep up (not quite 20K subscribers though yet ... ). But I am glad you liked my videos 🙂 I like to show the models in a fashion of ‘this is what you get’ so viewers can make up their own mind if they like it or not. I make zero money, no ads, no affiliate links, I am just happy to be a part of this RC community together with RC enthusiasts like yourself ☺️
you're the man for putting everything in the description in an organized manner.. bless
Thank you a lot! I seldom get any feedback on it, so your comment really warms my heart.
Great comparison of the two, lots of good details great job!
Thanks a lot Michael! It was fun breaking them down. Was surprised to see the chassis had some minor differences ☺️
Wow that looks like allot of work great video i just got mine back on the road love these wl toys cars looking forward to the next video👍👍💣
Yeah, lots of work both filming and editing but lots of fun too ☺️ Nice! Looking forward seeing it on your channel again. Yeah, love these little fun buggies too. Thanks a lot for watching, bro.
They've certainly changed a bit since I bought mine like seven years ago: the rod connecting both of the differentials is made of plastic on mine, instead of metal, and the shocks actually have spring shorteners. Good vid by the way.
I think they even changed more after these units. Being told by several that the B-version now has a metal diff stock. And thank you!
@@NordicRC Mine is actually the non-B version. Most people say that the 🅱️ is more uncontrollable, though I've not tried it. For the moment it's my first and only hobby RC car, but it's fun to give it some runs around the neighborhood.
Great stuff, Mikael! That was a super, in-depth and thorough autopsy, I was intrigued to watch the whole thing - and I just had to stick around for the end! Well done my friend, top class work, it deserves a big thumbs up! :))
Ohh wow, amazing you watched it, Mark. Hope you had some coffee with you ☺️ Thanks a lot for the support. This was fun to make. No more wondering, just hard facts. Wanted to examine them myself (and clean them) so it was time for a thorough tear down ☺️
@@NordicRC What's up bro! Of course I watched it! I am your biggest fan ;D
He he, let's be each other's biggest fans :-)
Mate you went out of your way this break down. I have the "B" model and love it but this was very informative. Thumbs up.
Thank you very much for the feedback, Tim! Much much appreciated. It took some disassembling, filming and a lot of editing, so I really hoped it would prove useful for fellow WLToys owners and enthusiasts. Thanks again, Tim!
That was a very in depth video dude. Top stuff
Thanks, Tibor! Hope it will come in handy for other WLToys enthusiasts.
Good to know, thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Mike!
I have placed an order for a959 right after watching this video.. cant wait to get that thing in my hand...
Nice! Hope you will have fun with it!
Very similar, thx for sharing the differences. Great job bud
Yeah, very similar except from the huge difference in motor and pinion. Thanks for watching, Steve!
Yo Stevo I see you comment in so many diffrant rc vids also do you have a vid on eny wltoys
@@beast_slayer-bf9yg LOL ya bro im everywhere 🤣but no WLTOYS right now, Ive got one coming from Gear Best to do a review on, so ill have one soon cus it should be on its way
@@STEVOD313 and could you go on ebay and look up a959 upgrade kit thare should be a meta upgrade kit you should get that
The best in depth comparison video I have seen. : )
Thanks, Derek! It took some editing but it was fun, he he. Hope it will be useful for those interested in the differences 😃
@@NordicRC The work and editing in this video is absolutely excellent Mikael. BIG thumbs up my friend : )
Thanks a lot for the nice feedback, Derek! I sincerely hope it will come in handy for the WLToys A959 enthusiasts.
Great de-construction and Wow to get the 540 motor to fit super high gearing.
Thanks, Mal! He he, yeah, when seeing that pinion and spur next to the standard version it's no wonder the motor and ESC gets very very hot on the B-version :-) Thanks a lot for watching, my friend.
Good work dude. Just ordered my A version at half the price of the B. Happy days!
Nice! Yeah, good RC deals today ☺️ Ordered a Tamiya FAV just now myself. Not half price, but still a good Black Friday price ☺️ Happy RC day
I recently bought a A959B and it comes with full metal diff. like the 144001 Very nice car for the price. I love them both
Yeah, heard from several that their A959B has metal diff gears. At some point they must have either started to do that, or made a batch of them. None of mine had them 😒 And yeah, love them both too 🙂 Thanks a lot for watching, mate.
@@NordicRC sonu know if the 144001 diff is the same as the a959
Thanks for sharing with us 👍👍👍
thank you very much for watching, My Own!
That’s a cool look on the inside. 👍👍🦃👍👍
Thanks, bro! It was fun to tear them down and find the differences ☺️
Great comparison video my friend thanks for sharing, 👍🤪👍
Thanks a lot for watching, my friend!
@@NordicRC Your welcome brother 👍😁👍
the beast has arrived test drive to test that everything worked and now is wrapped up waiting only 25 morning to go wild :-D
compliments video show made very good comparison :-D
continue so you're a great slowly I'm enjoying all the videos you've done great channel compliments :-D
Thank you so much for watching, Simon! I really appreciate the feedback. Wow, you got something to look forward to on the 25th :-) Merry Christmas to you, Simon.
Fantastic video. Thank you very much for this.. always wondering what is the difference between the 2. I have the upgraded a959 version as well and its a blast!!
Been getting a lot of nice feedback from other fellow A959/A959-B owners and enthusiasts, so it looks like it was worth the filming and editing :-) Yeah, both of them are a blast though I prefer the A959, with the smaller pinion, main gear and motor. Such a great little fast runner. Thanks a lot for watching and the feedback, mikro T-Rex!
Looking forward to see what u might do 👍👍👌
Not much with these two, just gonna clean them up, but I got a couple of other A959 that’s gonna star a new A959 upgrade series ☺️ Fun little buggies.
And thanks for watching, J G!
got the a979b, and i was pleasantly surprised to find it came with metal diff gears (all of them!) in plastic diff case. Glad i opened it up as id assumed id have to upgrade the plastic gears in the future, now i wont. After 10 runs there is no wear/dirt at all in the diff cases. Sweet!
Uhh, nice, Chris! In all of my B-versions there has been plastic gears. Don't know why they differ.
Oh wow, sweet...I just bought one today, Hopefully it also has metal gears. My wltoys 12423 that i purchased about a month ago has metal gears in the difs, that was a pleasant surprise as i was planning on upgrading them since I'm planning on upgrading it to a brushless system.
Interesting video ,saves me taking mine apart, the lipo really hard to find, anything better?👍🏻
I was hoping it could come in handy for other WLToys owners, so I am very very pleased to hear it was handy. I haven't found any other small enough 2S LiPos for it, but I know Banggood sells extras of the stock LiPo.
Hey question, I’m building one of these and the previous owners had put metal upper and lower links on it. Can you possibly tell me the eye to eye length of the links top and bottom?
Sorry, my friend. Too many comments a day and too little time to measure parts by request. Hoping for your understanding,
Thanks a bunch for taking the time to make an incredible video showing all the parts side by side. I just purchased the A959B right in the middle of this video, my best offer was just accepted on ebay as I was watching lol. I was curious if they had gone metal gears in the difs due to the 540 motor, guess not lol. I may have to see if they make a metal version.
I had a pxtoys 9302 & both difs stopped working properly after only about 8 runs, no bashing or off road, just paved roads. The gears were plastic on both difs. Not sure if that's what caused the failure, too much power for plastic gears.
But I can't wait for this guy to come in, he looks fun. Meanwhile I'll continue to race my wltoys 12423, finally got that fixed. Servo died & i blew a capacitor & flyback diode on the 540 motor by running it on a 3S lipo lol. Live & learn 😬
Keep up the awesome work! 👍
Good you got the 12423 fixed. Looks like a cool WLToys too. Well, this B-version didn't have the metal gears, but I've heard from others that their units came with metal gears. So one never know waht one gets, it seems, with the B-versions. Well, pavement/asphalt can be really hard for the gears actually, if the tires got a lot of grip and one starts up with full throttle/punch. I think I just destroyed the gears of a brand new ZD racing that way too a couple of days ago :-) Video coming up.
@@NordicRC oh, interesting, I thought for sure the asphalt would be easier on the gears. Good to know!! It's a good thing the A959B comes with throttle trimming on the controller, because this one's for my kid. It's to replace the pxtoys 9302 that the diffs got burnt out. It was too fast & has no throttle trim. They do have metal diffs for the 9302, maybe I'll upgrade it to brushless too lol 😄
Well, the more grip, the harder the start, the harder for the gears. Best advice with a lot of grip is to go easy on the throttle when starting, pressing the throttle slowly, accelerating slowly (in the beginning). It's just hard to resist the throttle. I never learned it :-) On loose dirt etc. the tires/wheels will have less grip, and spin a little more, which will put less strain on the gears and motor. But of course, really rough terrain can be hard for the gears/motor/ESC too. The A959-B comes with the same controller as the A959. With no throttle dual rate (= which enables you to sett the max throttle lower etc.). The A959-A is the only A959 that comes with throttle dual rate.
@@NordicRC just got in today the A959B... That car in out of control 😄 It's pretty fast!! The controller does have throttle trim buttons, but they don't seem to do much change. I did notice this guy gets pretty hot & quickly, the battery & even the battery wires leading to the ESC were quite hot. This doesn't happen on my wltoys 12423, which also has the same 540 motor. Battery barely even gets warm by the time it dies. Not sure if this is normal for this car or there's a current overdraw problem with this car.
YEAH!!! Thanks man
Thanks for watching, Luigi! Hope this tear down will come in handy ☺️
Awesome review! 👍 I'm a beginner n mostly use indoors, so more inclined to buy the slower A959 'n probably upgrade the battery for some extra life. How do I know if I'm buying the newer model with the metal main shaft and not the older one with plastic shaft?
Thanks Nash29! If I where a beginner and should use it indoors I would probably get the A959-A. It’s sort of a ‘beginner/indoor A959’ with throttle dual rate (which means you can turn down maximum speed with full throttle). Got an unboxing video with it and next up I got a short video where I run it indoors. But, yes, downside is the small (Li-ion) battery and the plastic main-shaft. If you decide you do not need the Dual Rate the new A959 (with the 2S 1100 mah LiPo battery and metal shaft) is the best choice though. I think if it is the new version with the metal shaft the dealer probably mentions it in the description box. I know Banggood do (if they have not changed it). If it doesn’t mention it, I would say you probably do not know if it is the one untill you check it on arrival. On the other hand, it’s a very cheap upgrade that you always can purchase later on. And yeah, the A959 would have some serious run time with the 2S 1500 mah battery from the A959-B 🙂
Just what I was looking for! I'm suprised the ESC has no heat sink? Do the mosfets get very hot on either buggy?
Hi Robert! If I remember correctly they have some small alloy inserts/heat sink. Mosfets? Motors? In my experience the A959-B motor gets really hot, and the A959 motor is okay.
@@NordicRC Already one step ahead of you haha. I ordered the heatsinks today. Hopefully they'll arive at the same time as the 959b. I wonder why the motor runs so hot though? It has a cooling fan internally. Maybe I'll replace the motor with a proven motor like a Mabuchi RS-540 27 turn.
@@NordicRC Could also be the gearing maybe it's too low of a ratio.
good video comparison..tq
Thank you and thank you for watching
this video was so helpful
Very nice to hear!
Hi, very interesting! This video turns out to be better than any instruction manual too!
Thanks a lot, Mino73! Ha ha, yeah, it might come in handy for some ☺️ Thanks a lot for watching and the nice feedback!
Very good video !
Thank you! And thank you very much for watching, Ivan! Appreciate the feedback.
Nice
Thanks, bro!
Merci pour ce comparatif assez complet , beaucoup ce pose beaucoup de questions sur ces modèles là..
Merci
Hi Cyril! ‘Merci’ I know so thank you too 🙂 Hope the rest was good too 😉
@@NordicRC yes it is. I said thank you for this complete comparison because many people ask questions about these two models. thank you
Very Nice!
Thank you! Cheers!
First of all I have watched a lot of videos about this car but the quality of your videos really stands out So great job
I want to buy the b-version and make it slower Do you have any suggestions on how to do that? I have read somewhere that the easiest way to do that is by replacing the motor with another one that has 70t? That would make it much slower but would increase the run time I have no idea which motor to buy for that so any help will be appreciated :-)
Thank you so much for the kind feedback, Robert. Spend a lot of time editing, so I really appreciate it. I'm not sure why you would wanna buy the B-version and make it slower? But yes, a slower turn motor could do the job since the gear ratio with the 540 motor mount system is more-or-less hard to change. You can buy cheap brushed 540 motors everywhere. Even good companies like RC4WD makes them in the range from 20T to 80T. Never tried another motor in the B-version though, so not sure how it would behave. Myself, I prefer the standard A959. It got plenty of torque, plenty of top speed for the everyday run and quite good run time compared to the B-version.
@@NordicRC You're welcome You just really can see the effort you put into your videos and thank you for your reply.
I understand that most people want to go faster, but I want to buy this car for my young son. He doesn’t care about speed at this age. He just wants to drive a cool RC Car and not for 8 minutes, but much longer :-) .
Now I found this reply in a forum (RCgroups.com): “I have a 55T crawler motor on my A979B. Top speed is down to 35 km/h but runtimes are now 40+ minutes of bashing, and the motor barely gets warm”. So I thougt: that’s exactly what I want! :-). But I have no idea if he only changed the motor or also the batteries, ESC, etc.. Also I have no idea which motor he used. And maybe it’s not even true? I don’t know at this point.
The reason I want to buy the A959B version is because I was under the impression that this is the improved version of the A959 (so improved quality?). I could also buy the A959 of course and slow that one down, but at the moment I can’t think of a reason why this would be a better choice.
If you have any advice on this, could you please let me know? Otherwise I think I’m going to buy the B-version and a 540 55T motor and will just find out for myself. If you would like, I will share my results with you of course.
Great mind in action!
Thanks, Tony. My mind is not so great, but I have a lot of fun making these comparisons, finding out the differences, and hoping it can help others ☺️
Can it be that the new A959B (bought July 2019) now has full metal diff out of the box ??? I bought the upgrade diff kit only to find that the original A959B diff's have already metal diff and spider gears (non magnetic, so do not know what metal...)
Hi Nick! I replied in the other video! :-)
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That was useful :)
I’m glad to hear 🙂 Thanks a lot for watching and the feedback.
Great video, sir! So the A version comes with a 380 type motor and the B version with a 540 motor, isn't? Combined with the enormous pinion and spur gear differences the B model owners got a little rocket... That's neat! On other side i wonder what is that little pcb component attached to the motor and what is intended for on the B model. My WLToys 12428 comes with the exact same piece. In fact i only saw that piece on WLToys models...
Thank you very much, Jordi! Yeah, enormous pinion for such a little rig. No wonder the motor and ESC get's warm :-) Yeah, I've wondered about that too, but I think it's a timing/tuning device. Like when timing a 27T motor to run as a 25T motor. But I could be really wrong. I've searched for some answers on that, but no answers has been really convincing. Hope somebody who understands electronics more than me will make a video about it.
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Thanks, Remeja!
Helli first of all you are amazing congrats but what do you think should i buy a959ora959b????
Thanks a lot, buddy! Ahh,can’t tell you what to buy, but I prefer the A959. More control, more run time, less heat on the electronics, fewer crashes. But for some crazy speed the B-versions can be fun too ☺️
Nordic RC Visions thanks a lot
how hard would it be to change that 5-wire servo to a standard 3 wire and use a different ESC & RX?
Not sure if it can be changed easily? But maybe there’s a video about it on UA-cam. Sorry, I couldn’t help. These servos are so cheap nowadays so I’m one of those lazy guys that would just get a new 3-wire servo for a new ESC and rx.
Hello ! what type of oil to put in the wltoys a959b shock absorbers in cst. and what fat to put in the differentials in cst. thank you
I just use silicone grease for the diffs (they are not completely sealed). And I would recommend some really hard oil for the shocks (though I have heard they leak over time). I would use #1000 in the Tamiya scale.
a question, what is the name of the piece with which you remove the wheel nuts?
Hi! Not sure. Been too long since I made this video. Maybe a hex wrench?
Cant find extra lipos for this r.c. then try hexfly lipo's same kind of batteries! Easy to find!
Sounds like a good tip I am sure! Thanks for the comment, Randy.
hello, I took the spur of the size of 38 or the piece of the a959 but I have the toy car a959b l the gear will make the toy car go faster or will it not go at all? a thousand thanks.
Been ages since I did this video so not sure what you are talking about. But the general rule: larger pinion = higher top speed, lesss acceleration/torque. smaller spur gear = higher top speed, less acceleration/torque.
Sir please reply me, what's the recommended amps rating for wltoys a959 esc/receiver
They usually do not specify it. But probably somewhere around 25-45A
hello I have a problem with the model a959, which works 4minutes and the engine stops working but the steering is still working. I turn it off and turn it back on, and it works for a while and the engine goes back off. What's the problem? thanks.
Probably the LiPo cut-off. It got a limited run time.
So basically, the B version is the same but with a different cup , motor and pinion? Is there anything I’ve missed really looking for one to bash...
Been a while since I did this video, but if there isn’t any more in the video it’s that. I can’t remember anymore (apartment from the spur that is also different I think).
My a959 sadly and depressingly broke, and I put super glue on it, and it still did not work, My front shock tower broke, so i bought a new metal one and was replacing it , but I cant replace it because the glue got stuck to the car and the shock tower is stuck to the car, so im trying to take the whole thing apart, but I cant get the plastic piece above covering the steel rod shaft off, I tried screwing it off, but when i screw it off, nothing happens, can you help? IM trying to do this at 2:42
:( Im spending so much time on my a959 trying to fix it, IM not even doing any of my homework
Hi Brian! You have to secure the bolt on the other side to make that screw start unthreading :-) Hope you get it fixed so you can start doing home work again :-)
Nordic RC Visions thank you so much, I might not be able to fix the entire buggy yet, but I might have to but one extra new part! Thank you again, but do you know what that metal rod is called that goes into the wheels? It is all metal.
Also, what do you think I should do with my battery, my blue battery has been just sitting in a fire proof case for the longest time, do you think it would be okay if I use it now?
Br1aNn88 YT The wheel axle? You can always inspect your battery. If it has been sitting in storage mode (basically resting at about 3.7v Per cell) it may be good. But check it visually first (puffed? swollen? If yes, get rid of it safely) and then check the voltage of each cell (if you have a LiPo checker or/and hobby grade charger) and then check if the battery can be balance charged to 4.2v Per cell.
Nordic RC Visions uh oh, I’m still using the charger it came with, and I did not invest in a lipo checker and I don’t know how to balance charge, I don’t think the stock charger can balance charge
The charger that came with my A959 and A959-B is a balance charger.
Awesome Work North Man 👏👏👏👌👌
But now I'm "disappointed"... I have one A979B and I tghout it was all metal...😅😭
😁😉
Thank you, Luis! Well, after this video I've heard from others that their B-version came with metal. So maybe you are lucky. Only one way to find out :-)
@@NordicRC
Man, I hope so. It's a Brutal Machine... Every time I Love It more 😍
You see, I like "fighting" with my RCs... and this one is the "worst behavior"... very temperamental...😂😂😂
The only thing I did was filling the original shocks with auto grease, until when you press the piston and the bottom cap doesn't jump...🤷♂️
Man it become Awesome 😍 with the so call "kitten Landing" 😉
You should try and you'll see an huge improvement without any costs ... and share it 😉
Recently bought A979 and A979B, but no metal shaft on either. Old stock?
Hi! Maybe ... I'm getting different reports from people. It's hard to figure out. But yeah, different batches circle around with different specs.
@@NordicRC this is even in China. Stock seems to be running low as most of the models aren't available anymore for the domestic market, or no replacement body shell. Looked for it, but only as a 3rd party replacement part
Uhh, I thought they where still going strong.
@@NordicRC not sure. Perhaps clearing stock as for the planes they all of sudden have an S-version which is cheaper, gyro and incompatible with previous transmitters.
Can the pinion and spur gears of A959 (17/38T) be replaced with gears from A959-B (22/42T)?
Not with the different motor mounts and motors. The pinion/spur mesh is fixed unless you find some way to move the whole motor mount or be creative in other ways.
That being said ... I have never tried it so I’m not sure.
Man what a video and break down! Good work my man 🤘👍👌
Thanks a lot, Pain in the RC! It was fun opening them up, and I had set my mind for cleaning them anyway. Will be easier now when they are disassembled somewhat. Thanks a lot for watching, bro.
What is the wheel nut size ???
A959 and a959b wheel pins are the same size right??
Yeah, same wheel and suspension set up 👍🏻
@@NordicRC the pins wheel hex are totally the same right?
Plastic fantastic!😁
Ha ha, yeah, plastic fantastic! :-)
Can I put a 540 motor on my a959? Plz reply.
Not sure if the ESC is the same. But you can always try. But you need a new motor mount and new pinion gear too.
@@NordicRC is it possible to put the opposite? 390 motor into the a959B? i know it sounds ridiculous, I just want to get all the metal upgrade from B version and stability from A version.
How about the ESC?
Looks very similar! Not completely identical but since I do not have any reliable specs on it I didn’t dare try to make any unqualified guesses.
Receiver from a 959 CAN Fit to 959b?
Should fit but not sure if they are rated to the same amps.
Question of the day. Are Vertex and WLToys the same company? When I received my latest A979B, it came in a box with a Vertex Logo, where WLToys used to appear in the upper left hand corner.
Also - The instructions have a statement on the front that makes me think this is a knockoff.
Annddd - The actual model number hidden in plain sight on the invoice says model 25BE.
I've seen several UA-cam videos now with unboxing, and some of them have the WLToys box with the view window showing the truck inside, and several others have the Solid box with the Vortex Logo. Is WLToys getting ripped off by a copycat, or are they doing a brand name change, or does anyone know what's going on?
Never heard of a brand called Vertex. Did you mean Vortex? WLToys calls these the Vortex series. And sometimes they call them the Storm CC or Brave Pro. You will often find models from brands like HBX and WLToys all over the world, re-branded by other brands. 2fast2fun made a rebranded A959 called Magma that you can see in my channel, and others around. It's quite normal. Sometimes they are probably also ripped off, but often it's just a re-branded item with the exact same parts/car, but with a different box and color scheme or livery/decals.
... about the name change, I'm not sure. But I have boxes/packages from WLToys with the name WLRacing or XK used. Not sure if they are going to change it or maybe just trying some things out to see what sells :-)
@@NordicRC yep "Vortex" I was reminded when I spotted it in your video. The seller advertised it as WLToys 4WD truck. Further into the advertising, it said it was the A969 and then another picture said it was the 969B, and another picture was captioned WLToys A-979B.
When I received it the Box had nothing to indicate what was in it except that on one side, there were 14 pictures of various WLToys 900 series vehicles and a little green checkmark under the one that said A979B,
The disclaimer(?) on the front of the manual says " This instruction is suitable for a type of modle whose number is A979-B.
It will be a Frankenstein Mod soon enough, so I am really just curious.
It seems to be a little more solid than I expected after some of the reviews I've read. It did come with double Wheel nuts, and a 540 motor.
Sounds like a very normal WLToys A9*9-B model. Of +10 units of A9*9 (standard, b or a) most of mine has come in the Vortex box (with or without display/window box or the check list). It’s the most common.
@@NordicRC thanks. I figured you've gotten enough of their products that you would be the right person to ask. I just went back and looked at the ad again and it says it has metal diffs. Ha - I guess I'll have spares since I ordered metal assuming they were plastic.
Esc is the same?
It looks to be :-) I'm not sure about the specifications though, as they are not specified anywhere I have seen.
Does anyone know where i can find exploded view ?
I can't remember, but I remember I found them online (maybe on Banggood) after an extensive google search.
@@NordicRC Thanks ! also found one version, but with extremely low resolution, cannot even see the screws...
This my favorite wltoy.
This is my only WLToys 😉 But great and fun little affordable buggies. Love them ☺️ Thanks for watching, Jayctab!
I like it this video, very nice bro!!😉😉😊
Thanks a lot, bro!
@@NordicRC your welcome!!
Is it me or does a seem more controlable than b?
The A version and the standard version, with their 390 motor, is definitely more controllable. Best choice for the everyday runner in my opinion, though the B-version can be fun in itself for it’s uncontrollable crazy speed ☺️
What will happen if I convert a959B motor to a959 ??
Then it will be an A959 😉 You will need to change the pinion, spur and the motor mount too.
@@NordicRC thanks for information.. im considering to buy a959B motor
@@NordicRC but what will happen if i dont change the pinion and spur ??
thaey both need longer steering rods!
Yeah, some turn-buckles and some toe-in adjustment wouldn’t hurt 🙂
Tr Hanks ssoooooo mitch bro
Thank you so much for watching, Ninja Gamer ☺️
"Headphones"... 🤔
Ha ha, yeah :-)
Bad quality forget no one's baying
This would be SO much better (as in less tedious and boring) if you got rid of the idiotic music and incredibly annoying text overlays, then bought a microphone and *SPOKE* !!
No one buys it bad quality