01-07-2006, 01:27 PM
hmm... good question on the cost of it. I had a lot of stuff already laying around but here it goes.
stuff I paid for.
$130 for the FT RC18kit
$20 for the front CVD's
$18 for the top plate
$18 for the drag link and 1/10 scale Hexes
$45 for 2 IB 1200 packs from CBP
$21 for the Castle Link Controller programing setup
Other stuff I already had or got as a present.
$110 for the Mamba (christmas present)
$30 for the foams (I had those laying around)
$25 for the Hitec HS56hb servo (Was using it in my Mini-t)
$45 for the Novak XXl (I've had this forever its late 90's vintage lol)
??? radio is a JR XR3i which is late 90's again.
then the time I put in to install the stuff and fab up the battery holder on the motor side too.
Totaled up its around $500 for all the partsl. Luckily I only spent around $250 because I already had some stuff laying around and got lucky with the BL for christmas. I'd still be running my Novak spy and Trinity motor if I had not gotten the BL.
I'm not 100% sure what I'm going to do with the leftover electronics. I'll probably put them into my mini-t for now to keep that running.
Ohh and with the BL in there and the betteries split the way I have them the chassis is just about perfectly balanced left to right. If I have the time on monday I'll check the corner weights on the digital scale at my work just because I'm curious.
stuff I paid for.
$130 for the FT RC18kit
$20 for the front CVD's
$18 for the top plate
$18 for the drag link and 1/10 scale Hexes
$45 for 2 IB 1200 packs from CBP
$21 for the Castle Link Controller programing setup
Other stuff I already had or got as a present.
$110 for the Mamba (christmas present)
$30 for the foams (I had those laying around)
$25 for the Hitec HS56hb servo (Was using it in my Mini-t)
$45 for the Novak XXl (I've had this forever its late 90's vintage lol)
??? radio is a JR XR3i which is late 90's again.
then the time I put in to install the stuff and fab up the battery holder on the motor side too.
Totaled up its around $500 for all the partsl. Luckily I only spent around $250 because I already had some stuff laying around and got lucky with the BL for christmas. I'd still be running my Novak spy and Trinity motor if I had not gotten the BL.
I'm not 100% sure what I'm going to do with the leftover electronics. I'll probably put them into my mini-t for now to keep that running.
Ohh and with the BL in there and the betteries split the way I have them the chassis is just about perfectly balanced left to right. If I have the time on monday I'll check the corner weights on the digital scale at my work just because I'm curious.
-- John --
1:1.. 01 Z28 Camaro A4 Sure.. its stock.
1:8's.. K3, Inferno GT, and a straight line beater car
1:18.. RC18t Mamba and 3s lipo
1:1.. 01 Z28 Camaro A4 Sure.. its stock.
1:8's.. K3, Inferno GT, and a straight line beater car
1:18.. RC18t Mamba and 3s lipo