Fail safes???

[jeffd]

My question is this... is the RTR revo have a bulit in fail safe already on it??? any comments would be helpful, thanks and happy racing......

 

[vbgagnon]

No it does not.

 

[Plaidfish]

if you are just setting one up, get a radio setup that has em built into the Rx.....saves buttloads of agrivation....those in-line jobs were just a PITA.....

 

[jetmechG550]

If you are referring to the optidrive it has a low battery indicator but it is not a failsafe in the sense of it being a protective piece of equipment. On the Revo it goes between the optidrive and the servo not the rx and servo if you install one. I have not had any issues with the Venoms and I have them on 4 different vehicles.

 

[2mcgrath]

i would just install a throttle return spring they work great

 

[MyJeep]

I think the Revo already has a return spring stock? How many do you need huh

 

[bustedgears]

i would just install a throttle return spring they work great

I say both. Neither are 100% reliable.

It's like using a condom while having her on the pill. It's just safer.

 

[jetmechG550]

i would just install a throttle return spring they work great

Revo's already come with a TRS and fyi, a TRS will not save your truck from a runaway due to someone being on your channel or if the batts in your tx go tits up. A failsafe is cheap insurance ($20) for a roughly $450-$500 investment. I have seen more guys think they are protected with an optidrive or just a TRS and then have to go chasing thier truck through the pits or parking lot because they didn't have a failsafe. Don't think it will happen, run your truck at WOT and turn off the tx and see what your truck does.

 

[racin_38]

WACK,then pieces fly is what happens lol
yeah a failsafe is definatly a good investment and a TRS is good too if your using a stock servo but if you use a high torque then there isnt enough power in the spring to bring it back to the idle position IMO

 

[bustedgears]

It works on my 625MG, you just have to get a really strong one.

 

[Plaidfish]

then you are decreasing the effective range the servo has....if it needs 20"/lbs of torque to just overcome the spring then you've knocked off that 20"/lbs from your servo right off the batt....IMO the TRS isn't worth it at all, especially if you have hi-torque servos and w/ digitals all you do is fry the servo controller w/ it.......the failsafe is definately a better source of protection......I found the in-line types to be a PITA and just chucked it....I had 1 Rx that had it built in back then....now all of mine do.....the in-line ones work well for lots of people, I had a few "unexplainable" quirks w/ my stuff until I dropped the in-line FS......I'd rather have electronics that include all the features I want instead of adding 3rd party electronics to them......

 

[redhatman]

i would say definately get a failsafe. You spend so much money on your car, it could be gone in an instant. Spend the $20 to insure your car. I dont know about the TRS (throttle return spring) because like plaidfish said, it takes away power from the servos. And pretty much what they do is if your rx batteries fall out of the car, or completely get unhooked, then it flips into neutral and doesn't hit as hard. I am kind of a hipacrit though, being I have both installed on my savage.... Just like busted said, its just safer.

I say both. Neither are 100% reliable.

It's like using a condom while having her on the pill. It's just safer.