The Daily Rant Thread

[Doom!]

I'm now imagining something that involves jumper cables.

That's why they invented nipple rings.

 

[CertifiedMike]

That's why they invented nipple rings.

Thats why I got them!

I got a set of fur coated jumper cables and fuzzy pliers to match!

 

[Xraycer]

Don't be startin' nothin' that you won't fully follow through with.

Fixed it for ya!

 

[RudyF6]

oops - gif didn't work...

 

[Suburban_Hooligan]

have i ever mentioned that when you hand somebody something and there hand touches your hand, i hate it?

 

[Lostinthewoods86]

 

[CertifiedMike]

have i ever mentioned that when you hand somebody something and there hand touches your hand, i hate it?

Thats why I always lick my hands BEFORE I go to reach for things. It would be gross to lick them afterwards!

 

[HPIguy]

Left for work yesterday at 7:40AM, got home at 11PM. Back up and at it at 7AM this morning. Man it's been a long week.

 

[9x19]

Work?

What is that?

 

[Doom!]

Work?

What is that?

You sir, are a butthead!

 

[HPIguy]

Work?

What is that?

It's what the rest of us do so you can live a good life.

 

[Xraycer]

You sir, are a butthead!

It's what the rest of us do so you can live a good life.

You're welcome, Butthead!

 

[Xraycer]

have i ever mentioned that when you hand somebody something and there hand touches your hand, i hate it?

 

[Spksh]

My shiny new (to me) scanner.

 

[desmobob]

My rant for today: Why the heck do video reviewers work the throttle on their R/C cars like they were squirting something from a pump bottle? Do they drive their full-scale vehicles that way?

The throttle control is proportional... you don't have to operate it like you're trying to manually replicate pulse width modulation!

 

[Suburban_Hooligan]

My rant for today: Why the heck do video reviewers work the throttle on their R/C cars like they were squirting something from a pump bottle? Do they drive their full-scale vehicles that way?

The throttle control is proportional... you don't have to operate it like you're trying to manually replicate pulse width modulation!

at best they're testing throttle response. at worst they aren't really RC'ers they're just using RC as there topic of choice, fill a niche in the reviewing market and cash checks.
iv also heard a lot of reviewers get shipped products for review and have to return them when they're done. if they have to pay for any damage done they would treat them extra nice.
it's why you never put full faith in a review video.

 

[Suburban_Hooligan]

so apparently AMain isn't selling parts for the RC12L. and that's inconvenient.

 

[Doom!]

so apparently AMain isn't selling parts for the RC12L. and that's inconvenient.

Are they available on Associated's web site? I have always recieved good service from their site.

 

[Suburban_Hooligan]

Are they available on Associated's web site? I have always recieved good service from their site.

yes, that's where i looked up part numbers. but i was going to make an AMain order and getting them in one place would have been convenient.

 

[Suburban_Hooligan]

so in wtf news, the receiver that gave me and didn't work properly in my Wheely King miraculously self healed and now works.
so i put the "borrowed" receiver back in the XXXT and tested it. it still had a strange gearbox noise, as if the gear mesh was to tight. it's not. i then realized the rear wheels are wobbling a lot more than they should. so i look into it. one side has a bent shaft. its bad enough that i have concerns for the bearings. but it won't stop me from driving it. but it's something i need to track down and replace which I'm sure won't be cheap. the other side seems to just be a majorly out of balance wheel. upon further testing the gearbox noise disappeared.

and even though its a whapping 65 degrees there's a damn tiger mosquito in my garage