With an $800 budget , what would you get?

[PainKiller]

Another radio that caught my eye is the Futaba 3PV. Looks interesting. Once again , just getting my ducks in a row before I buy. All in preparation for the Tekno in January.

 

[Littlemotor]

Another radio that caught my eye is the Futaba 3PV. Looks interesting. Once again , just getting my ducks in a row before I buy. All in preparation for the Tekno in January.

Half the price of the FlySky, but also less than half the radio.. And this coming from a lifetime Futaba guy..

 

[PainKiller]

Half the price of the FlySky, but also less than half the radio.. And this coming from a lifetime Futaba guy..

Ah , gotcha. FlySky wins

 

[RustyUs]

Looks great The radio that came with my MT10 is much too light and cheap feeling to me. The FlySky NB4 looks so much better.

Putting a low budget radio in my hands with the adjustment pieces/knobs moving before you touch them is a real turn off, especially when being used to great radios that feel solid. The cheap feeling of FlySky's FS-GT3C is one of the reasons I gave them away. The other reason was failure of a couple of those GT3 radios in a few months time frame... I swore never to buy another FlySky radio again.

Then a few years later the FlySky Noble appears... I was a bit leery. I waited for others to be the test subjects before I jumped onboard the FlySky train again. FlySky hit the Noble NB4 out of the park... hopefully sending a message to it's big-name competitors to get their act together.

 

[PainKiller]

Putting a low budget radio in my hands with the adjustment pieces/knobs moving before you touch them is a real turn off, especially when being used to great radios that feel solid. The cheap feeling of FlySky's FS-GT3C is one of the reasons I gave them away. The other reason was failure of a couple of those GT3 radios in a few months time frame... I swore never to buy another FlySky radio again.

Then a few years later the FlySky Noble appears... I was a bit leery. I waited for others to be the test subjects before I jumped onboard the FlySky train again. FlySky hit the Noble NB4 out of the park... hopefully sending a message to it's big-name competitors to get their act together.

I’m dying to get one in my hands to just hold it and see how it feels.

 

[RustyUs]

I’m dying to get one in my hands to just hold it and see how it feels.

The base battery detaches if one decides to do so,

but I prefer the extra weight down low and gives the user something to keep radio upright. The NB4, and the NB4 Pro are now discontinued so I don't know that a person will find any out there at the great prices they once went for. The newest models (NB4+, NB4 Pro+) have a grander price tag than its predecessors. $275~$300-ish for the NB4+ is still a pretty good deal for amount of greatness a person gets.

 

[PainKiller]

The base battery detaches if one decides to do so,

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but I prefer the extra weight down low and gives the user something to keep radio upright. The NB4, and the NB4 Pro are now discontinued so I don't know that a person will find any out there at the great prices they once went for. The newest models (NB4+, NB4 Pro+) have a grander price tag than its predecessors. $275~$300-ish for the NB4+ is still a pretty good deal for amount of greatness a person gets.

Looks like I’ll have to get the NB4+ or NB4 Pro+.

 

[PainKiller]

We had a fantastic bash session today. All four of us were zooming our trucks around the fields at the schoolyard and it was a great time. I need to get a pic of us walking onto the field holding out rigs. We looked like a menacing gang.

And I definitely need a 1/8 scale truggy asap.

 

[Littlemotor]

We had a fantastic bash session today. All four of us were zooming our trucks around the fields at the schoolyard and it was a great time. I need to get a pic of us walking onto the field holding out rigs. We looked like a menacing gang.

And I definitely need a 1/8 scale truggy asap.

First time you drive one, you’ll be blown away..

 

[PainKiller]

First time you drive one, you’ll be blown away..

I absolutely can’t wait. Although , I’m gonna have to. I’m happy driving my MT10 with the kids and their trucks for now. But I’m always thinking about a 1/8 scale Tekno.

 

[PainKiller]

Question: if I’m running two battery packs back to back , should I let my motor and esc cool down in between runs? I’m using 3S LiPo’s and I’m getting pretty good/long run times from one battery (30-40 min). Wasn’t sure if I should let the truck cool off a bit before putting in the second LiPo and running for another 30-40 min.

 

[WickedFog]

Question: if I’m running two battery packs back to back , should I let my motor and esc cool down in between runs? I’m using 3S LiPo’s and I’m getting pretty good/long run times from one battery (30-40 min). Wasn’t sure if I should let the truck cool off a bit before putting in the second LiPo and running for another 30-40 min.

Did you grab an infrared temp gun yet? If your temps are low, carry on. If they tend to stay upwards of 160° or more, let em cool a bit. But for me, if it makes it through a pack ok, another ain't going to heat it up any more than what it already is. If you're pushing your temps to the point you have to let them cool off, you're probably geared up a tad too much anyway.

And another way to look at it, the most damage you will do to moving components is likely when transitioning from cold to hot. Parts heat up from the heat source outwards. Until everything has come up to temp, the tolerances are going to be tightened up, creating more wear. So running two packs back to back is going to be better than going through heat cycles.

It's why you break in nitro engines in stages. It lets it gently wear itself into tolerance, rather than getting on it and over wearing things before the rest of the parts heat up.

 

[PainKiller]

Did you grab an infrared temp gun yet? If your temps are low, carry on. If they tend to stay upwards of 160° or more, let em cool a bit. But for me, if it makes it through a pack ok, another ain't going to heat it up any more than what it already is. If you're pushing your temps to the point you have to let them cool off, you're probably geared up a tad too much anyway.

And another way to look at it, the most damage you will do to moving components is likely when transitioning from cold to hot. Parts heat up from the heat source outwards. Until everything has come up to temp, the tolerances are going to be tightened up, creating more wear. So running two packs back to back is going to be better than going through heat cycles.

It's why you break in nitro engines in stages. It lets it gently wear itself into tolerance, rather than getting on it and over wearing things before the rest of the parts heat up.

Ah , gotcha. Thanks. I have not picked up a temp gun yet. But I will in the near future. I haven’t had any issues whatsoever. I was just curious and wanted to implement some preventative maintenance. The cool weather here (@ 40 degrees for a high) probably helps keep things from getting too hot as well.

 

[RustyUs]

Question: if I’m running two battery packs back to back , should I let my motor and esc cool down in between runs? I’m using 3S LiPo’s and I’m getting pretty good/long run times from one battery (30-40 min). Wasn’t sure if I should let the truck cool off a bit before putting in the second LiPo and running for another 30-40 min.

Each person finds their own groove as time goes on and what RCs are in the mix. If you are constantly getting 30~40 minute runtimes from an RC and no issues between runs... great! Continue on!

I'll tell you what happens on my side of the fence with runtimes. Fifteen minutes is usually the maximum time that my platforms see. Some are out of necessity, and some are "just because". Heavy RCs, like some of my 4wd SCTs and truggy, can suck the life out of a battery. A 8200mAh 2S LiPo may give me twelve minutes of full-on dirt throwing joy in a 4wd SCT, but that same battery, if used in another RC, may give me well over a half hour of runtime. Your RC and it's 3S/motor kv choice is going to be more efficient (w/ proper gearing), allowing you to run cooler longer.

Even though some of my RCs can be ran longer, I set the timers on my radios for 10~15 minutes to give me a heads up for some platforms that are needed to be brought into the pits (driveway/garage). This is when I recharge the battery, and a wellness check (check for anything out of the ordinary) is done before the RC is gets sent out again. While that battery is recharging, I grab the next RC to run and repeat the process.

My situation, running environment, and charging practices may be different than the next persons. My RCs see tons of dirt; dust; ruts; bumps and jumps. Spending extra time to look over everything between runs is important to me and my off-road RCs. Finding something early on may save the day with a quick fix. I'd rather run three RCs/hour than have an extremely huge capacity battery pack that gives extremely long runtimes.

YMMV.

 

[WickedFog]

Ah , gotcha. Thanks. I have not picked up a temp gun yet. But I will in the near future. I haven’t had any issues whatsoever. I was just curious and wanted to implement some preventative maintenance. The cool weather here (@ 40 degrees for a high) probably helps keep things from getting too hot as well.

A general rule of thumb is if you can rest your finger on the electronics without getting burned, you're fine. But it seems you're hooked on the hobby, so you're gonna need a temp gun. $15 or so on Amazon will get you one that will get the job done. But Amazon is pure evil, so shop around

 

[PainKiller]

A general rule of thumb is if you can rest your finger on the electronics without getting burned, you're fine. But it seems you're hooked on the hobby, so you're gonna need a temp gun. $15 or so on Amazon will get you one that will get the job done. But Amazon is pure evil, so shop around

Haha , I’ll check out Amazon among other places too like Amain.

 

[Doom!]

But Amazon is pure evil, so shop around

You take that back! Amazon is my friend.

 

[WickedFog]

You take that back! Amazon is my friend.

Oh, I just watched a really interesting documentary. Let's just say it did not cast Amazon in a very good light. It's called "Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy". It's pretty enlightening.

 

[Doom!]

Oh, I just watched a really interesting documentary. Let's just say it did not cast Amazon in a very good light. It's called "Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy". It's pretty enlightening.

You haven't seen my local shopping choices. Nobody likes the big companies, used to be Walmart everybody picked on, now it's Amazon. As long as they have what I need when I need it, (unlike my local stores) they are my pals. And reward points off my Amazon card pay for my prime membership and lots of other goodies. I'll leave all the corporate drama to others.

 

[WickedFog]

You haven't seen my local shopping choices. Nobody likes the big companies, used to be Walmart everybody picked on, now it's Amazon. As long as they have what I need when I need it, (unlike my local stores) they are my pals. And reward points off my Amazon card pay for my prime membership and lots of other goodies. I'll leave all the corporate drama to others.

You'd just have to watch it. It's not just about Amazon. It's about why everyone has to buy new cell phones. Why certain things are basically programmed to die after so much use. Like the $400 Oculus I bought my kid. One of the guys that designed it explained how it's completely glued to be tamper proof. When the battery goes, and soon, it's a paperweight. And they planned that. It's a really good documentary. And it's about all the waste that we don't see that is being dumped around the world on countries that can't do much but say ok.