pimpsmurf
10-29-2005, 09:56 PM
HU-WAH!
I got a couple orders in today. I got my 48 pitch pinions from b-p-p.com (they are indeed team associated rc18 pinions) in, which came with my mamba heatsink (wow! Thats a bugger to get on! little need for heatsink compound!) and my castle link! Exciting to see all the lights flashing like mad!
I plugged it up, and updated the mamba ESC to the latest and got to play with the throttle and brake curves! It is "Freakin' Sweet" in the words of Peter from the family guy.
I set it up with 100% brake (with a very curve. 50% braking on the controller was like 20% braking power,) Race timeing, an S curve for the throttle to allow good low and high-end control. *shrug*
Then I fiddled around a bit. Much easier than the field progamming... The laptop will go with me everywhere. hehe
I'm very impressed, this being the first programmable ESC I've ever used. I'm pumped.
I'm glad I played with the castlelink after I opened my order from thetoyz.com on ebay. They shipped me titanium ballstuds instead of the 3racing wheel hub bearings!!! SUCKAGE! Ordinarily I would be happy to score a more expensive part, but I need the wheel hub bearings in order to use the mamba (without it overheating.)
I'll have the h8 on monday if UPS doesn't delay it, so should I wait to use the mamba until I get the wheel bearings, or just go easy on it for the 3-4 days until the bearings get here? I could always just leave it stock until I get the wheel bearings.
What do you guys think?
-JNY
I got a couple orders in today. I got my 48 pitch pinions from b-p-p.com (they are indeed team associated rc18 pinions) in, which came with my mamba heatsink (wow! Thats a bugger to get on! little need for heatsink compound!) and my castle link! Exciting to see all the lights flashing like mad!
I plugged it up, and updated the mamba ESC to the latest and got to play with the throttle and brake curves! It is "Freakin' Sweet" in the words of Peter from the family guy.
I set it up with 100% brake (with a very curve. 50% braking on the controller was like 20% braking power,) Race timeing, an S curve for the throttle to allow good low and high-end control. *shrug*
Then I fiddled around a bit. Much easier than the field progamming... The laptop will go with me everywhere. hehe
I'm very impressed, this being the first programmable ESC I've ever used. I'm pumped.
I'm glad I played with the castlelink after I opened my order from thetoyz.com on ebay. They shipped me titanium ballstuds instead of the 3racing wheel hub bearings!!! SUCKAGE! Ordinarily I would be happy to score a more expensive part, but I need the wheel hub bearings in order to use the mamba (without it overheating.)
I'll have the h8 on monday if UPS doesn't delay it, so should I wait to use the mamba until I get the wheel bearings, or just go easy on it for the 3-4 days until the bearings get here? I could always just leave it stock until I get the wheel bearings.
What do you guys think?
-JNY