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The Protek 170 SBL (and TBL) are awesome servos.Oh, ohhhhhh,……………looks like the goodies have arrived!!!
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Soon my friends! , very soon!
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The Protek 170 SBL (and TBL) are awesome servos.Oh, ohhhhhh,……………looks like the goodies have arrived!!!
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Soon my friends! , very soon!
This is ready to rip, right?!Getting closer,…………..
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For the most part there is enough space. I may play with relocating the esc to the opposite side, it appears to have enough space. We will see.
Thanks KA, it’s getting there but life has been getting in the way. Hopefully in the next week or two I’ll get it finished up.Lookin good brother!! I picked a set of those Hobao wheels/tires up a couple years back, they're decent, but really need a clean surface to hook up. I haven't used them much, my track is has too much loose dirt.
I run Losi XTT truggy tires on my MT/ET 48, 4s with Tenshock 2200kv, stock spur size(steel) and a 18t pinion. It's all I can use on my small track, never really gets up to full speed. Does lift the front wheels on occasion though. Look forward to hearing your thoughts on it!
Uh, can I be ur nephew too?Thanks KA, it’s getting there but life has been getting in the way. Hopefully in the next week or two I’ll get it finished up.
Everything seems good, however my protec 170 servo has got me a little spooked. It seems like it just can’t settle down, like it’s always just grumbling and squeeking even without a load of any kind. I’m honestly ready to send it back and drop in a reefs raw and call it good but I’m waiting for them to respond to my email before I give up. To me, it seems flawed upon arrival which has been disappointing with what they cost.
Hey all, if anyone has any ideas on why my servo has went batshit straight outta the box, I’m all ears? (I swear that I didn’t talk about it to anyone)! WTF
I’m planning on running 18t on 4S as well. I figured that there’s no point in 6S for this rc, the local track is not big enough for 6 anyway.
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The Hobao wheel and tires are only just aesthetic at this point, I’ve got some Buckshots that I still need to mount and glue up for track use and I’ll probably throw on some terrain crushers for just screwing around.
I really only bought this to race with my nephew at the local track, he’s been wanting to get into it for a few years so I bought him one for him as well that he’s been building. What really surprised me is just how well and solidly this truck is built and designed. I was worried that at his age he would need more help, but nope, he’s doing great. Mine will definitely get more than just “track” use in my world.
Hopefully soon!
Thanks H,Your Protek 170 SBL/TBL are excellent servos - I have a few of them. They are very accurate at centering.
Is your servo jittering?
Potek servos are usually very smooth and quiet, so either it is faulty - or - it's receiving a noisy signal.
I'm leaning towards noisy signal. What receiver are you running? I can see the wire coming out the box, which should be fine for testing. Very odd.
It would be super unlucky to receive a duff 170 SBL.
Well I never. Good job finding the fault.Well after all that, it was a bad cable. Weird, I even checked resistance of each wire but there must be a break in one of them. Swapped the original cable for a new replacement cable and all the noise went away instantly.
Now I gotta get my old a— in gear and get some bodies painted up.
Have a good weekend everyone!
Thanks H,Well I never. Good job finding the fault.
On the other hand - how hugely unlucky to have a new Protek servo with a duff cable.
Shoot them an email and maybe they'll send you an e-voucher for your troubles.
Really looking forward to your posts regarding how these rigs go!
It looks like it's been pinched? How odd.Thanks H,
They were really good about the entire thing. Even offered to send me a direct replacement for the entire servo but I told them that was not necessary as the cable worked so they gave me a credit towards my next purchase. Totally fine with me, lol, I can always use a good servo. I think I may take that Mugen MBX8TR Eco that I was asking you guys about, $400 is a steal compared to what I’m seeing online. I’m pretty sure that another 170 would look great in there as well.
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It’s hard to see, but that little white speck on the signal wire is a little tear/hole. It’s entirely possible that I could have inadvertently caused the damage as well, but I’m pretty careful, I do work on high end electrical components daily. Anyway, that little hole caused me way too much undue stress.
Agreed. The platforms are very samey. Besides pivot ball Vs c hub, or short arm wide pivot Vs long arm narrow pivot, the designs are all based around the Kyosho Burns! There's one on eBay right now!For $400, you can't go wrong with the Mugen if in good condition? As a race company, I assume parts are still readily available? That would be my only concern. As to age, I really don't think there have been any significant advancements in rc tech in the last 10 years or so? Aside from electronics anyways.
For $400, you can't go wrong with the Mugen if in good condition? As a race company, I assume parts are still readily available? That would be my only concern. As to age, I really don't think there have been any significant advancements in rc tech in the last 10 years or so? Aside from electronics anyways
That was my logic as well. I’ve never owned a Mugen but they are on my list of “want to have”, I just never figured that I’d have one. I only just got into racing with my nephew but I’ll never really expect to compete, for me, it’s just the fun. Most of my rigs have no real chance of ever seeing a track. Mugen seems to have a really solid history and I know their rc buggies are legit. This is a new, unbuilt MBX8TR Eco in a factory box, so that’s more than a fair deal to me. He also had a TA RC8T4E that he sold to another guy at the track. He got $575 for that, mostly because there’s a lot of TA guys at our track, lots of interest. For some reason, nobody wanted the Mugen but you can’t blame them, pretty sure that they all share a brain. (Honestly, if one of those guys gets something new, then the next week they all have them, I don’t understand that mentality). Sheep.For $400, you can't go wrong with the Mugen if in good condition? As a race company, I assume parts are still readily available? That would be my only concern. As to age, I really don't think there have been any significant advancements in rc tech in the last 10 years or so? Aside from electronics anyways.
Thanks! Hopefully I’ll have enough time to grab it this weekend!It looks like it's been pinched? How odd.
Great news about the Mugen. I think Mugen are an excellent brand. You'll love it. I can't wait for your comparison of it compared to the Tekno.
Awesome!! I couldn't agree more about imitation either!! "Guys, check out my new blacked out Ram pickup!" ..That was my logic as well. I’ve never owned a Mugen but they are on my list of “want to have”, I just never figured that I’d have one. I only just got into racing with my nephew but I’ll never really expect to compete, for me, it’s just the fun. Most of my rigs have no real chance of ever seeing a track. Mugen seems to have a really solid history and I know their rc buggies are legit. This is a new, unbuilt MBX8TR Eco in a factory box, so that’s more than a fair deal to me. He also had a TA RC8T4E that he sold to another guy at the track. He got $575 for that, mostly because there’s a lot of TA guys at our track, lots of interest. For some reason, nobody wanted the Mugen but you can’t blame them, pretty sure that they all share a brain. (Honestly, if one of those guys gets something new, then the next week they all have them, I don’t understand that mentality). Sheep.
Hopefully I’ll have time to grab it this weekend. I’m excited to compare it to my ET48 2.0, just to see and feel the differences. Should be fun!
Thanks! Hopefully I’ll have enough time to grab it this weekend!
Such a good looking Bruggy body. I love it!!
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