2003.02.26, 07:35 AM
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I am a Z-aholic ;)
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Hmmm.....is the F1 ESC worth the money...well in my case it was not an upgrade as much a replacement...in my early days of teaching myself to replace FETs I managed to rip a couple of FET pads off the board,...i sorta got it working again, but was never happy with it again. So I got the F1 ESC instead of the Racer ESC. From a true racers point of view the brakes would make a diff I reckon...expecially with a hot motor...but if your PCB simply need FETs, I would not worry about it unless you have $ to burn, or REALLY want brakes. I do prefer having brakes, as I also use a 1/10 gas car which has brakes, so my throttle finger is sorta trained to hit em hard, and doing that with a racer with forward/reverse only can be frustrating. Hmmm....ultimately up to your budget vs desire
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2003.03.04, 12:39 AM
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Mini-Z Novice
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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I have decided to go for the fet upgrade and have ordered some from MrE. Psyklops- if you are still interested in giving me a hand putting then on let me know via email. Thanks again for the offer!!
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2003.03.04, 02:25 AM
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I am a Z-aholic ;)
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 706
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I would be glad to assist Floopy..will email soon
BTW..how many FETs did you order?
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2003.03.04, 06:32 AM
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Mini-Z Novice
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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I am going to get 30, 14 for me (for 2x6 plus a few extras) and my mate is getting the other 16.
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2003.03.04, 04:12 PM
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#20
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Z maniac : certifiable
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 447
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Floopyb,
I highly recommend Psyklops work on FETs, and whilst MysterE is also a class FET installer, Psyklops is right here in Melbourne so it won't cost ya anything for shipping.
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2003.03.04, 09:40 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: makati, philippines
Posts: 8,702
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floopyb...
hmm... what motor were you running? was running one of my z's with a mzr.com motor - (the one that doesn't require a turbo) last night.... and i noticed that it wasn't going as fast as my other z's which also have the mzr.com motor in them....
after a while it got really slow, and totally stopped... picked it up and something smelled like it was burned...
my fears were confirmed when i took off the cover, flipped the board, and saw one of the fets kind of 'not normal' there was a very slight bulge, and it seemed like the smell came from that particular fet...
re-assembled it and whallla... no forward... i guess you can welcome me into the club...
i'm quite astounded/dumbfounded since i've never experienced this with my other z's that have the same motor in them....
now i'm beggining to wonder....
wanted: extra fets... or used turbo...
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2003.03.05, 05:10 AM
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I am a Z-aholic ;)
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Quote:
Originally posted by Mystacool
Floopyb,
I highly recommend Psyklops work on FETs, and whilst MysterE is also a class FET installer, Psyklops is right here in Melbourne so it won't cost ya anything for shipping.
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Aww shucks Mystacool ...thanks for the compliment!
But MrE remains the Master in my books...too many innovations in stacking techniques...mine are either a direct copy of his, or just a generic straight up stack at this point....
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2003.03.05, 03:43 PM
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Z maniac : certifiable
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 447
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Maybe so but you do it so well, plenty of practise and a steady hand with the right tools = Psyklops Racing Engineering for Mini-Z!
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2003.03.06, 02:44 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: makati, philippines
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yep it was the fets alright... changed them yesterday... and everything is fine...
here's a pic of the busted fet
Last edited by herman; 2003.03.06 at 02:48 AM.
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2003.03.06, 02:52 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: makati, philippines
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close up...
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2003.03.06, 03:43 PM
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Z maniac : certifiable
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 447
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I'm amazed this has never happened to you b4,Herman. I've had it happen twice already, and I've only been into Mini-Z a short time. Anyway,welcome to the club!
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2003.03.07, 04:28 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: makati, philippines
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mystacool...
yep i'm surprized myself too.... actually i'm really carefull with my cars... and thus far this is the first time i busted fets...
i'm lead to believe it could be the motor (mzr.com motor that doesn't require a turbo)...
floopyb...
you still haven't answered my question on what motor you were running... were you running a mzr.com motor too?...
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2003.03.10, 08:21 PM
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#28
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Mini-Z Novice
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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sorry dude, the email notification stopped and I thought no one had posted any replies. I have the mzr a-bb motor with no turbo.
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2003.03.10, 10:24 PM
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#29
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: makati, philippines
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aurgh looks like the both of us busted our fets with a "no turbo required" motor...
anybody else???
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2003.03.10, 10:55 PM
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#30
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Administrator
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 8,497
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Clearly it's possible to damage the FETs with any motor, just try holding your rear wheels and pulling the trigger for a while, it will cause damage even with an X-Speed.
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