Mini-Z, Kyosho Mini-Z Racer, MR-03, MR-02, MA-010, Forums, News, Pictures, Parts, and Shop - Mini-ZRacer.com
Forums, Mini-Z, MiniZ, Kyosho Mini-Z, Kyosho MiniZ, Kyosho Mini-Z Racer
Mini-Z Hop-Ups, Mini-Z Parts, MiniZ Hop-Ups, MiniZ Parts, Kyosho Mini-Z Hop-Ups, Kyosho Mini-Z Parts, Kyosho MiniZ Hop-Ups, Kyosho MiniZ Parts, Kyosho Mini-Z Racer Hop-Ups, Racer Kyosho Mini-Z Parts
Old 2008.09.11, 01:45 PM   #1
color01
Moderator
 
color01's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Los Angeles (Pasadena), CA, USA
Posts: 2,809
FS: Highly modified KT-18 radio

1. Name- Brian
2. Location- Cupertino, CA
3. Contact- email or PM through forum
4. Description- 7.4V lithium-ion modified KT-18 radio
5. Price- $50 shipped



Since I got a new radio, I won't be needing this one anymore. I've already done all I can to make the KT-18 a decent radio. Mods below.

Reduced steering throw: the original KT-18 had way too much steering throw on the wheel so I tacked on some limiters. You'll have to compensate by tuning the EPA on the radio but the result is that the radio feels much more responsive.


Smaller steering wheel: I took off the bulky vinyl grip (that didn't even have grip) and replaced it with four PN 6deg slicks. Better grip, lighter weight, and better response from the smaller wheel. Feels nice and soft too.


Progressive steering tension mod: For the steering assembly within the radio, I replaced the linear spring with progressive rubber bands to make the overall steering feel more progressive. Multiple rubber bands included inside the radio (I looped them safely over a plastic standoff) so you can easily adjust the steering tension by adding or removing bands.


7.4V lithium-ion pack: I rewired the AAA battery tray to a 2S2P configuration, and then put in 4 AAA 300mAh lithium-ion cells (these are removeable for charging if needed). The added voltage really helps strengthen the signal and solves 99% of the issues people have had with their KT18's dropping signal, glitching, etc.


7.4V lithium-ion charger included: I use this charger for the radio's lithium-ion cells. Remember that there is only about 600mAh total in these lithium-ions so you have to charge the radio a bit more frequently to keep the voltage (and good performance) up.




Thanks for looking!
__________________
Brian Ma

Greyscale RC

PN Racing | My TinyRC Blog

Last edited by color01; 2009.05.19 at 06:04 PM.
color01 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Airtronics MX-A 27MHz AM Radio System.... PD2 Transmitters, Receivers and Crystals 9 2006.12.17 06:57 AM
highly modified mr02 fs bluegrooveracer Miscellaneous Discussion 32 2006.12.03 04:42 PM
About the iWaver Radio ... 1ofdfew323 iWaver 15 2006.07.09 06:34 PM
opinions on why everyone upgrades their radio... builthatch Mini-Z Racer MR-02 28 2006.06.27 06:04 PM
FS: Ko Propo Mars R radio for Mini-Z - $150 pchan0 Miscellaneous Discussion 0 2003.08.25 04:52 PM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:27 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2011 Mini-ZRacer.com
Mini Inferno Sale - Up to $85 Instant Savings!
Micro-T Hop-Ups
RC18R, M18, Micro RS4, Mini-LST, TamTech-Gear, Minizilla, RC18T, RC18B, RC18MT
shop.tinyrc.com Products

more»
Tiny RC Community News
[03/22/17] MZR was on vacation, didn't... : All kidding aside, the host experienced a bit of a server meltdown last week and efforts to restore the site to a new server took longer than anticipated. The current server is temporary until - more»
[11/25/15] Did You Hear? Our Black... : Hey Racers,
We're getting started a bit early with our Black Friday sale this year.  Generally we're not supporters of retailers opening early on Thanksgiving, but in our case, we're - more»
[06/30/15] shop.tinyrc.com: Have You... : Hey All! Just a quick reminder to everyone that we post all of our shop.tinyrc.com Newletters here on the MZR Forum. If for some reason you miss them in your email inbox, you can always see the - more»
Mini-Z, Mini-Z Racer, MR-02, MA-010
M18, M18T, RC18T, Mini-LST, Mini-T, Micro RS4, XRay, 1/18, 18th scale
XMODS, XMOD, Micro Flight, ZipZaps, ZipZaps SE, Bit Char-G, MicroSizers, TTTT, Plantraco Desktop Rover, SuperSlicks, Digi Q
Mini Inferno, Mini Inferno ST, half EIGHT, 1/16, 16th scale
Epoch, Indoor Racer, 1/43, 43rd scale
E-Savage, eSavage, eZilla, e-Zilla, HPI
Robots, Bots, Bipeds, Wheeled, Manoi, Roomba, NXT, Lego, Hacking
Crawling, Crawlers, Micro, RC, Losi Mini-Rock Crawler, Duratrax Cliff Climber
Kyosho Minium, Caliber 120, Minium Forums
Mini-Z Hop-Ups, Mini-Z Parts, Mini Inferno Hop-Ups, Mini Inferno Parts, M18 Hop-Ups, M18 Parts