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Old 2006.09.06, 07:22 AM   #1
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Atomic FRP H-plate breakage?

I had an Atomic FRP soft h-plate installed on my McLaren. It was great, perfectly flat, didn't induce any chassis tweak whatsoever, returned to level after compression, but it broke in a matter of three runs. I don't have the luxury of RCP (I drive on smooth blacktop) so I understand going through h-plates quicker than normal, but none of the carbon ones I have used before broke this quickly. I just wanted to know if anyone else has found these plates to be abnormally brittle in comparison to carbon ones. I hope this was just a fluke, I really like the fact that these are actually perfectly level...
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Old 2006.09.19, 10:32 AM   #2
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I tried them out for a little, with the same results... they break very easy, but when they work, they work well... Had the same problem with the side plates for the F1.
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Old 2006.09.19, 11:12 AM   #3
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Well that bites, I was hoping I just got a bad one. Like you said, when they work they work well. I guess it is back to the c/f plates...
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Old 2006.09.19, 11:31 AM   #4
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I prefer the Kyosho plates, then the PN. I havent tried any of the Atomic Carbon... but they may be worth a shot. TopCad and 3Racing are too stiff... and do not recenter well. The only somewhat usable one is the soft. I usually use Kyosho medium or hard plates...
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Old 2006.09.19, 03:17 PM   #5
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I had an Atomic FRP soft h-plate installed on my McLaren. It was great, perfectly flat, didn't induce any chassis tweak whatsoever, returned to level after compression, but it broke in a matter of three runs. I don't have the luxury of RCP (I drive on smooth blacktop) so I understand going through h-plates quicker than normal, but none of the carbon ones I have used before broke this quickly. I just wanted to know if anyone else has found these plates to be abnormally brittle in comparison to carbon ones. I hope this was just a fluke, I really like the fact that these are actually perfectly level...
Could it be that your rear wheels are contacting something? I've had my FRP installed since they were released with countless packs run through the car, and it's still perfectly flat - no tweak. Old track was ozite with wood barriers, which wasn't forgiving. Where exactly did it break?

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Old 2006.09.20, 09:12 AM   #6
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PB-My wheels aren't coming into contact with anything, I just run on a blacktop 'track' that consists of me running it through the painted parking lines. It fractured in the center, obviously the weekest point. It didn't break all the way through, it only fractured about half way. I was using the soft one so it isn't going to take abuse as well as one of the thicker ones. Which hardness were you using? I may just try them again along with the Kyosho ones...
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Still, sounds odd that's all - since I've never had a problem with mine. Although, I've never tried the soft ones. Any pictures of the broken one?

I run the medium thickness with the gold bar (thicker of the two that it came with.)

Since I'll be running on RCP exclusively now, I'll probably grab a the thickest set and run the thinner bar.

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Old 2006.09.20, 09:37 AM   #8
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I think I will try out the medium thickness since you aren't having any issues with it. I'll just have to tune the front accordingly. Maybe the soft is just a bit weak, I know that it actually was very soft. I don't have any pics, I rigged it with some CA glue and drove it through a half a pack before it split all the way through. After that I just tossed it in the rubbish...
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Old 2006.09.20, 05:57 PM   #9
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i used the frpt plates, they're excellent performers but as you found out they break quicker than cf ones.
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i used the frpt plates, they're excellent performers but as you found out they break quicker than cf ones.

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i should have been here all along really! out of all my rc's my miniz's are the only ones i treat as serious track cars
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