Hi Guys, Am new to this forum and also the RC world, currently in US, and will be returning to India next week. But recently i just purchased a Maisto Rock Crawler, yes a Toy grade one... but it is very good one, and now i am looking for some hobby grade rock crawler, also now I don't have time to get here in person and take to India... so i landed up in this forum .... so from above post i understand that there are no correct  or wrong way but as to follow best practices if ordering online.. and I dint find any online shops in India for rock crawlers... (to my knowledge).... the above links i just check http://www.hobbydream.com/18th-sacle-electric-powered-offroad-crawler-94880t2_p11958.html ....  it came to around $250, with UPS shipping.. so wat would be the approx duty for this item ? please bare me if its dumb question.

thanks,
merin

Its completely depend on ur luck. may be u have to pay or may be u will get clean chit from custom, I ordered my heli around same amount but Its done without any duity.
My friend in custom (Sea), and he told me that they cannt hold shipment unnecessary, mostly radio controled product will create problem, so I suggest if this crawler is not with Tx the order that Tx saperatly, it will increase cost of shipping but risk will be low.

Thank you For the reply, And any idea of online store in india for RC cars ?

regards,
merin

http://www.traxxas.in/products.htm is one.

I hear Kapil from Dogbone Racing( the same guy who owns Traxxas India) is going to start stocking Axial products. If you're coming to Bangalore, you might as well pick your summit up from Jayanth. He is the distributor for Karnataka. You don't have to wait for shipping or anything .

Shall I try to change your mind a little? How about a race oriented vehicle? We guys can meet up and race at Pitstop. Just a suggestion .

Quote from: anwar on August 28, 2011, 05:45:08 AM
http://www.traxxas.in/products.htm is one.

thank you for the link anwar ..... gr8 finally got indian link   ...  i like this http://traxxas.com/products/models/electric/7207summit116vxl  .. guess it can be a rock crawler as well as has speed ? suggestion please !!!!!!

The Summit is a good car. You might want to see this......


This guy knows what he is doing...

man tats a really beast 

am returning to India this week end and tried some hobby stores to buy one, but near by none had a 1/16 or 1/10 scale .. they had some 1/24 tats too small... so am gono order this once i reach India    ....   

reagrds,
merin

Enjoy . And let us know how it works out for you....

sure i will post my experiance here, and hoping ordering thru http://www.traxxas.in/products.htm is a easier way

reagrds,
merin

Great! Would love to meet up with you sometime!
And welcome to the forum!

sure guys we should meet up some times  ....
And here it comes.. I got the SUMMIT VXL 1:16 

And got one lipo 11.2V 1100mA, and a venom charger pro. As of now.  Guess the charger is a good one ? And just tested with the stock battery, because i read some where that lipo battery should be stored with min voltage..etc, so dint open the package .... suggestion pls for lip maintance or any previous links     ...

Well let me be the first to congratulate you on the summit vxl.

As for lipos they dont need to be stored all the time at storage voltage. Thats only when they wont be used for an extended period of time.

Just to be on the safe side get a lipo safe bag and use it while charging and transport.

As for charging normal recommended charge rate is 1c which in your case would be 1.1 amps.

And make sure the lipo cut off is active on your esc when running with a lipo.

And post some pics if u can plz :-)

Congrats on the new ride

Here are a few links...
http://www.rchelisite.com/lipo_battery_charging_and_safety_guide.php

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209187

thank you Ajit and iamahuman , 

am travelling here an ter next week , once i settle i will be able to get more into it.


those links are very detailed for lipo 

I will post pics soon 

Congrats! Pics! Vids!

Once you settle down, drop any of us Bangaloreans a PM and we'll help you out

Cool. I was planning on the same truck. Did you buy it from traxxas.in?

  


guys i have been testing this car for 2 days, and today ,,, it wont go reverse  ..... dono why.Forward works (but some times it jerks), when i press reverse the ESC RED LED goes off but nothing happens. But for forward, the RED LED goes off and the motor rotates front , any idea what is the issue ? i doubt its ESC ? or motor how to find HELP please !!!!!!!         

@rajathv8 , i got it from US (hobby town US)


regards,
merin

It must be with the ESC settings Dont worry. The ESC comes with a mode where reverse is disabled i guess. Check the manual and set it to the correct mode

i checked that too, no use.. i kept in sport / race / train mode.. but no luck,, even the front control also some time not smooth, kerks at initial stage. dono if its motor issue or ESC.

Does it "jerk" on launches with hard throttle? Or does it "jerk" at low throttle?

Just check if all the wires are connected properly. Worst case scenario, your ESC or radio is dead. Lets not get there yet


We call the jerking at low throttle as 'cogging'. This is a characteristic of sensorless brushless systems. The new ones don't cog as much though. The other reason would be insufficient power being put out by the battery or the motor is drawing too much. Reasons? Binding in the drivetrain. Check that too. A slight possibility is that your radio isn't communicating with your Rx( Receiver). But this is unlikely. Just to rule out any radio issues, have a friend carry it away from you and give steering inputs periodically. If its got good range without glitching, it should be good to go.

Again, worst case scenario is that your ESC is blown. If it is, it gives you a reason to upgrade

iamahuman, i tried below things,

1. Tried the remote at a distance, the steering works perfect and even the car goes front, only reverse is the problem, so guess Radio is not the issue.

2. It jerks at low throttle, very much, but when i pull to full throttle, then it calms down. But when ever i try forward or reverse the LED on the ESC goes off as said in the manual.

3. And what is this "Binding in the drivetrain" i dint get. Like some thing blocking the gears and axil ? I tried one similar test, detached the motor from the gear and tested, even then the forward works fine, but no reverse .

So I guess its ESC issue . And i saw a replacement VXL-3m system(motor + ESC) for $94 in e bay, can i order? my friend will be coming from US next month i can get that via him. Or what you meant for upgrade ? what system would be compatible with summit mini Please let me know, i need to order before he comes. 

- dint expect a $300 to go off like this.

reagrds,
merin

Jerking at low throttle is a part of all sensorless brushless systems. Not to worry about that.

Binding in the drivetrain can be for one of many reasons. It can be a bad mesh between the pinion and the spur, or it could be a bent axle or something. Gandhar can clear the air over that

I thought that too, so i separated the motor from the gears and tried separate test, even then the only forward works, but reverse wont !!

Traxxas replaces faulty ESC's for new trucks right?