Robert Davies

Thanks both, a very reasonable price -Rob

Now that does look like a nice setup! Any clues on where to track one down? -Rob

Excuse me? Things don't just land heavily in a river and die all by themselves! 'splain y'self

Hilarious error in the Traxxas pics: "13mm wheelbase" -Rob

What power supply does the IMAX B6 need? - the Chinglish of the ebay ads I've found so far is alittle unclear..... -Rob

A few thoughts..... It sounds like you're picking up interference beyond a certain throttle opening which is blocking the tx -> rx signal which is making the ESC think it has no signal - hence the beeping. As suggested above reroute antenna well out of the way of the ESC/Motors/servo temporarily and try again - it may be an rf 'noisy' motor (check the caps) or as I found recently, an rf 'noisy' servo - I swapped it out and the problem went away. I've got one of these teu 103bk - it certainly seems to help if you have either: two people, or, three hands!! You *MUST* get the endpoints on the ESC set properly or it may do what you are describing - been there, done that - there's a dent in my kitchen unit's plinth to witness to the fact..... If possible get someone to read the instructions to you as you set the unit, but that's tricky in itself because Tamiya's instructions are a mess of arrows pointing every which way..... OK, so it's all set, but still not working.... charge up and try another battery - Just do it.... (Ahem! Been there done that too!) If you where near me I'd be only too happy to cast an eye over it for you. -Rob

She's purty....

I shop via the internet all around the world, and after a few hundred, if not a few thousand transactions you notice certain national patterns emerging. Generally a British enterprise will not tell you if the item that you have ordered is out of stock - they'll wait until you enquire about the whereabouts of your order a month later to tell you, and then get snippy - or downright rude - when you quite justifiably get upset about it. There's no excuse for bad service, or poor communication in this era, and the "we're too busy excuse" just doesn't wash either - I just assume they're too busy for my business and move on to someone who pays proper attention. PEOPLE! Stop making excuses for shoddy service! I *KNOW* there are some British gems out there www.pendleslotracing.co.uk comes to mind, but they're VERY much the exception.

I'm sorry..... What is this "sell" of which you speak? -Rob

I'll add a "me too!" for the Integrale - mine's held together at both ends by more fibreglass tape than lexan - the shell is VERY, VERY thin in places. I thought it was just me getting a duff shell.... I acknowledge all the points put forward so far and build on them alittle with some more evidence - my Red Bull Audi A4 DTM has had some stupendous hits, but is almost pristine - it looks like it's jelly mould shape has contributed to it's survival - the lexan is pretty much uniformly thick all over. Live and learn I s'pose.... -Rob

Didn't notice.... Distracted by birthday pic.... http://www.rctvlive.com/images/000_0030.jpg -Rob ps Shows how distracted I was.... It's the pic ABOVE the birthday.... what were we talking about?

From your description it still sounds like speed controller motor noise, but, I think we're now into the realms of "find someone local to you to give it the once over"..... The turret rotation suggests a mechanical interference, careful inspection and a little/lots of trial and error. Not much use to you really I'm afraid, but it's all I can suggest remotely for now. edit: There's a *VERY* good forum on rcuniverse for tanks - I learnt alot myself there: http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/forumid_369/tt.htm -Rob

Sort of.... Nearly.... Much cheapness! EDITED - NO LINKS TO LIVE EBAY AUCTIONS -Rob ps shipping and taxes may take the shine off it though.....

Hmmm.... There's a chap who'll never sell me anything - I only ever bother bidding 6 seconds to go - I bid what its worth to me and don't bother getting upset if I don't win - There'll always be another 'mint once in a lifetime chance' Maybe even tomorrow There's *SO* much stuff on ebay at the moment that I end up having quite arbitrary criteria for deciding which auctions to have a crack at - ALL CAPITALS, no ta.... six inch high text that needs a four foot wide screen to read the description, can't be bothered - bad attitude in the listing, what's the idiot going to be like when he's got my money AND the item? As an aside I was quite keen on that nice Volvo 850 of Fraser's that he got for 102 quid, but people saying "it only went to 102quid are incorrect - it went for the next lowest bid plus the bid increment, Fraser could have been prepared to take it all the way to 500quid (maybe not, but who knows?). Call me Mr Grumpy -Rob ps "Sir" would do though

I... Errr.... No comment -Rob

Thanks - I learn something new every day It's either that or early onset Alzheimer's..... -Rob

A do what now?

Are we talking 'speed controller' noise here? From the description it does sort of suggest it.... The 'acts erratically' pushed my thinking in that direction. -Rob

My local model shop is excellent - more often than not with alittle wheeling and dealing they'll beat my best internet quote. They have a club discount scheme for all the clubs in the area - They were cheapest for the 2.4ghz radio gear I wanted, they were the cheapest for the Axial AX10 I wanted ANYWHERE in the world - but Tamiya... oh dear.... I can buy from Stella cheaper than they can from the UK importer, so our issue seems to be with the middleman importer - certainly in the UK and apparently in Oz too. The model shops that will die are those that won't move with the times - having a virtual as well as a real presence - ModelSport have done it, Fusion too, Goldstarstockists as well. Support the good and the bad will die on the vine. -Rob ps I'm sure I've been in the 'scary atmosphere' Edinburgh shop - Glad it wasn't just me they intimidated

Interesting point arises here.... You can't therefore use a Hitec servo in the 'stock' class of the Tamiya Cup (ex EuroCup) Yet more tangential thoughts later... -Rob

Thanks for the welcome! Somehow or other I completely missed that thread...... Which is alittle sad because it's Kyosho that got me back in to RC five years back with Mini-Zs. -Rob

I politely quote myself: Mine! However I do politely draw attention to the header title of the home page: Doesn't really sound like: Certainly to a newcomer such as myself. Maybe the home page needs changing.... This is just me stating how it appears to be NOW 1523hrs 08/04/08 Me saying I'd like to see less non-Tamiya is just my OPINION -Rob

I'm somewhat new around here.... First post infact! However, I have spent the last ten days reading and researching this excellent forum resource. Look up there.... Top left, what does it say? Tamiyaclub.com - not rcclub.com, kyoshoclub.com nor teamassociatedclub.com. This forum is a specialised resource for Tamiya - I suggest that if people want help with other makes they look elsewhere COUGHgoogleCOUGH. So, I reckon there should be LESS coverage for other makes. Not tamiyaclub's problem I'd say..... There y'go there's one opinion! -Rob