Kalameja

I have one Nicad at 1600 mAh, which is about ten years old and it holds a charge nicely. And yet another Nicad from probably back in the 80's. It's so old it still has the hump! I've yet to attempt to charge it. I think I'll wait until I pick up a better charger.

So, I had my Vintage 84 Hornet out for its first trial run today. So much fun! However, I came across a problem which I'm not sure where the issues originates. During the rebuild I replaced the original MSC with a new TBLE-02S ESC. I kept my original Futaba transmitter and receiver. They work at a frequency of 70 MHz. During the run the throttle would surge at times causing the car to run away. Never fun! This is why I got rid of the MSC. It always stuck with low batteries and would take off to its potential death. The ESC is for sure set up correctly with both forward and reverse limits. And the radio seems to be in good shape. Do you think the throttle stick is a malfunction of the ESC or is it because I'm using such an old transmitter and receiver running at such a low frequency and the new ESC demands a 2.4 ghz? any insight my fellow Tamiya enthusiast?

Thanks Gents!!!! Tamiya Club saves the day again!!!

I've read that in order to determine how long to charge a 7.2v NiMH one should divide the total number of battery mAh by the DC output of the charger, also mA, and factor in a 20% fudge factor. In my case that would be for my 7.2v 5300mAh battery over 35 hours!! Can that be right? 5300mAh for battery/ dc output of charger of 150mA + 20% fudge factor = > 35 hours Should I purchase a battery with a lower mAh? I had read that the higher the mAh of a battery the longer and better performance you could expect. Can someone suggest a charger that has a higher DC output of 150mA? I only have a simple cheap charger that plugs into the wall like a cell phone charger. Any other suggestions? ek

Oh man are the a b!?@ch! I painted mine with a few coats of chrome color. That certainly won't help. I'm going to try the hot water trick.

NWarty. Thanks for the warm welcome. I actually just moved here from the West Coast. I called San Francisco home for the past 16 years. Atlanta is great so far.

Thanks for the help!!! G to J, got it. I found one on eBay. I figured that would be easiest. I did want to open up the ESC and rewire or splice into the Futaba. Even though I'm adding several modifications, I'd like to keep a few parts original. Now that I think of it, I might have even gotten this car sooner than '86. Could have been as early as '83 or '84. The TX, I assume is short for transmitter? Like my profile says, total Newbie. It's also a vintage Futaba. FP-2L. Picture attached. It still has all the dirt from my original track. Yet to be cleaned up. I'll keep in mind your tips on throttle control. I kmow that there are few Grasshopper bits in the pic, old broken she'll and rear tires. Those were some parts I picked up a decade or so ago when I took it out for a spin way back then it is however all Hornet. Thanks again, Austrailia and Chile! How rad is that? I am in Atlanta, GA. I'll update my profile as well.

A little help from the pros please. I am rebuilding my 86 Hornet. Looking good so far. I purchased a Tamiya TBLE-02S ESC to replace the original MSC, as it was just beat up beyond repair. My original Futaba receiver(FP-R2GS) is in great shape so I was planning on using it for the rebuild. However, I have come across a problem The connector from the new ESC to the receiver is totally different from the original. 1. Are these two components compatible? 2. Is there an adapter available? Source? 3. Or can I simple snip off the connectors and rewire? Any help is greatly appreciated!! kal