stewie_family_guy 2 Posted April 29, 2020 Hi guys was hoping you could help me with a tamiya/radio issue.... Several years ago I made a TA-01 sort of thing out of a manta ray chassis with a Subaru body on it. I stuck in an EZRUN brushless and it was wicked fast..... unfortunately the wheelbase, track and bodyshell made it quick hard to control, and if it clipped a small stone - it went flying.... SO..... i bought a manta ray/top force love child thingy to try and swap the running gear and get more stability and driveability....... Fast FWD MANY YEARS..... i dug them out of the attic to try and get it working for my son - who wasn't here previously - shows how many years its been..... I needed to get some new plugs so i got XT60 plugs and set about soldering them onto the battery, charger and speed controller - wish i never bothered - i should have stuck with tamiya connectors..... Anyway - all the gubbins is swapped over and the buggy looked like it might run - 1 issue is it really juddery - i think this may be cause my battery is not had a full charge yet - so will wait and see... ANY THOUGHTS.... BUT NOW.... my kid wants the Subaru up and running so I would like, if possible to get a transmitter, speed controller, battery and charger AS CHEAP AS POSS..... ( the car has a motor and steering servo already) where do i go and what do i buy......??? Anything i own (ACOMS or FUTABA) seems to now be "vintage and cost a fortune.... Any help appreciated thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scipunk 383 Posted April 29, 2020 Where are you located? As far as not super expensive radios etc Flysky has some nice transmitters for decent prices. ESC i use usually the Xerun ones from hobby wing. Don't cheap out on a battery as it can be more costly than not. Not sure what to recommend there as i use whats avail locally but if you can find new Wave they have been good to me. I use a $130 dollar charger so i won't recommend that one lol, there are some good inexpensive ones out there I am sure someone will be able to give you a good example. best of luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewie_family_guy 2 Posted April 29, 2020 located in UK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scipunk 383 Posted April 29, 2020 Ahh im in the states but we have tons of UK folks that will have a better source for your stuff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superluminal 3750 Posted April 29, 2020 Whats the issue with the connectors you soldered on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewie_family_guy 2 Posted April 29, 2020 41 minutes ago, Superluminal said: Whats the issue with the connectors you soldered on? just found it hard cause the battery wire was kinda funny.... had a strange flakey material like property to it... and now the connections are exposed also... seems strange to me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
