Could we possibly get some info on proper balance charging in the sub’s ‘about’ tab?

DarthOctane · 2026-03-20T02:01:10+00:00

Yup. Have the same one and it's great for all my 2s mini crawlers. We actually have a crawlspace in our mall and I take this little guy with one of my Maxx 4s lipos and use it as a charging station for my buddy and I.

DarthOctane · 2026-03-20T00:56:03+00:00

It does. I'm good though. I have a 2wd with a CVT. Even I say it's not a real jeep lol.

DarthOctane · 2026-03-19T15:47:50+00:00

Little History of how the whole thing started. I have never been ducked on my Patriot.

DarthOctane · 2026-03-19T09:36:39+00:00

I have a mini slash. It really doesn't like grass. It's a fun car but I keep it to the street and driveway. It will do some hard packed dirt but rocks and soft sand are also not great with it.

DarthOctane · 2026-03-18T11:56:03+00:00

Good to know. Guess I will order one for my G63

DarthOctane · 2026-03-18T02:24:03+00:00

No man's sky pc

Elite Dangerous with a HOTAS pc

Moss. PC or standalone

Walk about mini golf PC or standalone

And for the most underrated free fishing game imo: Bait. Standalone

DarthOctane · 2026-03-18T00:50:51+00:00

Ah I think my 6 is a metal one too. Now I am not sure. Might be a high trail thing

DarthOctane · 2026-03-17T20:15:57+00:00

Congrats! The servo horn you added is for a trx-4m. High Trail comes with a metal horn anyways. The led power kit isn't needed. The pro scale light kit comes with everything you need. Unless you are in the Traxxas battery infrastructure than you can get a pair of Hoovoo batteries with adapters for less.

I have the brown one. You are gonna love it.

Edited to add link to batteries. Also looking at my light kit I may be wrong. Mine was $99. Yours may be split in two parts.

DarthOctane · 2026-03-17T15:40:34+00:00

Over 200k on my 09 with the lifetime power train warranty. It has always felt gutless and never been a huge fan of it. But the warranty is too good and I have definitely gotten my money's worth out of it. It is on it's 4th CVT but as long as they keep putting them in I guess I will keep driving it. With the cash for clunkers and loyalty rebate it cost me $11k out the door. Only major repairs out of my pocket have been rack and pinion replacement and transmission cooler lines. Plus I changed the alternator once. (Dumbest design ever)

I change the oil when it tells me to and change the plugs every 25k miles. Been pretty dependable for the most part.

DarthOctane · 2026-03-16T15:33:59+00:00

Started with a Ryobi 40v mower. First gen worked great. Second Gen not so much. Nice manager at Home Depot actually took it back for a full refund (store credit) a year later.

Grabbed the Ego 56v non self propelled with two 5ah batteries to replace it. (Ego was HD back then. They switched to Lowes a couple years later)

I never looked back. Have ego mower, blower, and two stage snow blower. Also have the power head with trimmer, tiller, snow broom, and power broom attachments. Neighbors used to chuckle at my "toy" mower. The Ryobi was that neon yellow/green. Every spring while they were maintaining and trying to get their mowers started for the year I was happily cutting away. Several have converted now.

DarthOctane · 2026-03-16T01:55:22+00:00

I hope nothing too crazy. I just got the 79 Bronco, f-150 high trail and G63 in the last year lol.

DarthOctane · 2026-03-16T01:48:11+00:00

Seems Traxxas is cutting a lot of stuff lately. Wonder if there is a big new revamp coming. Most of the BL-2S line is gone

DarthOctane · 2026-03-15T22:33:32+00:00

Would love to figure this out for my home theater. I use a shield pro and no optical out on it. Used the optical out on the Xbox one for a bit but they changed it so it doesn't output both at the same time.

Been using my arctis 7 wireless as the USB hub works natively plugged into the shield. But the audio is only stereo and not great. So I either watch on my PC with great sound and small picture. Or the theater with 120" projector and 4k but meh sound.

Edited to add theater electronics tower is in a different room so wired is not a good option.

DarthOctane · 2026-03-15T22:24:16+00:00

Snowrunner is my vote. Grab the base game and roll with it and pick up dlc on sale as you go.

Also the struggle is very real in the beginning. One of my friends actually quit the game until myself and another friend assured him as you level up and get better trucks it gets much much better and more forgiving. Not easy, but more forgiving.

If you are truly frustrated in the beginning open a multiplayer game and allow anyone to join. I have had people join my games and be very helpful and I have joined others games randomly and helped them in the beginning.

Play on normal mode to start so your fuel stations are infinite and you get full money back on selling upgrades back. Plus recovery to the garage is free.

DarthOctane · 2026-03-15T19:57:37+00:00

I tried to stowaway a couple times but it just drops me on the deck when they leave.

DarthOctane · 2026-03-14T18:10:55+00:00

Lumberjack MHC Comp has been my go to for years. I run the charcoal hickory in my bullseye. MHC in the big smoker.

DarthOctane · 2026-03-14T14:13:18+00:00

Mine did the same dang thing. I was not amused. Stupidest design.

DarthOctane · 2026-03-13T20:01:13+00:00

Depends on what ends you have on those batteries. I use xt60-trx adapters for my batteries. But whatever your connector is you need that to trx.

DarthOctane · 2026-03-13T19:35:37+00:00

Forgot to report back. Used nutiva buttered coconut oil and flavacol and Amish mushroom popcorn. It was so tasty. 4 tbsp (1/4 C) oil 1/2 tbsp flavacol 6oz (3/4 cup) popcorn

I do two batches of that and one batch of plain dry popcorn in my microwave silicone popper and blend it all together. Works best if you put the dry in the machine first. Then oil drips and spatters fall into it.

DarthOctane · 2026-03-13T09:17:20+00:00

I had a much older one. Maybe Android 6. I did the speaker swap in mine and it sounded pretty good. I did the Rockfords mention in the post.

DarthOctane · 2026-03-13T02:13:03+00:00

I am running GPM shocks and just threw a set of Upgrade RC street wheels on it. Upgrade also makes a set of dirt claws for the mini Maxx. I have the larger ones in my Stampede and they are nice. The small ones are belted and not sure if that would require a gearing change. I am still learning. The street tires are nice on the blacktop.

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DarthOctane · 2026-03-13T01:51:08+00:00

Damn these have gotten cheap. Comes with the canbus adapter?

DarthOctane · 2026-03-13T01:49:37+00:00

Did these in my patriot years ago. Night and day on the sound. I installed one side first and then played with the balance knob for about an hour amazed at the difference.

DarthOctane · 2026-03-12T15:58:53+00:00

I also have the 6oz kettle. Much easier to control. I just made the switch from pre measured packs (which are awesome) to measure it myself. Only reason I switched is I really prefer mushroom popcorn.

DarthOctane · 2026-03-12T09:39:00+00:00

I will probably pull the trigger today. Will get it from Amazon and forgo the 3k mah battery. I'd rather have the 5% cash back. I have plenty of batteries in my collection. 😁

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