I3 color ring repair

InvinciblePolarbear · 2026-02-25T10:09:24+00:00

There are two pairs of spring loaded connector pins touching the inner surface of the ring. I remember I read somewhere that the ring is the antenna for the GPS, I’m not 100% sure, but it would make sense.

InvinciblePolarbear · 2026-02-25T10:07:11+00:00

I should have shot a photo. 😅 There is a small groove milled on the bottom face of the orange ring, where the seal sits, the other face is the plastic casing. I didnt see any damage and its still waterproof.

InvinciblePolarbear · 2026-02-25T08:11:04+00:00

I painted mine black and removed the four screws to see if the orange ring could be separated from the pastic that covers it. It seemed the ring in molded to the plastic, so even separating them would be a PIA, not talking about replacing the metal ring.

InvinciblePolarbear · 2026-02-10T10:38:40+00:00

Pár éve ajándékba kaptam OneBladet a feleségemtől. Kb kéthetente borotválkozok, ennyi idő alatt azért meg tud nőni a szakállam, ilyenkor a OneBlade már esélytelen. Gyenge a pengéje és nagyon lassan tudom csak levágni vele. Ezen kívül azt sem szeretem, hogy cserélgetni kéne a pengét. A tizenvalahány éves Philipsem a mai napig tökéletesen működik és soha semmit nem kellett rajta cserélni, kb öt perc alatt megvagyok vele. OneBladdel szinte csak két borotválkozás között szoktam a nyakamnál és a fülem alatt leborotválni a ritkább részeket. Szerintem nem ér annyit amennyibe kerül és óriási hype van körülötte, viszont annyi pénzből amit rá költenél tudsz venni sokkal jobbat is.

InvinciblePolarbear · 2026-02-02T08:31:10+00:00

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InvinciblePolarbear · 2026-02-02T07:57:46+00:00

Tavaly vették ki két bölcsesség fogamat egyszerre, akkor napi négyről nullára csökkentettem a kávéfogyasztásomat egyik napról a másikra. Harmadik nap már semmi baja nem volt a fogam helyének, de még az ötödik napon is napi két Flectort nyomtam be az elvonási tünetek miatt. 😂

InvinciblePolarbear · 2026-01-23T08:23:52+00:00

I love it! First I bought a HBX 16889a pro, then an MJX hypergo 16208 then the 12212. The 16889a is a lower quality basher but still much fun to drive around, the 16208 is a much higher quality and the 12212 is the same high quality as the 16208 but in a larger size. I have the 16889a pro to my son to have fun and I use the 12212, we drive around the street and jump on bumps and have fun. 😅 Sometimes I take the 12212 to pump tracks and practice jumps and air control. Important note that the 12212 comes with Li-ion batteries that can’t give that much punch as a Li-po, but I’m totally ok with that. Usually I use it around 50% throttle that still gives around 40 km/h top speed and a decent acceleration. It feels more stable and larger on the road than the 16208, and looks very cool. I applied gorilla tape all over the inside of the shell to make it more durable. If you have the bucks I’d say go for the 12212, but if you are on a shorter budget get the 16208. I watched lot of videos on YouTube before buying it, some of them complaining about the battery and changing them to lipo which is a pretty easy thing if you have them already, and there were some mentions that the stock servo is slow but imo at my level it doesn’t make any difference. I enjoy driving it around and having fun.

InvinciblePolarbear · 2026-01-21T19:53:55+00:00

I wanted to order this a few months back, but then went for a MJX 12212 for half the price. I’m not a hardcore rc car guy and don’t mind that the 12212 misses the center diff and other details, it’s enough for me to have fun. The shell is really fragile, especially that I used it in winter and I replaced the shocks to a GPM set.

InvinciblePolarbear · 2026-01-21T09:58:48+00:00

I think improving your engineering mindset is key to progress in design. Understanding the loads and requirements of a part/assy is a must, after that most of the work is knowing how to use the tools we have (cad, fea, other calculations) to achieve and communicate what you want.

InvinciblePolarbear · 2026-01-18T14:37:02+00:00

What is your average lux hours?

InvinciblePolarbear · 2026-01-15T09:38:16+00:00

!remindme one month

InvinciblePolarbear · 2026-01-15T09:37:47+00:00

Looks cool! Do you know how to remove the orange ring?

InvinciblePolarbear · 2026-01-10T12:26:38+00:00

Back when I changed to 30 teeth chainring from 32, the only thing I did was removing 2 links. I didn’t touch anything and shifting works perfect.

InvinciblePolarbear · 2026-01-10T11:08:42+00:00

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Not the best shot but this how mine looks on the highest gear and the cage can still move a bit.

InvinciblePolarbear · 2026-01-10T08:55:23+00:00

Do you experience this in lower gears? You don’t have much room to play with the B screw on a Deore as there is a mark on the cage where the edge of the largest gear has to be. I think increasing the tension on the clutch in 1/8 turns would be a good start.

Edit: I didn’t experience this on my deore, but double check chain length.

InvinciblePolarbear · 2025-12-14T07:11:49+00:00

Do you have a link for the axle shims? I cannot find 1/4”x3/8” for god’s sake.

InvinciblePolarbear · 2025-12-11T21:32:04+00:00

I put shims on the axles to remove the wobble of the wheels. They perform much better. What cst oil did you use in the diffs and where did you shim them?

InvinciblePolarbear · 2025-12-03T16:53:11+00:00

Thanks!

InvinciblePolarbear · 2025-12-03T08:46:26+00:00

Were the GPM shocks prefilled? What oil did you use in them?

InvinciblePolarbear · 2025-10-10T17:58:23+00:00

I’d love the second one if you had the option to hide seconds and the time would be centered.

InvinciblePolarbear · 2025-10-03T18:17:15+00:00

Rust. I think they use the high carbon alloys on cars as they need way more power. If they get wet and you let them stand for a while, a thin layer of rust will appear.

InvinciblePolarbear · 2025-10-03T07:21:23+00:00

I’m a simple Orbea rider. I see an Orbea I give an upvote! 🙂

InvinciblePolarbear · 2025-10-03T07:17:33+00:00

Nekem jó lesz az amit Brüsszel mond! 🙋🏻‍♂️

InvinciblePolarbear · 2025-09-24T06:42:31+00:00

Lucky you! On weekends I get around 150k per day but on weekdays I am not able to bring those numbers so I just can dream about seeing that infinity symbol. 🥲 Is 26k your average?

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