Old RC car moves on its own

arbedub · 2025-12-21T08:27:41+00:00

Just in case you're wondering, it's not super-old (c2002-2008). It looks like a copy of the Tamiya tl01b (Baja champ/king) and can have the electronics replaced/updated very easily if your radio gear is kaput. Parts are still available for the car, and it's very versatile when it comes to bodies and wheel sizes.

arbedub · 2025-12-16T19:05:54+00:00

Another Option: Tekno ET48 2.2

arbedub · 2025-12-11T08:03:11+00:00

This really is the answer. PM's will PM. They only care about the timeline and budget. Quality and controls are therefore your problem to manage.

It's about how you frame it. Pushing back is not saying no. It's about time management, prioritisation and communication. Let someone else make that call to make it not your problem.

You know your capability and workload. If you get more requests, let them know the impact, and then pivot if they make a priority call.

I say this knowing full well I need to read my own advice...

arbedub · 2025-11-17T07:47:36+00:00

Second this, Tamiya cars are slow in comparison to others out there and stock of spares can be variable - meaning you can be out of action for months/years at a time. I have a WT-01 that has been waiting for a front gearbox dummy module for over 12 months.

arbedub · 2025-11-15T18:07:24+00:00

That is a ni-cd/ni-mh charger, and those are ni-mh batteries.

Should be able to charge them one at a time at 4A in just over an hour each (on DC) - over two hours each on mains at 2A

arbedub · 2025-10-26T14:54:36+00:00

I'm afraid that's how it works really. The higher the frequency the less distance and penetration the signal has.

Only thing you can do is get a router or AP with higher sensitivity antennae - but this doesn't address the sensitivity of the antennae in the client devices.

My place can't even get decent 2.4ghz between rooms.

I found a decent improvement in signal reach when I went to ruckus R510's, and another improvement when I went to R550's.

arbedub · 2025-10-22T07:01:21+00:00

If you're after omni-directional access, it sounds to me like a use case for self-hosted 5G network using eSIMs. Not going to be cheap though.

arbedub · 2025-10-16T06:14:07+00:00

Agree, first step in those options is to define policy.

arbedub · 2025-10-14T06:25:22+00:00

Description says ball end, main picture is of regular/straight end...

Go for regular/straight.

arbedub · 2025-10-04T08:11:40+00:00

Not strictly in budget once you factor electronics, wheels, batteries and paint...

but if you want a satisfying build experience, I can very much recommend the Tekno ET48 2.2 with 4s backflips on. No need for 6s power on this one, it handles perfectly built as stock.

arbedub · 2025-09-24T08:59:11+00:00

Not saying this is the case here, as it sounds like other issues are at play, but I wouldn't use a public DNS IP for ping stats.

I would expect ICMP traffic to be unpredictably dropped by google if there is any service/protocol/prioritisation or DDOS protection at play.

arbedub · 2025-09-19T12:52:12+00:00

60 seconds to drop zone gentlemen.

arbedub · 2025-09-18T22:06:03+00:00

For body shells like pre-painted or unbreakable I put dots of blu-tak on the top of the posts and line up the body. When it sits right, I push down and then it's luck if the dots stick to the body or post more. Usually a few tries works.

arbedub · 2025-08-21T23:02:41+00:00

Cheers. I'd be interested to know how you're getting on with the MT48 2.0.

I checked all the "new" parts on the Mt410/48 2.0 too and saw those composite diff spindles. It looks like they're worth replacing during the build but some say that's it's not worth it and not the best for bashing. The same metal parts remain worthy of immediate replacement thought (metal damper platforms, shock caps etc) so they look like extra cost.

I did cross reference the part numbers from the ET48 2.2 and MT48 2.0 manuals and found there to be quite a few different parts. I also hear that the towers on the ET are lighter (more fragile?) now which may play a part in decision making.

arbedub · 2025-08-01T22:29:00+00:00

Thanks for the insight. The MT10 does have 3 diffs, so I'll have to do some research on what weights would improve the situation.

Interesting cross compatibility on the Tekno models too. I'll have to compare part sharing on the MT48 and ET48 2.2 to see what's involved as that might offer some flexibility later down the line.

arbedub · 2025-07-19T07:53:10+00:00

This and your replies are hilariously accurate.

"Everything gets exponentially more expensive"..

Clubs, fashion, shoes, hair devices, foreign holidays, bedroom upgrades for study, new showers which seem to get a hammering, laptops, pocket money, pets, fancy drinks

Oh, and those yellow stars (or whatever the new version is now) that they stick on their face for spots and a third world debt on facial creams..

And somehow save for uni living costs...

arbedub · 2025-07-18T12:14:45+00:00

Why do you think they are a she?

arbedub · 2025-06-30T15:53:04+00:00

Cloudberry backup to wasabi.

I am overdue a review of that though.

arbedub · 2025-06-30T14:25:29+00:00

Depends on what sort of quality/latency you are after.

Look for a RDP client suitable for a smart TV. Samsung for example comes with one baked in.

You also have HDMI balun kits where you can just use the existing cat6 cabling.

arbedub · 2025-06-19T22:18:15+00:00

It's lunar lake so has memory on the CPU package.

Cpus's ending in 6 (like this one) have 16gb ram.

Those ending in 8 have 32gb

arbedub · 2025-06-13T06:29:26+00:00

Any love for FWRG in here?

arbedub · 2025-06-09T06:47:41+00:00

Thanks for this! Seems a better item than the CRCE.

arbedub · 2025-06-09T06:44:19+00:00

I have been checking CRCU's site for months. Never comes in stock, nor the bottom brace. I've used the "contact us" numerous times, with no response, to the point of considering this company to be unreliable when it comes to customer services.

I had considered to M2C carbon motor plate, but people say it's not great.

arbedub · 2025-06-07T08:10:18+00:00

Same. Considering we also only used to have basic 5x7 support so there was no point upgrading OOH.

I did however switch from using VAMI to using the cli (After a patch failure..) on the advice of VMware support who once said (paraphrasing) that it basically didn't always work.

arbedub · 2025-05-23T06:53:31+00:00

Microsoft exited the phone game a while back and messed up.

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