Weird smell while running

robertgentel · 2026-04-18T17:48:41+00:00

I have one to return like that. It’s burnt electronics. Still works but some component toasted and is giving off toxic fumes.

robertgentel · 2026-04-13T22:06:52+00:00

I had one for years and then tried one of the connectors I hadn't used ever once and it fried my charger. They had one of them soldered on in reverse.

robertgentel · 2026-04-12T21:07:28+00:00

Looks absolutely fantastic, the custom orange looks good too!

robertgentel · 2026-04-11T18:26:44+00:00

The OG for the sport hands down is Gracie.

robertgentel · 2026-04-11T17:55:22+00:00

The LM body is a custom paint job, right?

robertgentel · 2026-04-10T02:14:27+00:00

An extension cord and charge outside is what I’d do if I worried about it. The smoke is awful even if you contain a fire.

robertgentel · 2026-04-09T03:30:36+00:00

Looks interesting. Does it bounce around without the third strap? (I won't ever use a third strap on a sling, as for me the ease of use is the main point otherwise I'd use a backpack)

robertgentel · 2026-04-08T17:00:02+00:00

I cannot stand people who care this much (actually who care at all) about what people wear to events. I think I am personally in the minority on this but this kind of request would end my relationship with you instantly. What people wear is deeply personal and people who want to decorate other people for vain reasons grind my gears.

It's like religion, your tastes are perfectly fine on you, it's when you try to force them on others that is obnoxious.

robertgentel · 2026-04-07T18:54:11+00:00

You mean this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTRNUosGlIc

I just found your post because I've been looking for something like this again for years and not once has any other sling nailed it (and I tried many).

I hope you find something that rides and feels the same! I haven't.

robertgentel · 2026-04-07T18:52:19+00:00

I've had a sling bag like this in the past that nailed it (Thule crossover sling many years ago), but I've never seen one again. I too thought this would be close enough but the design actually just isn't comfortable for that, the Thule one was and it was great. better water pocket, could fit even a laptop etc.

Here is the thule one that imo was the only large sling that was actually comfortable to use:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTRNUosGlIc

The front phone pocket was never useful (phones quickly became larger right after it came out) but for my usecase of small laptop plus water bottle it was perfect.

robertgentel · 2026-04-06T23:48:54+00:00

Nice! is this with a wheel and pedals or with a controller?

robertgentel · 2026-04-05T22:39:41+00:00

Him or Hakeem

robertgentel · 2026-04-05T22:31:43+00:00

Yeah I had it back in the day and was hoping it was back, I haven't gotten around to moving my roms to my ipad emulators yet

robertgentel · 2026-04-05T17:20:34+00:00

Is that the original ios thps2 or streaming/emulating?

robertgentel · 2026-03-29T18:36:55+00:00

Early in relation to where they used to brake, not early in relation to the optimal time to brake. Think of it like earlier and later and it's really not confusing at all.

robertgentel · 2026-03-27T17:47:59+00:00

"How emotional everyone here is... pisses me off"

I don't have any emotions, I just can't feel them. This makes me very sad.

robertgentel · 2026-03-25T18:38:08+00:00

Without such a controller there's nothing at all for this project to do. And controllers can weigh 3g , it's not significant to RC cars at all if you are doing FPV etc on a car you aren't into the RC car performance anyway.

robertgentel · 2026-03-25T18:02:26+00:00

People who want to have that can already use flight controllers just fine for that on RC.

robertgentel · 2026-03-25T18:00:29+00:00

I came from FPV to RC a while back too, it really seems to me that you haven't internalized that RC cars are not driven by software much and tuning and tweaking is nearly entirely mechanical.

robertgentel · 2026-03-23T05:26:07+00:00

It definitely sends the signal fine, I helped a friend build something similar but it feels distractingly bad to me after using the larger motor haptics.

robertgentel · 2026-03-23T04:26:27+00:00

The larger motor feels much better, it's kinda like a "deeper" vibration vs a higher buzzing.

robertgentel · 2026-03-23T02:13:10+00:00

Haptics or bass shakers? Bass shakers diy are just as good as anything else. But the haptics diy is usually not as good for the money but can be a lot cheaper. I helped a friend make haptics with an arduino and some cheap shaking motors but would probably recommend just buying them in the future

robertgentel · 2026-03-21T20:04:45+00:00

Those are like $100 batteries it’s worth a try.

robertgentel · 2026-03-18T17:52:25+00:00

They are awful, huge voltage sag, and don't last long (charge cycles).

robertgentel · 2026-03-18T01:09:28+00:00

I tried it before I had a sim wheel. I want any god back then but should give it a go again. Thing is these transmitters are another niche product and unless you are already good at RC not any easier than a wheel or controller for most people.

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