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Cyclone S tips: December 2008
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Cylcone S Tips, on how to setup a car to run in the NZ Silver Can Stock Class. Wednesday, December 3, 2008. Brushed Motor Break In. Part 2. Continues from last post. M03 Break In: Bolt brand new motor into M03, Run for 3 hours and 20 minutes in Whangarei Winter 200. Bushing Break In: Apply Brasso to bushings. run for 3-4 minutes at 3.3v. Clean thoroughly and re oil. You can use this same method for breaking in brushes, just clean regularly and don't apply oil. Links to this post. Tuesday, December 2, 2008.
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Cyclone S tips: March 2009
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Cylcone S Tips, on how to setup a car to run in the NZ Silver Can Stock Class. Saturday, March 21, 2009. Stock Batteries: Why are they Nicad? Because stock is essentially about running a class which is easy to start in. With Nicads, you can charge them off a 12v car battery using a direct connection. NB: I am not recommending this. They stand up to relative abuse that NIMH doesn't and this abuse would cause NIMH to vent. Links to this post. Monday, March 2, 2009. Depending on track layout, the motor will...
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Cyclone S tips: January 2009
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Cylcone S Tips, on how to setup a car to run in the NZ Silver Can Stock Class. Friday, January 30, 2009. So recently, when my diff needed it, I decided to replace the pulley and balls. except when I went to put the new balls in, they were to small. Links to this post. Sunday, January 18, 2009. Changes to normal setup:. 2 degrees rear camber. 40 gear ratio = 89 spur and 54 tooth pinion. HB S compound tires. Links to this post. Saturday, January 3, 2009. Cyclone S Tips: Speed. When you don't need it. Also,...
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Cyclone S tips: July 2008
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Cylcone S Tips, on how to setup a car to run in the NZ Silver Can Stock Class. Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Cyclone S Tips: Drive to Win! To finish first, first you must finish.". This saying is one all to commonly used. And with good reason. If you can drive reasonably well, and you keep clean lines and don't crash, there is no reason why you can't win. As long as you are of competitive speed and are able to drive reasonably well, you should be able to WIN! Links to this post. Sunday, July 20, 2008. Has ju...
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Cyclone S tips: June 2008
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Cylcone S Tips, on how to setup a car to run in the NZ Silver Can Stock Class. Monday, June 30, 2008. Cyclone S Tips: Stock Racing. The Right Gear ratio for the job. The point of the stock class is to create a touring car class, with cheap batteries and motors so that newbies can get into the hobby cheaply. It is a class that has grown astronomically and has been the strongest class at the National On-Road Champs for several years now. Links to this post. Monday, June 23, 2008. Links to this post. I am c...
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Cyclone S tips: Cyclone S Tips: Speed. When you don't need it.
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Cylcone S Tips, on how to setup a car to run in the NZ Silver Can Stock Class. Saturday, January 3, 2009. Cyclone S Tips: Speed. When you don't need it. A stock motor which has high revs/rpms on a machine like the much-more motor master will most likely be useless on the track. The Motor will be likely to have very low torque, which means even though you are revving at 25,000 rpm, you will actually only getting 15,000 rpm when it is in your car because it has to push this heavy car around the track.
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Cyclone S tips: October 2008
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Cylcone S Tips, on how to setup a car to run in the NZ Silver Can Stock Class. Thursday, October 2, 2008. Equal or Bigger than 300w Power Supply. 5x 10ohm 5w resistor. 1x 1/4w 510 ohm resistor. 1x 1/4w 100 ohm resistor. 3x Black Binding Post. 3x Red Binding Post. Step One: Find a suitable p.s.u. It should have 10 amps or above on the 12v rail. Depending on the charger that you use, you might need more than this. Step Three: Make sure the 240v lead is unplugged and power supply has been sitting for a while.
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Cyclone S tips: September 2008
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Cylcone S Tips, on how to setup a car to run in the NZ Silver Can Stock Class. Wednesday, September 3, 2008. In order to keep your car in top racing order, you need to regularly clean the motor and clean the diffs after ever 10 runs. The Cyclone S needs these regular diff rebuilds because of where the diffs are located and the fact that they have no cover on them at all. Therefore when rebuilding differentials you need to make sure that they are completely clean and are free of any grit.
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Cyclone S tips: April 2009
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Cylcone S Tips, on how to setup a car to run in the NZ Silver Can Stock Class. Tuesday, April 7, 2009. The Whangarei Winter 200 is an annual endurance race running for 200 minutes. It will be run with M03 chassis again for a second year in a row. Stay tuned for more details and an entry form. Also, Check out the new website at: Whangarei Winter 200. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). New Zealand Radio Car Association. RC Racer.co.nz. Whangarei Radio Controlled Car Club.