valve90210
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Having read good things about the Amp MT I purchased one a few weeks ago for my 5 year old son to drive while I messed about with my old Tamiya Fighter Buggy RX and my brother drive his buggy.
I enjoyed the building process and my son loves driving it. Having prised the controller out of his hands for few runs I found the Amp to be amazing fun and made the decision that it would be nice for me to have one the same as my little man so we could enjoy them both together (and I really enjoyed using his but he won't let me get much time on it...lol)
So, this weekend I built my own MT. Again the build process was great, the kit is really well put together and the instructions great. I think I had one incorrect screw which didn't cause any problems at all.
Having experienced the draw backs of the stock servo on the steering I had decided that I'd be replacing that from the start and also adding the RPM Servo Saver Eliminator (SSE). The servo I went for (after advice from this forum from those available to me) was a Power HD 9001 metal geared servo.
The change of servo slowed things very slightly as the pieces that hold the servo in place didn't quite fit into the holes on the servo but that was solved witha little bit of sanding on the servo.
The SSE was simple to assemble and feels well made. I used the supplied plastic bushings as I was having paypal issues the other day when I wanted to order bearings and couldn't get them delivered in time. I may get them at some point in the future though I don't feel the steering has suffered from using the bearings at all.
The rest of the build was as per the manual and was just as rewarding the second time around.
Instead of the supplied 20t I opted to install an Absima Eco Thrust 15t motor as I wanted a little more pace for my truck which I could dial down a little if driving about with my little man to make things fairer.
I've not had much of a chance to give it a run beyond some gentle running to help break the motor in and a bit of time on tarmac carparks but i cna already tell that the steering is hugely improved. the steering lock is better, it's much faster and more positive and snaps back to centred when the steering is released, something which doesn't always happen with the stock servo! It's so much better I will definitely be upgrading my son's one when I have the time.
On the speed front, i had previously measured my son's truck using my mobile phone and had hit a max speed of 16mph. A quick speed test with the same phone with my truck with the 15t gave a max speed of 25mph, that's with using a 3500mAh Nimh! Not a bad improvement for an outlay of £7.55! As I say I've not had a chance to give it a full testign yet but the motor seems to be running a little warmer than the 20t, no real surprise but I shall keep an eye on the temps and see how it goes.
Not taken a decent photo as yet but watch this space, until then, here's a quick snap of it:
I enjoyed the building process and my son loves driving it. Having prised the controller out of his hands for few runs I found the Amp to be amazing fun and made the decision that it would be nice for me to have one the same as my little man so we could enjoy them both together (and I really enjoyed using his but he won't let me get much time on it...lol)
So, this weekend I built my own MT. Again the build process was great, the kit is really well put together and the instructions great. I think I had one incorrect screw which didn't cause any problems at all.
Having experienced the draw backs of the stock servo on the steering I had decided that I'd be replacing that from the start and also adding the RPM Servo Saver Eliminator (SSE). The servo I went for (after advice from this forum from those available to me) was a Power HD 9001 metal geared servo.
The change of servo slowed things very slightly as the pieces that hold the servo in place didn't quite fit into the holes on the servo but that was solved witha little bit of sanding on the servo.
The SSE was simple to assemble and feels well made. I used the supplied plastic bushings as I was having paypal issues the other day when I wanted to order bearings and couldn't get them delivered in time. I may get them at some point in the future though I don't feel the steering has suffered from using the bearings at all.
The rest of the build was as per the manual and was just as rewarding the second time around.
Instead of the supplied 20t I opted to install an Absima Eco Thrust 15t motor as I wanted a little more pace for my truck which I could dial down a little if driving about with my little man to make things fairer.
I've not had much of a chance to give it a run beyond some gentle running to help break the motor in and a bit of time on tarmac carparks but i cna already tell that the steering is hugely improved. the steering lock is better, it's much faster and more positive and snaps back to centred when the steering is released, something which doesn't always happen with the stock servo! It's so much better I will definitely be upgrading my son's one when I have the time.
On the speed front, i had previously measured my son's truck using my mobile phone and had hit a max speed of 16mph. A quick speed test with the same phone with my truck with the 15t gave a max speed of 25mph, that's with using a 3500mAh Nimh! Not a bad improvement for an outlay of £7.55! As I say I've not had a chance to give it a full testign yet but the motor seems to be running a little warmer than the 20t, no real surprise but I shall keep an eye on the temps and see how it goes.
Not taken a decent photo as yet but watch this space, until then, here's a quick snap of it:
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