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TOPIC: Radio Questions |
| CJ
July 5, 2005
9:37:33 PM
Entry #: 930372
| Hi, I am thinking about buying a Serpent 710 and the Mega M12 combo pack off shop serpent.com
I havent gotten my membersahip card so i dont know what the price is with the member discount but right now it would cost me.
$265
+$365
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$630
That is the price for the car and the engine but not the Radio equipment.
I just wanted to know the different levels of radios and their prices
P.S. I would like to know: What is the price of the Serpent 710 and the Mega M12 Combo Pack with a standafrd membership discount??
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| Nadim
July 5, 2005
10:25:52 PM
Entry #: 930467
| CJ,
Did you send an email to Andy (nextedge@bellsouth.net)?
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| CJ
July 5, 2005
10:26:57 PM
Entry #: 930470
| Not recently??
I have sent him e-mauils before but not lately
Why????
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| Nadim
July 5, 2005
10:31:51 PM
Entry #: 930477
| I just think that you should send him an email regarding member discount and purchases.
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| CJ
July 5, 2005
10:40:23 PM
Entry #: 930498
| Well he goes on this forum and he can answere that question if he wants or anyone else can answere.
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| Alex S
July 6, 2005
12:52:11 AM
Entry #: 930682
| Ask questions about shopserpent.com on shopserpent.com he'll be able to help you much better
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| RoyalPalmrace
July 6, 2005
2:55:15 AM
Entry #: 930747
| CJ I dont answer questions about purchases on this forum.. Visiting www.shopserpent.com and sending an email from there is a more direct. The forum is not business related for purchases.
Thanks
Andy
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| CJ
July 6, 2005
8:00:59 AM
Entry #: 930833
| Ok, Ill E-mail you
But can anyone answere my toher question about the radio equipment???
Basically i just want to know how muh money i need to make to be able to buy the car???
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| Eric G
July 6, 2005
10:14:43 AM
Entry #: 931000
| Well one really good deal right now is the Spektrum Radio. http://www.spektrumrc.com/DX3/Default.html
It's got the new system built in so you'll never have to worry about frequency conflicts again. It's about $250ish I think. It comes with one standard and one high torque servo
If you want to go a little less you can get like a Futaba 3PM-FM for like $120 and then 2 nice Futaba S3010 Servos (which have nice torque) for like $50
There's many options, I still use my Airtronics MX-3 that I got for $120 with 2 servos. Both of the servos were really crappy and I broke one om my first day out. So they've been upgraded since. BUt the radio is fine.
If you don't like those options I gave, here's what you want to look for in a radio. You want to get a radio that's on the FM 75mhz band. That will give you the most frequency options. The radio should have some kind of End Point Adjustment (Travel Limit) and it should have a 3 channel receiver. If you go with the Spektrum system, you won't have to worry about frequencies because the radio "pairs" to the reciever. (Think Bluetooth) Servos should be better than the cheapest ones. Antying above those are usually OK. Hitec makes some nice ones that aren't too expensive, but they don't last long. In a Servo you want either high torque or high speed or both, but those are usually expensive. Hope this helps. Keep saving money. :)
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| dakpak
July 8, 2005
9:46:37 AM
Entry #: 934436
| I bought the Spektrum radio at Horizon hobbies online for $258 incl s&h. It brings a micro 3 channel receiver, two servos 1 is high torque, and is super easy to set-up
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| Eric G
July 8, 2005
9:49:44 AM
Entry #: 934441
| Hey Dakpak, email me at epgonzalez@gmail.com I wanted to ask you something.
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| CJ
July 10, 2005
7:17:15 PM
Entry #: 937010
| Eric G.
When you said "nice Futaba S3010 Servos (which have nice torque) for like $50" Did you mean $50 each or toghther??
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| Eric G
July 10, 2005
8:03:50 PM
Entry #: 937063
| Together
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| CJ
July 10, 2005
10:49:19 PM
Entry #: 937275
| Wow,
I thought servos were more expensive then that.
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| Eric G
July 10, 2005
11:13:51 PM
Entry #: 937304
| Well there are some that can cost over $100 each. But something like those 3010 should be reliable.
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| CJ
July 11, 2005
7:23:44 AM
Entry #: 937534
| Also,
On the futaba servo site, next to the pic of eah servo itt says the servos torque and speed, at 4.8V and 6.0V.
Why does it have both of those volts???
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| Eric G
July 11, 2005
8:08:06 AM
Entry #: 937551
| Because some setups, like some electric cars use 4 cell battery packs which only gives you 4.8 volts, which will make the pack slower. In your case I think you have a 4 cell pack. If you use rechargables you will have 4.8, if you use Alkaline non-rechargables you will have 6.0 because those have 1.5 volts per battery as opposed to 1.2 for Nimh rechargeables.
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| Alex S
July 11, 2005
2:43:28 PM
Entry #: 938336
| Your so smart Eric.
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| Shawn_C
July 11, 2005
8:31:59 PM
Entry #: 938999
| well...you get 6.0 volts for about a minute with alkaline if ever. They are rated at 6.0 volts but they quickly loose that peak and drain constantly until dead. NiMH will retain their voltage until the charge is gone. Another reason to constantly charge your pack during a long race day because the racing gods dictate that a battery pack will only fail half-way through the longest straightaway.
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| CJ
July 11, 2005
9:36:09 PM
Entry #: 939125
| WEhat about those Li-Po batteries dont they get more volts??
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| Eric G
July 12, 2005
7:05:46 AM
Entry #: 939648
| yeah but but if you run more than 6-volts you'll cook the receiver. PLUS Lipo packs cannot take the heat. they will explode in your car most likely. Too much of a headache to deal with.
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| Alex S
July 13, 2005
11:36:21 PM
Entry #: 943039
| If anyone is intersted, I can get either JR XS3 synthesized radio plus 2 servos or Airtronics MX3 synthesized radio plus 1 servo for just over cost. Also other stuff like servos and receivers
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