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Tamiya TA05-IFS meets Mamba Max

Vegard — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:14:40 +0000

I have just installed my new motor system in my TA05-IFS. The first problem who occur was the ESC. Mamba Max ESC is a little to big to be where it should. It was mounted above the servo which I don’t really like. It’s much better to have the ESC at the same level as the motor, to keep it safe.

I solved the weiring problem by mounting those wires to the servo-mount-hole. I had to a neat trick with the input-cables as well. Did use three extenders which are used in desktop computers, to mount the mainboard to chassi. Should be viewable in my gallery below.

Tamiya TA05-IFS

Tamiya TA05-IFS in house

Vegard — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:16:38 +0000

I received my Tamiya TA-05 car one week ago. Due to allot of work I haven’t gotten the time writing about it. It’s a pretty neat car and I’m pretty much done with the whole car. You can see some pictures of the build process below.

Electronics in use at the moment:
- 540-motor (stock)
- JR servo
- Kyosho 27-mHz (crap)
- 13 turns ESC
- 11.1v LiPo battery

Tamiya TA05-IFS

Unboxing RC-parts package

Vegard — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:06:26 +0000

After an ugly crash with my T-rex 450 I managed to strip an Hitec 65MG (as in metal gear) for the first time. It was a new milestone for me. I was going to order a new set of gears from Elefun, but they were out of stock. I contacted them and was told the distributor was out of stock. It could take weeks before I could have the bird back in the air. Something I didn’t want to risk before the next indoor RC meeting.

It all boils down to my order over the seas which just arrived. Let’s take a look, shall we?

The box should contain:

2 x Deans Female Plug
1 x Futaba S9257 Servo EP Heli Digital Rudder (Gyro Servo)
2 x Hitec HS65 Metal Gear Servo HS65MG METAL GEAR SERVO
4 x Hitec HS65 Metal Gear Set – METAL GEAR SET
1 x Hitec Servo Gear Grease 3GR
2 x HMXE9711 Heli-Max Guide Pulley MX400/Trex 450
1 x Hobbico LCD Digital Mini Tachometer Mini Tach
3 x HS1159-01 315mm PRO Rotor Blades White/Red
1 x HS1237 Align 450 SE V2 Canopy
1 x Kong Power 2200mAh TX Pack for Spektrum, Futaba, JR
2 x Kong Power 3s1p 11.1v 2200mAh 25C Lipo Battery
1 x Kong Power 3s1p 11.1v 2200mAh 25C Lipo Battery
1 x Kong Power 6s Charger KP-100W6
2 x Kong Power Battery Bridge
1 x Mavrikk Drive Belt 397T (High Strength) Fits TREX 450 SE
1 x Series Deans 2 to 1 Adapter
2 x Spartan Adhesive Foam Gyro Tape Set
4 x TREX 450 V2 Head Dampener Upgrade – Red Dampers by Trueblood

I had some minor problems with my new T-rex 450 SE v2, the belt kept jumping off. I solved it by removing the idle-pulley, but now have I bought a replacement for it which looks to do the job.

Three servos for my old t-rex 450, one tail servo and two for cyclic. Also added servo grease for the servo I will be changing gear on.

The transmitter (later refereed as TX) battery, 2200mAh 11.1v Kong Power battery. I’ve read about someone running theirs for 5 weeks without charging. I guess mine won’t last that long since I use my TX on the simulator as well.

Almost forgot to add the charger and lipo. This is the best charger I have ever used. I might do a review of it some day.

Readyheli package