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How does someone who is currently making antweights progress to fleaweights? Which specific components would they need to buy, and from where? :)
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buy smaller stuff. a few fleas run on gearmotors, but that is more expensive. buy a couple of 5g towerpro servos off giant cod, a light rx, a 12g nimh battery(if you have lipos go for them) and some light wheels, look at 9-14g for a wepon servo.
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With Catatonia I just used an antweight drive and electronics (Peter Waller option A speedo, 30:1 gearmotors, Spektrum Rx) and just compressed them into a very small chassis and bodyshell, which seemed to turn out alright. It might be easier weight-wise to use servos though (since Catatonia is right on the limit)
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no mucking around with extra speed controls either.
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Fleaweights are basically smaller antweights, so the same parts are required but smaller. There is a huge selection of tiny servos out there for weapons or drive which cost no more than ant/ standard sized ones. You can use antweight drive like joey but you will struggle for a good weaon then.
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Thanks for the advice :D
I think I'll use giant cod as they're pretty good value.
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yep they are quite good. the 5g servos have good speed if you speed hack them
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Does anyone know of a suitable reciever for a fleaweight for the standard gaint cod 2.4ghz transmitter?
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Giant cod 6ch receiver without case
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hey, you should buy one of the ?10 spectrum txs and then you can use the 4g and 2g rxs (4g ones are like ?6)
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