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i have just picked one up for the winter and would like to know what batterys are people using in them any links would be great

www.uk-microrc.co.uk

All the info and help you will need :-)

action model centre

hi action model centre in torquay does saddle packs for these and also upgrades 01803211007 :)

Thanks for you help I got the car off amc yesterday he did not have any lips for the gt4b

i use two of these http://www.giantcod.co.uk/charge-loo...-p-404352.html just remove rear post and velco them in and wire them inline.

Try Tracksidespares he had some in stock the other day

sorry to change the subject off batteries, but im thinking about buying 1 of these, can you please tell me what is the good and bad points of this buggy.
cheers :)

battery wise, there is a list here of everything that will foit without having to mod the car, i.e. they will fit between the battery posts.

http://www.uk-microrc.co.uk/forum/in...howtopic=16915

as for the pro's and cons, the availability of the batteries is the only major con, as a car it's great to drive, lots of setup's available and is pretty much good to go out of the box.

all you need to run is a set of better tyres and wheels, and some lipos.

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Originally Posted by Matisse (Post 562526)

yer i have had a look at batteries and £50 for a pack of saddles i think your right, im sure i can get an ordinary lipo and just mess about with the weight ballance, so far in thinking im going to get it, seems a good car for the money :)
thanks

I have been running my Carisma GT14B out of the box and I would recommend doing the following:-

1. Get the hard servo saver spring
2. Get the aluminum hinge pin braces
3. Get stronger hinge pins as these do bend quite easily

That cures the weak points and it will be fine and reliable. I have also done the following but it is not necessary as it is great out of the box:-

Replaced ESC with Hobbywing EZRUN 25A V2 (I like the ability to fiddle with the settings :) )
Changed front steering servo with Ino-Lab 261 servo
RCMI 800mah Lipo packs
Rear shock tower mounted on the front
GWS 380 Motor heatsink
Phat Body
Front CVD's
Schumacher Rallyblock tyres in yellow and white
Schumacher Mini pins in yellow
Aluminium slipper pads
14T and 16T 0.5MOD 2mm shaft pinions for larger tracks

In preparation to run the car tonight I decided to do a strip down for the first time ever as I have just been turning up and running it. I found that the gearboxes were not running very free so I adjusted the shimming and output drive cups so the gearboxes run nice and smooth and I think this will make a lot of difference.

I had a FTX Blaze prior to the Carisma and I found I got on and did better with the Carisma on the first time out.

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Originally Posted by AmiSMB (Post 562852)

thanks for that :thumbsup:i think i will just have to put a order in then :D
i used to have a blaze to so i hope its same for me to.