Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Recently - 2nd December '08...

- Just completed my exams...Not sure of anything, but hopefully can pass...

- Went for SGDrifters competition and got into top 8 before being eliminated...Another bump to my opponent that cost me the whole thing...

- Went to BK and practiced after an abscence of 2-3 months since the last HPI at Funan...Running alone is pretty ok...Haven't tried running with people of the same standard...

- The track is pretty flowy and I think a gear ratio of 6 and below should be better...I'm using 6.125 FDR, but using lipo instead of NiMH...I used lipo because I didn't want to wait for the NiMH to complete 1 cycle...Then got lazy and didn't bother to change the battery...

- Surprisingly when I charged the battery, it can only pump in approx 1400mAh before its full...So does that mean that I've only used 1400mAh to complete a full 6 min run without stopping?? I'm kinda surprised at the low power usage...The battery was around 7.6V when I stopped, which is a very safe level...Its warm, but not hot...

- Even though the battery can last long, but the motor can't...I feel the drop in RPM and torque after the 5min mark...Dun think its due to the voltage, but more likely the heat causing the magnetism of the motor to drop...

- It rained soon after and I couldn't practice anymore...Went to Ulu Pandan DM...Though my car wasn't performing well, but didn't really cared...

- Now I know the secret behind the realistic engine sound of Zhirong's car...Very ingenious...Just a simple device at a strategic spot...Would try asap...

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