How to: servo swap

[crunk rida]

This is what i tried for my xmod so i would have the best of both worlds...a evo board, and a gen1 chassis. to do this i had to put a gen1 servo on a evo main board.

first we need to know what to solder to
there are 3 solder pads to solder the servo wires to each with their own number, on an evo its (14), (15) and (16) should look like this
http://www.xmodsource.com/gallery/files/1566-boardnumber.jpg
now solder each of the gen1 servo wires to the board in this order
http://www.xmodsource.com/gallery/files/1566-gevo009.jpg
on the board
http://www.xmodsource.com/gallery/files/1566-gevo.jpg
i actualy used longer wires and u should too, but make some sort of marker to remember what wires are which. mine looked like this
http://www.xmodsource.com/gallery/files/1566-gevo007.jpg
if you dont put on new servo motor wires just solder the (blue to black) and (red to white). -/+
then solder the servo motor wires (red and blue) should look like this when done.
http://www.xmodsource.com/gallery/files/1566-gevo008.jpg

[F-150 k!ller]

wow dude this is tight i wish i had a gen1 because i would do this LOL good job!

[F-150 k!ller]

hey crunk if you have that board, do u still have to use the old ep?

[crunk rida]

no, the evo board is the ep. all you need is the gen1 servo and the evo EP (board)

[F-150 k!ller]

ooo ok ty cause im going to do this with my RSX and was just wondering..thank you

[crunk rida]

ok, good luck!

[gearhead]

how did you modif that to get back into the gen 1 chassi

[crunk rida]

i turned it sideways to fit heres the pics

http://www.xmodsource.com/gallery/files/1566-gevo_007.jpg

http://www.xmodsource.com/gallery/files/1566-gevo1.jpg

and used a ink tube out of a pen to mount it on the chassis

[F-150 k!ller]

wow crunk i did it today and it worked then it smoked...LOL so I dont know what happened...

[crunk rida]

O.O did you wire it right? and where did it smoke from? make sure nothing is touching anything it shouldnt.

[F-150 k!ller]

It started to smoke around the servo conncetions. But It worked before when i just had turned it on. then it started to smoke..

[xmodalloy]

Whats the piont of switching EPs?

[F-150 k!ller]

easier to change something on EVO board.

[crunk rida]

the reason i switched them is because the evo board can handle more current and amp flow. if it was smoking just re-wire it and make sure the -/+ and the three wires are all on right i have no idea what went wrong with yours but keep trying to fix it.

[F-150 k!ller]

yea i am im going to start over form scrach and resolder all the wires on. I think this is a GREAT idea BTW.

[gearhead]

sorry man but in my eyes it looks kinda pointless. did u see any real difference in preformance??

[crunk rida]

yeah the liths didnt fry it cuz i had some bad cells. and i raced it agaist some 1 on a bike, the xmod won. and the board is right there if you need to solder something or change something

[pittbull988]

sorry man but in my eyes it looks kinda pointless. did u see any real difference in preformance??


u can put better motors without having to worry about fets and frying..and it should turn better..i think

[crunk rida]

yes u dont have to put on tight turns ether its just like a evo but with a gen1 chassis

[wicked skyline ryder]

It started to smoke around the servo conncetions. But It worked before when i just had turned it on. then it started to smoke..
you should check and make sure you didn't fry anything from it smoking

[kenney]

well if you are starting from scratch put it back together as stock then try it if it don't work then YUP U fried something but if it smoked then something must have shorted or burnt up

[punishment]

what a hack job