How to: servo swap
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/fi...oardnumber.jpg now solder each of the gen1 servo wires to the board in this order http://www.xmodsource.com/gallery/fi...66-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/fi...66-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/fi...66-gevo008.jpg |
wow dude this is tight i wish i had a gen1 because i would do this LOL good job!
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hey crunk if you have that board, do u still have to use the old ep?
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no, the evo board is the ep. all you need is the gen1 servo and the evo EP (board)
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ooo ok ty cause im going to do this with my RSX and was just wondering..thank you
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ok, good luck!
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how did you modif that to get back into the gen 1 chassi
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i turned it sideways to fit heres the pics
http://www.xmodsource.com/gallery/fi...6-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 |
wow crunk i did it today and it worked then it smoked...LOL so I dont know what happened...
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O.O did you wire it right? and where did it smoke from? make sure nothing is touching anything it shouldnt.
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It started to smoke around the servo conncetions. But It worked before when i just had turned it on. then it started to smoke..
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Whats the piont of switching EPs?
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easier to change something on EVO board.
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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.
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yea i am im going to start over form scrach and resolder all the wires on. I think this is a GREAT idea BTW.
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sorry man but in my eyes it looks kinda pointless. did u see any real difference in preformance??
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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
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u can put better motors without having to worry about fets and frying..and it should turn better..i think |
yes u dont have to put on tight turns ether its just like a evo but with a gen1 chassis
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