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Long story short, I'm just getting back into RC after 25+ year absence. I bought a Worlds rere and need to stuff it with electronics.
Normally I would research these things a little more but I have scored a pretty decent discount through Amain for today only, and need someone to tell me if I'm on the right track or have something mis-matched, out of place, overkill, won't work together, ect.

Futaba 3pv radio - because the 4PLS is on backorder
ProTekRC 100SS servo
Reedy Sonic 540-M3 17.5
Reedy Wolfpack 2S shorty (3800mah)
Tekin 1158 RSX sensored brushless
Pro Tex RC Prodigy Touch 680 charger.

Thanks in advance.
-Aaron

that looks like a nice chunk of change, but it's all really decent equipment. if you are OK with the cart price, I doubt you will be disappointed.

of anything there, I would say you could probably get away with a cheaper ESC, however Tekin is certainly an industry standard and very likely a super piece of equipment.

That's a list of real nice parts there. You're not taking a dive by buying the 3PV radio either. That's what I run myself.

jwscab wrote: ↑Tue Mar 07, 2017 4:51 pm that looks like a nice chunk of change, but it's all really decent equipment. if you are OK with the cart price, I doubt you will be disappointed.

of anything there, I would say you could probably get away with a cheaper ESC, however Tekin is certainly an industry standard and very likely a super piece of equipment.

Thank you for the input. Precisely what I'm looking for.

Yeah, I don't mind paying for good quality stuff, and I like to buy that will be capable beyond an entry level. I just don't want to make a wrong choice that ends up costing more money in the long run because a lot of this stuff is quite new to me since I'm only familiar with the NiCd days.

I have a question. What would be the purpose of having more than 2 channels on a buggy radio?

Shady Rascal wrote: ↑Tue Mar 07, 2017 6:41 pm That's a list of real nice parts there. You're not taking a dive by buying the 3PV radio either. That's what I run myself.

Oh, thanks for the input. Did you go for the one with the 304SB telemetry receiver?
How the hell does that work, anyway?

NokeRC10 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 07, 2017 7:02 pm

Shady Rascal wrote: ↑Tue Mar 07, 2017 6:41 pm That's a list of real nice parts there. You're not taking a dive by buying the 3PV radio either. That's what I run myself.

Oh, thanks for the input. Did you go for the one with the 304SB telemetry receiver?
How the hell does that work, anyway?

I didn't get the 3PV with Telemetry. I got the lesser one. The reason I got the radio in the first place was to consolidate all of my stuff to one radio. The radio has 10 model memory so each time I build something else I just buy another receiver and bind it to the radio. So one radio runs all of my stuff. I get these receivers since they don't use an antenna. I'm not so old school that I want an antenna sticking through my car body. They only cost 3 dollars more than the cheap receiver.



As far as the third channel, I use mine for all my models. In this case, the truck has a two speed transmission that uses the third channel to shift. The third channel gives you room to grow if your interests ever expand beyond basic buggies.

Awesome. Thanks for the info.