Nice! Wow this video was years ago. I'm surprised the Ascender is still getting traffic. I still have my Ascender, but it's going to be put up for sale soon. I just have to clear out some rigs now.
@@RevolutionX Yeah the Ascender has a cult following. One channel I watch the dude has 11 Ascenders. With the right tuning, it performs better than the current crawlers.
I had to move the battery tray since i installed a Holmes Hobbies 21t Trail Master, best $20 i have ever spent... this motor never ever bogs, never gets hot and is just the upgrade i needed. Going to buy one of these servo's , $40 ? Deal! My only issue is top speed, i get its a crawler but i want it juuuust a little faster for trails. I emailed Holmes Hobbies and they sent this: The Vaterra Ascender's stock gearing is pretty low. The brushed 550 motors can handle taller gearing than the 540 motors. Try increasing pinion tooth count 1 at a time to increase speed and check motor temperatures as you go. As long as operating temperatures are under 160°F, you should be fine. Please let us know if you have any other questions. So ill try that first... love your truck~!
Yeah this is a pretty old video that came out before the DS Servos did. The Power HD servo is still good, but the DS Servos are a good bang for the buck. I know they are sold as "animos" under Amazon (likely the name the reseller gave it), but the actual name of the company that makes these servos is DS Servo. If you look up DS Servo they have a 20kg DS3218, 25kg DS3225, and a 35kg DS3235. I've got one of each and they work fine.
Managed to break the mounting ears off the servo housing after a big tumble, but luckily they sell just the top half of the housing with the mounting ears separately. As far as the core of the servo... it's still going strong!
I prefer the slower speed scale look I think that's what they were going for I personally use a 37$ savox waterproof servo but I turn the speed down on transmitter just a better overall scale look while crawling but still good torque I think the servo is around 250 torque
Yeah, you could turn the speed down for this too, but I wanted the speed for performance. The stock servo doesn't give you the torque. Honestly, I think the servo was just selected because of cost like most RTR's and not necessarily specifically chosen for scale speed.
yes ti is, i got vanquish currie rockjock axial in the front. and saving up for the back one.and i got the vanquish 8 hole shooter 1.9 beadlock wheels.voodoo KLR's. performed's very well. I love this rig. RC fun for sure. love your video's.thumbs up.
No, it's not a problem at all. The truck will never fully compress all the way down unless you're manually doing it by hand. I'm assuming your talking about the steering rod from knuckle to knuckle.
REVolutionX RC if you don’t mind if you can send me that link for the rock sliders just got one and I need rock sliders. Please and thank you for your time
That is actually how my stock servo came for the K10 RTR. I mounted it the same way, and the links happen to be correct length for that orientation as well. If you look at 1:55 -ruclips.net/video/GH0YvX_XcWI/видео.html . That is how the stock servo was directly taken out of the truck.
REVolutionX on my vaterra k5 it is mounted in the other direction and on line the exploded parts instructions for both k10 and k5 it shows the opposite of the way you have it. I just want to know if it will work on the k5 before I buy the parts thank you
@@damondiego3590 Yeah, not sure. I have 2 K10 type Ascenders. They are both this way. I think due to the shorter wheelbase you will need to mount it this way or else you won't clear the battery tray. One of them was actually a k5 kit converted to k10 by the previous owner.
Excellent question. The original servo is a Spektrum S605 which is an analog servo. Thes Power HD servo is digital, so naturally it will have more chatter noise from the digital servo constantly trying to make sure it's centered.
Would upgrading the transmitter also help move that servo even a bit quicker like for a Ultra 4 Rock Bouncer build? And where can I pick one these of up? Thx for your time ✌I see you put it in the description oops😯
My transmitter doesn't have anything to adjust servo speed specifically, so it's just running the max ability on 6v power. I mainly got this servo for the torque which is pretty decent at 319.4 oz/in at 6v. Either way, it was a big improvement over the RTR servo. You could look into a BEC and see if it would help even more.
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Thanks, I just got a k10. I'm learning the upgrades of this crawler. 😁😁👍👍
You know what... I think I'll take mine out for a spin this weekend. Have not wheeled it in forever! 🤙
Nice one. I'm currently rebuilding an Ascender.
Nice! Wow this video was years ago. I'm surprised the Ascender is still getting traffic. I still have my Ascender, but it's going to be put up for sale soon. I just have to clear out some rigs now.
@@RevolutionX Yeah the Ascender has a cult following. One channel I watch the dude has 11 Ascenders. With the right tuning, it performs better than the current crawlers.
I had to move the battery tray since i installed a Holmes Hobbies 21t Trail Master, best $20 i have ever spent... this motor never ever bogs, never gets hot and is just the upgrade i needed. Going to buy one of these servo's , $40 ? Deal! My only issue is top speed, i get its a crawler but i want it juuuust a little faster for trails. I emailed Holmes Hobbies and they sent this: The Vaterra Ascender's stock gearing is pretty low. The brushed 550 motors can handle taller gearing than the 540 motors. Try increasing pinion tooth count 1 at a time to increase speed and check motor temperatures as you go. As long as operating temperatures are under 160°F, you should be fine. Please let us know if you have any other questions. So ill try that first... love your truck~!
Jenni Fur what type of truck do u have ?
I got a 25kg annimos brand or something, for 28 or something on amazon. Works like a 55$ servo
Yeah this is a pretty old video that came out before the DS Servos did. The Power HD servo is still good, but the DS Servos are a good bang for the buck. I know they are sold as "animos" under Amazon (likely the name the reseller gave it), but the actual name of the company that makes these servos is DS Servo. If you look up DS Servo they have a 20kg DS3218, 25kg DS3225, and a 35kg DS3235. I've got one of each and they work fine.
How has it held up
Managed to break the mounting ears off the servo housing after a big tumble, but luckily they sell just the top half of the housing with the mounting ears separately. As far as the core of the servo... it's still going strong!
You still have this truck
I still have it and it's still going strong!
I prefer the slower speed scale look I think that's what they were going for I personally use a 37$ savox waterproof servo but I turn the speed down on transmitter just a better overall scale look while crawling but still good torque I think the servo is around 250 torque
Yeah, you could turn the speed down for this too, but I wanted the speed for performance. The stock servo doesn't give you the torque. Honestly, I think the servo was just selected because of cost like most RTR's and not necessarily specifically chosen for scale speed.
Great video I love this rig. thank's for sharing, and i scrubbed.
Yeah, really capable rig right out of the box, but even more capable with a few minor upgrades such as this one!
yes ti is, i got vanquish currie rockjock axial in the front. and saving up for the back one.and i got the vanquish 8 hole shooter 1.9 beadlock wheels.voodoo KLR's. performed's very well. I love this rig. RC fun for sure. love your video's.thumbs up.
Fitted the savox servo with axial horn.When you compress the front suspension the horn touches the front bar.Not sure if that would cause a problem?
No, it's not a problem at all. The truck will never fully compress all the way down unless you're manually doing it by hand. I'm assuming your talking about the steering rod from knuckle to knuckle.
Nice servo upgrade what rock sliders did you use??
The rock sliders are from RC4WD. Tough Armor is what I think they were called.
REVolutionX RC if you don’t mind if you can send me that link for the rock sliders just got one and I need rock sliders. Please and thank you for your time
so much bump steer ...... it hurts my brain
Yeah, this rig did have a few issues if I remember correctly. I haven't messed with this one in a long time.
I've seen worse.
Why did you mount the servo in that direction instead of the way it shows in the truck factory instructions?
That is actually how my stock servo came for the K10 RTR. I mounted it the same way, and the links happen to be correct length for that orientation as well. If you look at 1:55 -ruclips.net/video/GH0YvX_XcWI/видео.html . That is how the stock servo was directly taken out of the truck.
REVolutionX on my vaterra k5 it is mounted in the other direction and on line the exploded parts instructions for both k10 and k5 it shows the opposite of the way you have it. I just want to know if it will work on the k5 before I buy the parts thank you
@@damondiego3590 Yeah, not sure. I have 2 K10 type Ascenders. They are both this way. I think due to the shorter wheelbase you will need to mount it this way or else you won't clear the battery tray. One of them was actually a k5 kit converted to k10 by the previous owner.
it seems a lot louder than the original, is that true?
Excellent question. The original servo is a Spektrum S605 which is an analog servo. Thes Power HD servo is digital, so naturally it will have more chatter noise from the digital servo constantly trying to make sure it's centered.
Wished these trucks had a stock bed for them
Would upgrading the transmitter also help move that servo even a bit quicker like for a Ultra 4 Rock Bouncer build? And where can I pick one these of up? Thx for your time ✌I see you put it in the description oops😯
My transmitter doesn't have anything to adjust servo speed specifically, so it's just running the max ability on 6v power. I mainly got this servo for the torque which is pretty decent at 319.4 oz/in at 6v. Either way, it was a big improvement over the RTR servo.
You could look into a BEC and see if it would help even more.