LOSI 8IGHT-E 2.0 Plus and Minus

[Viking]

My humble opinion,

I'm a newbee into this RC world and I recently got a LOSI 8IGHT-E 2.0 Race Roller
I run with spur 45, Pinion 15, 4S 5000m. Spectrum DX3S
Sorry for my spelling, English is not my native ;-)

So far my feeling is as follows concerning this Race Roller / LOSI:

Plus.
-Nice feeling when driving and is without the noisehell like the Nitro's.
-Easy to clean compared to Nitro.
-Very easy to handle in air.
-Lots of power.
-Long lasting parts exept whats listed in Minus.
-Goes faster than Nitro version.
-a lot of adjustment can be done.

Minus.
-Manual could have more for newbees like setup with explanation. It would not take up much space but could give the not so experienced users a positive feeling.
- Manual lacks information about the Temp problem that is so important driving with
Brussless motor / ESC.
- Fan on ESC breaks to easy as there are no protection above. Chassis or maybe wire hit and destroy fan. Has designed my own protection now. Instead of fan why not use extra high heatsink as there are room enourgh. Nitros motors goes out of body so why not ESC in E versions ? We don't need this moveable parts here.
Screws come of to easy from factory side as they are not fixed with loctite in the screws.
- battery straps is not optimal as it takes to long to remove and install the battery. There must be another way to fix batteries to the chassis by use of simple snap on lock or similar.
- Battery connector EC5 is not optimal for fast change of battery. Must have snap-on connector with easy lock/onlock made by fingers.
- Battery box is to weak if you use heavy battery as the front of box breaks due to the force applied by battery. maybe it can be solved by raising the front of the battery box a bit.
- ESC is not optimal as ESC break due to heavy vibrations. Must be more robust.
- Body breaks to easy in front and the rear where attatched to the car.
- Servo saver does not work optimal. Even from new it was VERY tight. With optional servo saver part in alu. it works a little better but not good enourgh. Adjustment screw is now in the position where is can not go futher out.
- Heat sink for motor should have been delivered with the car and NOT an option as you cannot go without this.
Major Minus is that spares are out of stock all over the world !!!!

Apart from that I'm very satisfied with the car and can only recommend this E version


Best Regards
Viking
The happy owner of LOSI 8IGHT-E 2,0

[sluggoman]

Did you wreck and cause all this damage, or is it your theory on damage that will occur in the future?

[segmentfault]

Viking thanks for your informative post. Your English is very good for not speaking it natively and it is very understandable.

My 8ight-e 2.0 is on its way in the mail and I was not aware that it did not come with a heat sink on the motor.

Which servo did you end up using in your 8ight-e 2.0?

What type of battery do you use in your buggy? What brand, and is it a hard case or soft case?

How much quicker do you find it than the nitro 8ight-t 2.0? Does it handle just as well or worse than the nitro version?

Thanks,

seg

[Viking]

Yes, I did wreck and cause all the damages on the car myself.

I had one Servo breakdown due to a not working Servo saver from factory.
I could not get the original to work proberly so i replaced the servo saver arm with an alu. type. With the new arm installed and the saver nut unscrewed to its maximum (It will have contact with the chasis if futher unscrewed) It works !
So my advice will be to check the servo saver function or i might cost you a new servo.
I use Multiplex Titan MG DIGI 4 wich seems to due a prober job.

Battery.
I started to use 5S flightpower (300USD) but that was total overkill but in power and price.
But as newbee you have to do some mistakes ;-)
I ended up with 3 packs of 4S 5000mAh Turnigy in softcase from Hobbyking/ HK
Cheap (53 USD/pcs) and haven't got any problems so far.
I don't understand why some dealers can get away with such a high price on LIPO !

Concerning speed the E version has the acceleration which the NITRO don't have.
You can accelerate just before the jump where the NITRO has to build up the speed.
That also means that you have to operate the throttle with ease as you get a quick response hitting it. NITRO's dont' need to do this.
The E version is more agressive.
I have also seen that its wear out the tires a lot faster than NITRO version as there are more power and wheel spinning if not precausious.

We are in the beginning of 1/8 Electric buggy epoke and we will hopefully see a lot of improvement in the design from the manufactures very soon. But manufactures must listen to the experience made from the end users.

Concerning the HEAT Problem on ESC and MOTOR there must be invented a protection system that can avoid damaging your equipment. This could be done on motor by installing a smart sensor with wire link to the ESC. The ESC should have a sensor as well and the possibelity to adjust "cut off" temperatur Why is it not possible to set up the "cut off" temperature on the motor and ESC when you can adjust almost anything else in the ESC. This will be a giant step forward in the ESC/Motor technology if it where available.


Again sorry for my spelling and I still think this car is the best compared to what I have
seen on the track....

Viking the proud Losi Driver.