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jayskiia
12-26-2000, 10:41 PM
since i bought my rustler i have had nothing but problems with the electronics. first the reciever went nuts, then the servos went out. now i have a duratrax streak esc with a 13t double speed gem and i want to protect it by putting a new radio setup in it. can anyone suggest either a tower hobbies 2 channel 3000 2tw or a hitec lynx? i want to go with a reciever, controller and 2 servos(1 as a spare). any suggestions or personal experience with these will be appreciated.
ravenmt
12-26-2000, 11:06 PM
i have an older hitech controler and have switched to a futaba and like the futaba much better....
The_Ne-Go-She-Ate-r
12-26-2000, 11:08 PM
the futaba magnam series is great they work great and are very rugged, great for a rustler!
The_Ne-Go-She-Ate-r
12-26-2000, 11:08 PM
both am and fm
jayskiia
12-27-2000, 08:19 AM
yes the tower radio setups are made by futaba. somewhere in the tower website i saw where it had said they are an older magnum setup, like 2 or 3 years old. are these futabas still better than the hitec lynx?
dockman
12-27-2000, 09:48 AM
No. The Tower radio is the old Magnum Sport. It dosnt have dual rate steering. I used and still have the Futaba Magnum JRs for years. Then I switched to the Lynx because its much cheaper and works just as well. Get the Hitec Lynx and forget the Tower.
R_C_MAN
12-27-2000, 05:29 PM
Have you cheked out Airtronics Blazer? There is a Blazer Sport that is cheaper but doesn't have as many features.
LosiMan3456
12-27-2000, 06:27 PM
I would go with the XR2. It is the best and cheapest 2 channel radio with 2 model memory and an LCD screen. I just got the XR2 for X-Mas and love it. I used to have the Lynx but I like the XR2 better. It is made by JR RACING. They also make an XR3 with 3 model memory with a third channel.
Blistering SPeeD
12-27-2000, 06:45 PM
lynx is better than tower one.
krayzie
12-27-2000, 07:51 PM
I own a lynx 3D and have had no problems.I would go with hitec.But thats just my opion i could be wrong
jayskiia
12-28-2000, 12:52 AM
hey everyone, thanks for the input. keep it coming. i think the hitec sounds good and besides it will help a local small time hobby shop rather than the tower monster.