I cannot thank you enough for this upload, I took my E Revo down to my local hobby shop today for maintenance and wound up coming home with this lasernut what a beautiful buggy!. Now I’ll watch multiple TH-cam videos and find out everything there is to know about it before I take it outside.
@@Top-Jimmy I can’t believe I’m saying this but I never even charged the battery, The car has been sitting on the shelf for months. I’ve been so busy with work and other things I haven’t got to it quite yet but she’s beautiful just to look at!
To fix the steering I switched out my Servo, as the stock one is underpowered for this size of vehicle (1/10th on box 1/8th actual) in my opinion. Now it works great. I agree with the breaks being set way to low in factory settings. This should be changed before running.
Just ordered a more powerful servo to do the same… could you use the existing horn or whatever? Also looking at the Exotec steering setup incase you’re not aware of that upgrade. Meant to help sh1t loads! 🤠
Pretty much all rigs with Spektrum systems have very little brakes, some more than others, and this being more. My theory to why is that the diffs just can’t handle full throttle then hard braking. I experienced this on my Lasernut where I turned the brakes to 100%, drove it at near it’s top speed, hard braked, and the diffs made this nasty crunching sound. I’m pretty convinced that’s it.
I just got a Losi 1/10 Baja Rey, which uses 2S and 3S batteries. Its at total "insanity" mode w/ the 3S battery, so I just got a couple 2S batteries to get it into some kind of "normal" mode for a more realistic driving experience. Much better w/ the 2S cells. I also dialed the steering input way back, so I wasn't constantly flipping in turns, due to over-steer. 4S seems like major overkill, IMO.
Thanks for the informative info. I just perched a used Lasernut in new condition also and I don’t like the brake settings. I’m just getting back into the RC world. My last RC was a Team Associated RC 10 back in 85’, so it’s been awhile. Things have change so much that I’m a newbie all over again but thanks to your video I’ll be making some needed adjustments.
Same here, i got an RC10 B74.2d and i just cant belive how easy it is to drive and how advanced the radio and electronics are. My last Rc10 was from 1989 😄
Solid work; serves as a reminder for all RCers to check their so-called "ready-to-run" cars... and more importantly, PLANES. ALL LANDINGS ARE MANDATORY, so make sure yours are under control because you double-checked the efforts of some poor, overworked wage-slave in Asia.
THANKS A LOT! 👍 My good-as-new 2nd hand Lasernut also had issues w/ steering & factory brake settings - now these are solved and the car's ready to run. 😁
Not many except that LOSI kept with smaller scale electrics in large scale chassis/bodies. I can’t really comment on reliability for the 1/6 it’s too new for real world durability to know if it’s strong or has weak bits. The 1/10 has weak axles.
I've thought about getting a lasernut for a while. Seen alot of videos about them and I know there a little problematic but there is a tone of after market. this was my favorite lasernut vid. Think I might have to pull the trigger 🤔 👍👍
You should man they are great just gotta shim the diff and fill them with thicker diff fluid. Dsm off-road makes some really good and cheap bearings. After that they are really tough. Then if you put the vitavon parts on it they are damn near bullet proof
@@adamhayes9203thank you for thinking of me...I haven't... My attention has been pulled into a slightly different direction lately.... FPV drone... its incredible all the different aspects of this amazing hobby
I’ve kept the box stock shock and diff setup and handling seems quite good. Cold temps might be helping and may need to stiffen or thicken things in warmer weather. I did a track test on 4S with and without that rear tire hanging off the rear. Just need to edit and post that video! 👍
Just seeing this, nice overview! BTW you can properly set the steering end points through the DX3 remote. It's a combination of steering and throttle to get into the endpoint mode. Spectrum has a quick video going over it. It definitely should have been included in the manual.
I replaced the receiver and radio immediately. Out of the box, the original setup simply would not bind. It finally did once, but then would have to rebind EVERY time. Oh and the braking is awful, yes.
i did all of this with mine and it was still super slow on 4s and overall drove like crap... i then bound my DX5c to it and it just WOKE UP all the issues i was having was with the TX...the stock TX must have some programming out of the box that limits the car...
if your right and the reason they sold this RC is because the breaks were set to weak and they didnt know how to reprogram them then thats pretty sad but in this day and age not surprising
I think that’s exactly what happened. It’s much better now but I’m also going to sell this soon. I prefer the DB Pro which is faster and stronger, but the lasernut looks better.
Le.miens achete neuf au bout de 5 batterie le différentiel central c es mis a craquer. Resultat aucune graisse a l interieur... Losi, je ne suis pas content ! Ca coute pourtant tres chère
Yes, tightening the servo saver was also needed, I didn’t show it after on the bench. But it was tightened for the outdoor action scene. Much better control.
Just tightened down that servo saver on the bellcranks even more, I couldn’t get a good shot of doing it. The other things I did were more important to improve this car.
@@netcruzer Ah I see. So the steering issue was sorted easily enough then I’m assuming. The left to right movement looked terrible and way too 1 sided 😅
I’ve got this issue with mine, it won’t turn left, I just replaced the servo but it still won’t turn left. How do you adjust the servo saver, I can’t get the knob to turn, should it be tightened or loosened?
@@twoodrowindustries it sounds to me like it should be tightened. Did you get the problem fixed? I just picked up this car today and watching a ton of how to videos about it
@@daleadmire1451 I didn’t yet, but I’m thinking that maybe I should get the steering rack properly centred with the servo in its neutral position. then make sure that both tie rods are adjusted to allow equal travel from left to right. I also need to swap the bolts to countersunk as the round headed bolts are binding on the steering/chassis brace. After this is all done I should be a fully qualified race mechanic, right?!
Thank you for the help, I bought this and a rfty about 5 months ago, I don't use the losi just because of this. I did the bind fine. And everything works except the brake. I did try to follow the manual but I got lost during The esc program. I am so glad you did this so I can SEE what I need to do. Thanks again, keep up the videos.
Thankx for that video Mr net cruzer--man really helpful to know this stuff...The same thing happened to me with this Lasernut. I had someone selling it really cheap on market place, like 3 times below market value, but they were totally upfront with the issue which was the rear diff was making harsh internal grinding noises... So I took out the the diff and opened the housing...So the 2 bearings that are on the spirwelled pinion wheel the inner bearing was totally stripped.... so I will replace the both bearings ... while I have the diff out I will jump in there and replace the pinions gears and put in some 5000 or 7000 diff oil... and then hopefully the grinding noise will dispense....
Thanks for the video by the way. Its good info. (And no, i wasnt saying youve calibrated it wrong. Only that it may not be getting done by other purchasers.)
Not sure if its the same for the losi lasernut, but i have the losi super baja rey 2.0. I found that the more power you give it the more brake it gives in return, again not sure if their the same
Man, this was a great video. Thank you very much for the information. I’m thinking about picking one up off of Facebook marketplace next week. I’m definitely going to check the settings. You know I have a new subscriber. Keep up the good work, Brother!
And what is your recommendation for making it faster (let's say 55-60mph)? Replacing the gearing and/or the engine? can it be modified to run on 6s batteries?.
I have the original DB Pro and it's out of box tuning was pretty good, but lately the ESC tuning has been BAD with the new Horizon Models. For example the brand new ARRMA BigRock 6S has a pretty huge new ESC firmware defect that requires purchasing an ESC programmer to fix and update.
@@netcruzer To experienced hobbyist that's probably not that big of an issue but to someone new like whoever you got your lazernut from it could kill the hobby for them. Horizon seems to target the RTR more just pull it out of the box and run it customers these days so its strange they are not being as careful with things like that.
I'm glad your cat pulled through. I hope who ever owns the dog takes some responsibility for the animal that is in their care as well. This is another good reason why cat really should not be out door cats really ever. Not to mention its pretty inconsiderate to neighbors to have your pets in their yard.
It's been a few years now since that happened and I'm pleased to say the cat is still alive and sleeping here beside me.. but there was lots of healing complications and follow up surgeries and it took about a full year for her to recover. It was very expensive and I sold quite a few things to fund those vet bills. I kept the DB Pro and sold the LaserNut.
I cannot thank you enough for this upload, I took my E Revo down to my local hobby shop today for maintenance and wound up coming home with this lasernut what a beautiful buggy!. Now I’ll watch multiple TH-cam videos and find out everything there is to know about it before I take it outside.
Hi mate, How are you? How's the car doing? have you done any speed runs etc? Also what batteries are you running? Cheers
@@Top-Jimmy I can’t believe I’m saying this but I never even charged the battery, The car has been sitting on the shelf for months. I’ve been so busy with work and other things I haven’t got to it quite yet but she’s beautiful just to look at!
@@Top-Jimmy oh also I got the 5000 mAh 50 C 3S spektrum battery recommended by Losi and the S155 spektrum charger.
@@daleadmire1451 All good mate, Try n find time for happy stuff, All the best mate and thanks for replying 🙂
To fix the steering I switched out my Servo, as the stock one is underpowered for this size of vehicle (1/10th on box 1/8th actual) in my opinion. Now it works great. I agree with the breaks being set way to low in factory settings. This should be changed before running.
Just ordered a more powerful servo to do the same… could you use the existing horn or whatever? Also looking at the Exotec steering setup incase you’re not aware of that upgrade. Meant to help sh1t loads! 🤠
Pretty much all rigs with Spektrum systems have very little brakes, some more than others, and this being more. My theory to why is that the diffs just can’t handle full throttle then hard braking. I experienced this on my Lasernut where I turned the brakes to 100%, drove it at near it’s top speed, hard braked, and the diffs made this nasty crunching sound. I’m pretty convinced that’s it.
Nice to have you back; glad kitty is doing better.
Not a vehicle I’d buy, but this is fantastic from a problem diagnosis standpoint!
I just got a Losi 1/10 Baja Rey, which uses 2S and 3S batteries. Its at total "insanity" mode w/ the 3S battery, so I just got a couple 2S batteries to get it into some kind of "normal" mode for a more realistic driving experience. Much better w/ the 2S cells. I also dialed the steering input way back, so I wasn't constantly flipping in turns, due to over-steer. 4S seems like major overkill, IMO.
These are geared a lot lower then the Baja Rey’s my brother has one and I have a laser but his is fast the mine even when he’s on 2s
@@andrewkuehn9207 They are insanely quick . . but lots of fun in jumps and just ripping around in sand or gravel.
Excellent thanks
Love my Lasernut! I think my rear diff is clicking? Tackling that this weekend.
Thanks for the informative info. I just perched a used Lasernut in new condition also and I don’t like the brake settings. I’m just getting back into the RC world. My last RC was a Team Associated RC 10 back in 85’, so it’s been awhile. Things have change so much that I’m a newbie all over again but thanks to your video I’ll be making some needed adjustments.
You are in my exact boat!! I too had the RC10, and now getting back into things, boy have things changed!!
Same here, i got an RC10 B74.2d and i just cant belive how easy it is to drive and how advanced the radio and electronics are.
My last Rc10 was from 1989 😄
my first was a hornet in 1984ish, but moved on to a Losi Jrx2 in December 1989
lol me to!!!
So helpful! Thanks
Great to see you back
Solid work; serves as a reminder for all RCers to check their so-called "ready-to-run" cars... and more importantly, PLANES. ALL LANDINGS ARE MANDATORY, so make sure yours are under control because you double-checked the efforts of some poor, overworked wage-slave in Asia.
THANKS A LOT! 👍 My good-as-new 2nd hand Lasernut also had issues w/ steering & factory brake settings - now these are solved and the car's ready to run. 😁
Very good video, thank you so much 👍
Congrats on that new Lazernut, brings me back when I got mine dialed in.
Greetings Friends 👍
End point settings are super important. Glad you got a used one that wasn’t to far out of whack!
Great video. Do you thoughts on the new larger scale1/6 version of this same racer? Thanks
Not many except that LOSI kept with smaller scale electrics in large scale chassis/bodies. I can’t really comment on reliability for the 1/6 it’s too new for real world durability to know if it’s strong or has weak bits. The 1/10 has weak axles.
I want to thank you for this video. Solved all my problems with my brakes!!! Thanks!
I've thought about getting a lasernut for a while. Seen alot of videos about them and I know there a little problematic but there is a tone of after market. this was my favorite lasernut vid. Think I might have to pull the trigger 🤔 👍👍
You should man they are great just gotta shim the diff and fill them with thicker diff fluid. Dsm off-road makes some really good and cheap bearings. After that they are really tough. Then if you put the vitavon parts on it they are damn near bullet proof
Hi FX RC, did you buy one yet? I have a new one with the smart charger and 3s smart battery I would sell you.
@@adamhayes9203thank you for thinking of me...I haven't... My attention has been pulled into a slightly different direction lately.... FPV drone... its incredible all the different aspects of this amazing hobby
Can I put on a smart spektrum battery 6800 mah 4s on a losi laser nur 4u?
Yes
Nice pickup! Also check the chassis can bottom out, I believe it doesn't with those tires on there.
I’ve kept the box stock shock and diff setup and handling seems quite good. Cold temps might be helping and may need to stiffen or thicken things in warmer weather. I did a track test on 4S with and without that rear tire hanging off the rear. Just need to edit and post that video! 👍
Hey bro thanks for this …mine is not igoin to reverse ..can u help
Check ESC settings. Use the set button procedures to ensure it’s on forward/reverse with brake, and not just forward/brake.
Just seeing this, nice overview! BTW you can properly set the steering end points through the DX3 remote. It's a combination of steering and throttle to get into the endpoint mode. Spectrum has a quick video going over it. It definitely should have been included in the manual.
Can you link that exact video please?
Fantastic car !!! Get the diffs dialed in and it's one of my favorite cars hands down
I adjusted the brakes Immediately on mine
Lucky dude. That thing looks super clean. The Lasernut is truly a work of art. Thanks for sharing it in detail. ٩(̾●̮̮̃̾•̃̾)۶
I replaced the receiver and radio immediately. Out of the box, the original setup simply would not bind. It finally did once, but then would have to rebind EVERY time. Oh and the braking is awful, yes.
Is it common that the body is a bit "hard" to close? It pops up good but quite a bit of resistance when closing the lid so to speak..
Nice! I have the tenacity DB pro it's awesome. I could use the hobbywing brushless program cards on it and my losi lmt esc's also.
Cool. I have the Blue and white. I set mine up on my DX5 Rugged. Works great.
Save yourself a headache by the program box made for the speed control and then it's all One Touch really easy none of this button-pushing crap
i did all of this with mine and it was still super slow on 4s and overall drove like crap... i then bound my DX5c to it and it just WOKE UP all the issues i was having was with the TX...the stock TX must have some programming out of the box that limits the car...
Did you read the manual?
if your right and the reason they sold this RC is because the breaks were set to weak and they didnt know how to reprogram them then thats pretty sad but in this day and age not surprising
I think that’s exactly what happened. It’s much better now but I’m also going to sell this soon. I prefer the DB Pro which is faster and stronger, but the lasernut looks better.
@@netcruzer yeah nice, i just picked up a 1/10 losi baja rey and i couldn't be more happy even if i tried
My lazernut arrived today. Guess what it has exactly the same problems that netcruzer is showing us. Great review
Crazy they never revised the brake tuning of that ESC in the years since this product launched.
@@netcruzer how do I fix the steering. It's turns more to 1 side than the other just like yours.
Le.miens achete neuf au bout de 5 batterie le différentiel central c es mis a craquer. Resultat aucune graisse a l interieur... Losi, je ne suis pas content ! Ca coute pourtant tres chère
Thanks for this vid.very well done also.god bless
That looks like a nice and fun buggy!
I've always liked the Lazernut. Steering still seemed a little one-sided after calibration?
Yes, tightening the servo saver was also needed, I didn’t show it after on the bench. But it was tightened for the outdoor action scene. Much better control.
Nice truck but slow as molasses and basically no brakes.
So you were trying to sort the servo… then you saw something the seller had done and quickly moved on?? What was that about? You didn’t fix it 🤷♂️
Just tightened down that servo saver on the bellcranks even more, I couldn’t get a good shot of doing it. The other things I did were more important to improve this car.
@@netcruzer Ah I see. So the steering issue was sorted easily enough then I’m assuming. The left to right movement looked terrible and way too 1 sided 😅
I’ve got this issue with mine, it won’t turn left, I just replaced the servo but it still won’t turn left. How do you adjust the servo saver, I can’t get the knob to turn, should it be tightened or loosened?
@@twoodrowindustries it sounds to me like it should be tightened. Did you get the problem fixed? I just picked up this car today and watching a ton of how to videos about it
@@daleadmire1451 I didn’t yet, but I’m thinking that maybe I should get the steering rack properly centred with the servo in its neutral position. then make sure that both tie rods are adjusted to allow equal travel from left to right. I also need to swap the bolts to countersunk as the round headed bolts are binding on the steering/chassis brace. After this is all done I should be a fully qualified race mechanic, right?!
Nice RC and overview of it
Thank you for the help, I bought this and a rfty about 5 months ago, I don't use the losi just because of this.
I did the bind fine. And everything works except the brake. I did try to follow the manual but I got lost during
The esc program. I am so glad you did this so I can SEE what I need to do. Thanks again, keep up the videos.
Good to see you again!
Thankx for that video Mr net cruzer--man really helpful to know this stuff...The same thing happened to me with this Lasernut. I had someone selling it really cheap on market place, like 3 times below market value, but they were totally upfront with the issue which was the rear diff was making harsh internal grinding noises... So I took out the the diff and opened the housing...So the 2 bearings that are on the spirwelled pinion wheel the inner bearing was totally stripped.... so I will replace the both bearings ... while I have the diff out I will jump in there and replace the pinions gears and put in some 5000 or 7000 diff oil... and then hopefully the grinding noise will dispense....
Thanks for the video by the way. Its good info. (And no, i wasnt saying youve calibrated it wrong. Only that it may not be getting done by other purchasers.)
Not sure if its the same for the losi lasernut, but i have the losi super baja rey 2.0. I found that the more power you give it the more brake it gives in return, again not sure if their the same
Man, this was a great video. Thank you very much for the information. I’m thinking about picking one up off of Facebook marketplace next week. I’m definitely going to check the settings. You know I have a new subscriber. Keep up the good work, Brother!
FB marketplace is mostly scammers. I'd stick with eBay, eBay at least has payment protection.
FB Marketplace has a "f**k you, Jack" policy.
And what is your recommendation for making it faster (let's say 55-60mph)? Replacing the gearing and/or the engine? can it be modified to run on 6s batteries?.
Im under the impression there is a setting in the manual to increase motor speed...
my losi wont power on, the battery is fine, please help?
Losi pretty much uses the same platform on all their vehicles
That helped, would like an APP thou, indeed!!!
I own one of these cars and this things breaks 3 times a week but when it runs right its a blast
Do they have upgraded parts to replace stuff as it breaks so it breaks less afterwards?
So adjusting the timing up would increase the top speed at the cost of heat
Yes
Do you have to have a Spektrum smart battery to make those adjustments?
No
Great video John!
Even the name is 1/2 assed.
wow!
if they cant even get the scale right. I want nothing to do with it
It’s something plenty of brands are getting wrong. Not sure why they want to advertise as 1/10.
1:10 scale of a super duty truck is going to be bigger than 1:10 scale of a miata...
@@keldonator Correct. Seems nobody told the company's making these products
Is the DB pro better ?
No I don’t think so. I have both and am likely going to sell the DB Pro or convert to a stadium truck, and keep the Lasernut.
FIRST STEP...RIP ALL THAT SPECTRUM GARBAGE OUT AND GET A DECENT HW SYSTEM😆
Nice radio ,whats model number?
Bro just get straight to the point it’s a fucking out of the box car
I recently got a tenacity db pro and it had almost all the same issues out of the box.
I have the original DB Pro and it's out of box tuning was pretty good, but lately the ESC tuning has been BAD with the new Horizon Models. For example the brand new ARRMA BigRock 6S has a pretty huge new ESC firmware defect that requires purchasing an ESC programmer to fix and update.
@@netcruzer To experienced hobbyist that's probably not that big of an issue but to someone new like whoever you got your lazernut from it could kill the hobby for them. Horizon seems to target the RTR more just pull it out of the box and run it customers these days so its strange they are not being as careful with things like that.
I'm glad your cat pulled through. I hope who ever owns the dog takes some responsibility for the animal that is in their care as well. This is another good reason why cat really should not be out door cats really ever. Not to mention its pretty inconsiderate to neighbors to have your pets in their yard.
It's been a few years now since that happened and I'm pleased to say the cat is still alive and sleeping here beside me.. but there was lots of healing complications and follow up surgeries and it took about a full year for her to recover. It was very expensive and I sold quite a few things to fund those vet bills. I kept the DB Pro and sold the LaserNut.