vge

Hey guys I am pretty sick of the traxxas auto starters. I love my shaft starters on my losi rc and my buggy. Are there any companies that sell shaft systems for the traxxas engines?

HighClassBasher

Yes, there are lots of them that fit.
I use this, it works GREAT!!

http://www.impaktrc.com/product_info...roducts_id=344
http://www.impaktrc.com/product_info...roducts_id=345

HighClassBasher

Here is another option that will also work great....
http://www.impaktrc.com/product_info...oducts_id=1080

vge

very cool. thanks for the info. thats gonna help me a ton, especially since i already have one of those hand units.

snoking16

roto start or just get a pull start or bump start and a starter box

vge

I think I am gonna go for the Ofna back plate since I have the hand unit already. I really hate pull starts like you wont believe and I hate the mess you gotta carry around with bump starters. I have no complaints with my rotostarters. They seem to have much more punch than the Traxxas mess. That thing just pisses me off.

DaveG55

I feel the same way about shaft starters. Klunky, heavy, hard to carry, more parts to keep up with.....
I prefer the EZ-Start system. I've never had a bit of trouble with it and prefer it over everything else I have or have used. And I've used most starting systems over the 40 years I've been starting nitro engines
But, to each their own so if that's what you like - go for it.
Just be careful when using a shaft start with the 3.3. Should it hydro lock, the shaft start has enough torque to do some real damage.

vge

Not exactly sure why a shaft starter is clunky and heavy and hard to carry. My losi shaft starters are only about an inch longer than my traxxas starter. The shaft itself is stored inside of the unit where the battery is. The ofna shaft starters are oddly shaped but about the same size as the traxxas auto starter. But you know whats the truth, they are all better than lugging around some heavy starter box and battery. That mess is for the birds. I don't know how people still even use those.

DaveG55

First let me say I'm not flaming anything, just giving my opinion.

They are heavier because the motor and gearing is in the handheld - not just the battery and electronics. Clunky because the shaft is seperate and has to be dug out each time - or kept track of if not put back because they do fall out and get lost. Clunky also because they are more dificult to carry around with you - no convient clip and they are heavier and uncomfortable to keep in a pocket - and you have to keep track of the shaft... And let's not forget that you have to have a glow ignitor too and so have one extra thing to keep charged.
I pretty much agree about pull starts and bump starts though.
IMHO the only place a starter box is good is for racing where you are working from a fixed location and the weight savings to the vehicle is an advantage. For bashing and general running around a starter box is simply a pain.

jatoracing33

the reason people use starter boxes is because it gives you an advantage in racing. they cut down on weight and also starters like pull starts and roto starts take rpms away. from what i am told about 3000 rpms. it may not seem much, but in racing that is the difference between winning and losing.

back to the ez start...i agree with dave, the ez start is great for the everyday basher. im not sure why you have trouble with it but not any other starter...they are basicly the same thing except metal gears vs plastic and the ez start has the motor on the car/truck.

vge

what type batteries do you guys use in your ez starters?

DaveG55

I've got several 2000mah - 2500mah nimh batteries that I use in my ez-starts, roto-starts and spin-starts - yes, I have all three. They're pretty much no-name batteries but do the job for me.

vge

Maybe i need to put some better batteries in them. Maybe they will work better.

megamaxx

i am with vge on the easystarts,like the concept,just something always seems to go wrong,burned out hand unit,a broken wire,electric motor gets debris in it and does not want to work,,give me my ole clunky roto start unit,at least its dependable

DaveG55

My roto start was not dependable. Stripped the gears two times, expensive gears I might add, and the start switch broke too. I ended up going to the Hot Bodies hand held unit.
But just like the trucks, everybody has a different experence so use what works for you...