Picked up a new impulse for $220 shiiped

[roadrashracing]

Found a place on ebay selling them for $220 shipped, I could not pass a deal like that up.

[Big Lebowski]

What place is it?

[roadrashracing]

powerhobby

[bob_t]

Wow .... that is a great deal! Just checked on e-bay and didn't see any, so I called them ... looks like you got the last one. Salesperson said they sold the last one last night and won't be getting anymore because they have been discontinued. Offered me a good deal on a V2 model, but I passed on it.

[roadrashracing]

Radio problems, hopefully they will make it right.

[roadrashracing]

They just wanted me to send it back for a refund, but I'll work with what I got.

[bob_t]

Uh Oh! .... I just ordered one from NitroHobbies for $249 + shipping. I hope mine will be ok .... what kind of problems, if I may ask?

[roadrashracing]

Time to get it ready, the motor mount nut came lose so I had to take it apart and rgluedit no biggie. I put clear epoxy on all the wood I could reach to help prevent mold growth. I also put a coat of resin on all the glass I could reach.

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[bob_t]

I took mine out of the box this afternoon, and the motor was significantly misaligned. It was at quite an angle (see photo)! Amazing how it left the factory like that and the person who installed could have not thought it would be a problem (??). It had the flexshaft more or less kinked. So, I decided to re-align it, which should have been no problem, except the motor mounting screws were so tight (almost like they had glue in the threads, which, now would not surprise me if they did) that the heads were more or less destroyed trying to get them loose.

Rather disappointing, to say the least ....

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[roadrashracing]

Thats pretty much how mine was, even down to the threads being tight. I ended up removing the wood and epoxying it.

[bob_t]

roadrashracing ... question about the "radio problems" you had. Your comments peaked my interest, so I charged up 2 of my 2s packs and tried them in my "new" Impulse 31. ESC will not arm .... the receiver just sits there and flashes at a very fast rate (figured it out ... it boots up in the "bind mode" every time, even without the bind plug installed). Everytime you turn the esc/receiver switch "on", it goes into the bind mode (without the bind plug installed). If you turn on the tx first, and then the rx, the rx just sits there in the fast flash mode (bind mode). If you then turn the tx off, wait a few seconds, and then turn it back on, the rx binds and goes through its normal routine ... my rx is defective. And, if that is not enough, I noticed that the back of the canopy has hairline cracks in the one corner!
and

[roadrashracing]

My problem was a defective radio and thats it. If the dealer you got it from is not an a horizon dealer horizon might not help, if you have that many problems I would just send it back, I think horizon would have you send it to them anyway. Don't call on monday mornings you will wait on hold for ever.

[bob_t]

Dealer is an authorized PB dealer. When you say "radio", do you mean Tx or Rx? Dealer only corresponds by e-mail, so that will be slow. I talked to Horizon this morning, and they are being helpful, or at least willing to help. Just like you, if I send this one back to dealer, I have to pay all the shipping.

Thanks,
Bob

[roadrashracing]

tx/ transmitter

[lenny]

Yep,
I noticed that the back of the canopy has hairline cracks

First couple runs you get on it and you will see a lot more.
It is just made to cheap and thin or something about the gel coat and flex agents in the paint,
You should not have to redo the hull on a new boat after a couple of runs on it.
If it would have been done right in the first place,
They had to see what was going on when they where testing it to sell.