What's Inside a Typical RTR "Ready To Run" RC Tank

[Evan D]

Thanks for doing that but both Toucan and Motion RC have always said it's the same 1800 Lion just in a case...

[SoCalBobS]

(I'm bored!) Ever wonder what was inside a Heng Long battery case? One of mine died, so I dissected it:



It's an INR18650 H, 7.4V, 1800mah, 13.32WH pack.

One could easily pop off the black cases. There'd then be more room for the connector and balance taps in the tank.

[Hellcat 7]

Motion was not going to do anything. But that is OK. It's still a metal gearbox. I just told them that they need to tell people that some tanks do not come with "Steel" gearbox.

Thank you for your reply.

[karltrek]

Karltreck, any updates on your issue with this? Learning a lot of stuff; I don't even have a Tank yet lol......Looking to buy the HL Pro-Edition M1A2 when it comes in.

Motion was not going to do anything. But that is OK. It's still a metal gearbox. I just told them that they need to tell people that some tanks do not come with "Steel" gearbox.

[Hellcat 7]

I sent them an email. I don’t blame Motion. It’s definitely a Heng Long issue.

Karltreck, any updates on your issue with this? Learning a lot of stuff; I don't even have a Tank yet lol......Looking to buy the HL Pro-Edition M1A2 when it comes in.

[karltrek]

I sent them an email. I don’t blame Motion. It’s definitely a Heng Long issue.

[Rubicon99]

I just received a new Heng Long KV-1 "Upgrade Edition" from Motion RC. I opened it up to install Red Motors and notices the gears looked different than my other tanks. I put a magnet on the gears and it did not stick. My guess is the Heng Long stuck a Zinc gearbox in this tank. Not sure how to approach Motion about this.

It’s not a Motion issue it’s a HL issue. I had this happen to me with a 6.0 KV1 I recently purchased from Toucan. Ordered it with steel gears and all box information indicated steel gear but they were the old Zinc gears. I bet HL was trying to use up old stock and figured it would be quite a long time before anyone figured the switch out. Pretty common practice for Chinese manufacturing companies especially toy makers.

I had Toucan send me a new steel gearbox to replace the Zinc one. Took almost 2 months to arrive.

Good luck with Motion. Hopefully they can get you a replacement sooner then I got mine.

[karltrek]

I just received a new Heng Long KV-1 "Upgrade Edition" from Motion RC. I opened it up to install Red Motors and notices the gears looked different than my other tanks. I put a magnet on the gears and it did not stick. My guess is the Heng Long stuck a Zinc gearbox in this tank. Not sure how to approach Motion about this.

[Hardway]

[STClassic]

CAN WE GET ANY UPDATE ON THE TANKS???? BEING IN STOCK AGAIN??? OTHER THAN THE NORMAL??? CLICK THE BUTTON AND WE WILL EMAIL YOU??? THAT IS SO LAME??? AND IM TURED OF HEARING THIS, WEEK, AFTER WEEK, AND MONTH, AFTER MONTH??? WHERE ARE THE TANKS????!!!!!!

I found this site last year in I believe it was October, and at that time they were out of tanks, and I left my email to be notified if and when the tanks came in. Well in February I received the email and quickly ordered my tank. A friend also wanted to order one but he procrastinated a couple of days and didn't get the tank he wanted. So my suggestion to you is to check your emails often because Motion RC "WILL" send you an email and if you stall at buying you may be waiting a little longer for that tank.
I will say this too "IT'S WORTH WAITING FOR".

[Beeg]

Disregard...

[Elbee]

CAN WE GET ANY UPDATE ON THE TANKS???? BEING IN STOCK AGAIN??? OTHER THAN THE NORMAL??? CLICK THE BUTTON AND WE WILL EMAIL YOU??? THAT IS SO LAME??? AND IM TURED OF HEARING THIS, WEEK, AFTER WEEK, AND MONTH, AFTER MONTH??? WHERE ARE THE TANKS????!!!!!!

DRC, Hey and Welcome to 'The Squawk'. I get what you're writing and we are all eager to get what we ordered. A little patience is required at times like this. I know that doesn't get you what you want any sooner, but just think of it as a lesson in self-control. Respectfully, LB

[TiredIronGRB]

CAN WE GET ANY UPDATE ON THE TANKS???? BEING IN STOCK AGAIN??? OTHER THAN THE NORMAL??? CLICK THE BUTTON AND WE WILL EMAIL YOU??? THAT IS SO LAME??? AND IM TURED OF HEARING THIS, WEEK, AFTER WEEK, AND MONTH, AFTER MONTH??? WHERE ARE THE TANKS????!!!!!!

Great first post, welcome to Hobby Squawk :)

[Alpha]

Dana's RC Welcome to Hobby Squawk! Despite worldwide slowdowns caused by Covid-19, we continue to receive and process hundreds of restocks every week across a wide variety of RC product categories. The next tank restock shipments are currently estimated to arrive later this month, and yes, the email notification system is indeed the most effective method online companies such as ours use to notify large numbers of interested persons when products are restocked and available for purchase again.

On any given day, there are many adjustments being made to our product portfolio spanning over 8,000 products, and compounded by the severe variability inherent in the shipping and logistics chain, unfortunately sending manual notifications one-by-one is impossible. When products arrive and are received and inspected and loaded into our system, only then will automatic notifications be emailed to those who subscribed to the Restock Notification, at which point they can determine if they want to proceed with a purchase or not. The alternative to the passive Restock Notification email list is to open Restock Pre-Orders for every item on a restock cycle, which would be several hundred if not thousands of pre-orders to manage at any given time... such a thing is untenable and so far not the preferred method based on the majority of customer family feedback we've received over the years. Except for the initial launches of specific prominent categories where a rare Initial Pre-Order is offered, most people prefer to be emailed when a product is ready for actual purchase. Tanks fall into the latter category.

Thanks for your continued patience.

[Dana's RC]

CAN WE GET ANY UPDATE ON THE TANKS???? BEING IN STOCK AGAIN??? OTHER THAN THE NORMAL??? CLICK THE BUTTON AND WE WILL EMAIL YOU??? THAT IS SO LAME??? AND IM TURED OF HEARING THIS, WEEK, AFTER WEEK, AND MONTH, AFTER MONTH??? WHERE ARE THE TANKS????!!!!!!

[STClassic]

The wire does nothing. It was for the OLD OLD OLD system. Now it is just for looks as the tanks antenna. It looks very toy like in silver and needs to be painted to look half way descent. It is optional to attach it to the tank on the metal post.

Thanks! My thought was that if the unpainted metal post was the receiver antenna, it could interfere with the radio signal. After I posted I took a closer look at pictures of the tank apart and noticed no wires that could be accounted for the antenna. I think a black magic marker will handle the paint job.

[Rubicon99]

Got my tank ! Everything is working properly and the pieces are added. But I do have one question. There is a wire antenna in the kit.
Is it supposed to to connect to metal post on the turret?

The wire does nothing. It was for the OLD OLD OLD system. Now it is just for looks as the tanks antenna. It looks very toy like in silver and needs to be painted to look half way descent. It is optional to attach it to the tank on the metal post.

[STClassic]

Got my tank ! Everything is working properly and the pieces are added. But I do have one question. There is a wire antenna in the kit.
Is it supposed to to connect to metal post on the turret?

[Alpha]

Thanks for the tips and I just purchased a heng long Sherman Pro tank. the info is much appreciated. I do have one question though... Can you switch the left and right controller sticks? It sounds like the controller is in mode1, can it be switched where the left stick controls forward. reverse and turn? or did I read it wrong.
Thanks in advance,
STC

Hi STC, welcome to Hobby Squawk! The TK6.0 does not currently have a provision to swap the "Mode". However, my prototype TK6.1S I'm currently testing is swapped as you described. I'll ask the factory when they wake up. Standby.

Here is a diagram (from the printed manual) that identifies all the ports and switches on the TK6.0. Note that there is no "mode switch" button. I don't have the manual in front of me right now to view the pages that show the deeper programming in the radio itself, but as I recall, programmable functions handle recoil, turning sensitivity, acceleration, speed mode, and other functions of that nature... not mode switching.

[STClassic]

Thanks for the tips and I just purchased a heng long Sherman Pro tank. the info is much appreciated. I do have one question though... Can you switch the left and right controller sticks? It sounds like the controller is in mode1, can it be switched where the left stick controls forward. reverse and turn? or did I read it wrong.
Thanks in advance,
STC