Durango DNX408 radio tray revealed
Team Durango have released some details on the ‘revolutionary’ radio tray from the company’s DNX408. The radio tray is set into the chassis for the lowest centre of gravity, with only five screws holding it in place and is easy to slide the whole assembly out of the side of the car. Both servos are laid down and sit below the surface of the chassis, while the RX battery is also sunk in the chassis and centrally mounted at the rear of the car, resulting in further optimised center of gravity. The receiver itself is the only thing that sits high in the car, above the throttle servo, and the RX box has been fitted with louver type vents to keep the receiver cool in the hottest conditions and there is a removable cover to seal it up again when there’s water about.
Source: Durango [team-durango.com]
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1. NiklasH - April 12th, 2010 at 17:59
It is probably just me that is blind, but will it be possible to “hot-swap” a battery?
This radio-tray is pretty smart, but the reciever-battery will take a lot of heat from the engine.
2. BlakeB - April 12th, 2010 at 20:20
I’m surprised the battery will fit back there with the manifold from the pipe.. maybe it will be low enough so it will clear?
3. Stefan - April 12th, 2010 at 20:48
I think that it is not much more than common receiver batteries have to take. I run a 808 and the battery is very close to the engine without heating up too much. Also I guess that Team Durango has tested a lot. ;-)