[CADA] CADA General Discussion Topic

[suffocation]

Is there a reliable e-shop shipping these to Europe at a lower price? I need quite a few and 14.99 each seems a bit steep.

https://decadastore.com/collections/electric/products/micro-motor-jv5043

[amorti]

14.99 seems fine to me, but i'd personally rather pay more to get it inside Europe, and not have to pay customs.

https://www.custombricks.de/motors-cables-sbrick/CaDA-Powerfunction-Bricks-Micro-Motor-JV5043.html

4 minutes ago, suffocation said:

Is there a reliable e-shop shipping these to Europe at a lower price? I need quite a few and 14.99 each seems a bit steep.

https://decadastore.com/collections/electric/products/micro-motor-jv5043

 

[astyanax]

3 hours ago, amorti said:

14.99 seems fine to me, but i'd personally rather pay more to get it inside Europe, and not have to pay customs.

https://www.custombricks.de/motors-cables-sbrick/CaDA-Powerfunction-Bricks-Micro-Motor-JV5043.html

 

Hmmm I bought a bunch of those mini motors a year ago from ali... Just looked up the order: I paid about $6 per motor, free shipping. I don't recall having to pay any import duty.

[aFrInaTi0n]

At least for me as a german citizen I would recommend to pay a few bugs more, because all German companies have to offer a "Gewährleistung" (1 year) - don't mistake this with the warranty from the vendor (if any)..

If one of the product fails, the shop HAS TO give you a replacement (they are allowed to have two tries of replacements / repairs before one as the buyer is eligible to ask for payback of 100% of the product price).

[2GodBDGlory]

Wow! That set does look a bit ugly, but the functionality listed sounds stellar! Even if it doesn't all work smoothly, I'm super impressed.

[suffocation]

Found a seller in Switzerland. Looks like they only ship nationally and to Liechtenstein, which works great since I'm a 20-minute drive from Mendrisio.

https://bricknbricks.com/en/Cada-Micro-Motor/JV5043-MicroMotor

[Gray Gear]

@astyanax Link to Ali pls? (PM if not wanted here)

I you can get them for ~12 .50 in Germany here if you want Warranty: Link

[astyanax]

On 8/10/2022 at 9:25 PM, suffocation said:

Found a seller in Switzerland. Looks like they only ship nationally and to Liechtenstein, which works great since I'm a 20-minute drive from Mendrisio.

Thanks for the tip, my dear neighbor! 

Sometimes I do it the other way around though... Ordering something to Lavena Ponte Tresa with cheap EU shipping, then take it across the CH border myself... 

4 hours ago, Gray Gear said:

@astyanax Link to Ali pls? (PM if not wanted here)

I would've posted the link already but unfortunately the shop in question does not appear to sell the micro motors anymore...

[Polarlicht]

Well i finished the 488. Technic parts quality was ridiculous as always, but the build quality was awesome!

[LvdH]

The “Fantasma” has been listed on cada’s website:

https://decadastore.com/collections/new-releases/products/cada-bricks-fantasma-sports-car-c61048w

edit: and the video 

 

Edited August 16, 2022 by LvdH

[thekoRngear]

At first, I did not bother about the wheels being smaller for such scale. But after seeing the video at around 24/25 seconds mark, it is horrible. Really liked how just like Apollo Supercar they used metal element in the rear.

The best part is it is truly amazing to see both the doors and the sideview mirrors move at the same time.

 

[langko]

IMO out of all 4 of the CADA master series models this one is easily the least accurate looking one. I like the white and green colour scheme (better than the white Apollo - that was a wasted opportunity to do a really cool unique colour), but the scaling/overall proportions is out by way too much with this one... 

The rear wing has also been assembled upside down in the video compared to the photos on the website/box...  You can see the stuff up especially towards the end of the video when they are showing the manual movement of the wing. (top is photos/bottom is from video)

As always, its hard to comment on functions without actually building the model, as you can't judge things properly. But the function list does look interesting, especially around the 9 speed gearbox/rear wheel steering. I'm excited for reviews of everything. I noticed they didn't manually show the doors being opened which is a worrying sign, (given the known issues with the Regera doors), I doubt they'll open as smooth/fast as the animation... but I'll happily be proven wrong in that regard.

The flaps are cool idea too but the activation process looks a nightmare. It looks like you have to remove the front wheel to fit the external tool... I feel like that just defeats the whole purpose. At the minimum I'd expect the tool to fit between the tyre and bodywork (like the rear key in the Chiron).

 

[Polarlicht]

Is it possible to use two cada buggy motors on one cada battery box socket? Ir will it be too much current for one socket?

I want to use this in zerobricks mercedes G700 6x6 (from a different toy brand which shall not be named) and had problems with too much current and some heat deformation, when using two motors (different brand) on one socket of the battery box (also different brand).

So question is would Cada be better in this case??

[efferman]

5 minutes ago, Polarlicht said:

Is it possible to use two cada buggy motors on one cada battery box socket? Ir will it be too much current for one socket?

Only these combinations are recommended.

[Polarlicht]

Ah thanks! So i need the white one...

Do they sell these components seperatly, on like a european site or amazon or something. Dont wanna order from china...

 

Edited August 23, 2022 by Polarlicht

[efferman]

Take a Look at freakware.de

[Polarlicht]

1 hour ago, efferman said:

Take a Look at freakware.de

They only have the grey battery box and no buggy motors.

 

Also, i wonder if i could use the current (different brand) motors with a cada battery box? Taking them out of the set would be a nitemare

[Polarlicht]

I think it is only available on the official cada website, where i don't wanna buy...

Also this high performance battery box has the same tiny contacts as the regular one!?

[DrJimbo]

Has anyone got their hands on these yet:?

https://decadastore.com/products/1-with-8-lamp-groups-jv3046?variant=39666233999448
basically a bunch of 8 LEDs ending in what looks like a stud. Looks like great potential for making neat headlight clusters or light bars. 

[Polarlicht]

Aparently the Cada C61053 "Gumpert Apollo" comes with two buggy motors and the white battery box. But in the instruction it also says the motors have to use 2 ports on the battery box, and are not stacked.

And if they are stacked, the battery box cuts power all the time.

 

[LvdH]

If anyone was wondering, this is CaDA’s solution to the wave selector “drama”. 

 

I’m still not sure how it works exactly but the result is pretty much the same as the orange wave selectors from LEGO.

(not my photos)

[AVCampos]

Is there a drama with the wave selector?

[LvdH]

25 minutes ago, AVCampos said:

Is there a drama with the wave selector?

There was, and most of it was massively overblown by a German youtuber. LEGO has a patent on the orange wave selector and he claimed everyone who used it in MOCs and altbrick manufacturers could/would all be sued for using it in their MOCs/sets. 

CaDA in cooperation with Bruno and Efferman (I think) came up with this. Better safe than sorry of course.

[AVCampos]

Ah, thanks, I didn't know that. Suing someone for using a patented part in a MOC is obviously ridiculous, but I can see the trouble with a competitor brand trying to copy it. Still, I find it weird that we don't see that drama for all parts...

[2GodBDGlory]

Hmm, I can't see how that works either. I'm excited to find out, though! It does seem like a less versatile solution than Lego's, but if they must do it it's not too bad of a solution.