{"id":332075,"date":"2025-12-06T09:43:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T09:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/losi-micro-t-review-so-small-so-much-fun-wait-is-this-thing-on-fire\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T09:43:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T09:43:23","slug":"losi-micro-t-review-so-small-so-much-fun-wait-is-this-thing-on-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=332075","title":{"rendered":"Losi Micro T Review: So small, so much fun\u2026 wait, is this thing on fire?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\u201cIs that fire? Shit, that smells like fire. Or at least smoke. I should probably disconnect the battery from the ESC.\u201d Obeying my brain\u2019s reactive orders, I try to pull the plugs out of their home in the Losi Micro T\u2019s control unit. No dice; won\u2019t budge. I pull harder. The wires rip out of the plugs they\u2019re supposed to, and usually do, live in. Uh oh. The battery\u2019s now exposed wires touch. Yay, sparks and smoke! So much fun. The wrong kind of fun. A few minutes ago I was laughing and smiling while driving the most fun RC truck I\u2019ve played with in, well, possibly forever. How did it go so wrong so quickly?<\/p>\n

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What is the Micro T?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Based on the hugely popular Micro B, the T is a stadium truck variant of Losi\u2019s smallest RC. It\u2019s truly tiny, measuring in at 5.7\u201d long and a scant 5.7 oz with a fully charged battery. Consider it the Miata of the RC world: It\u2019s relatively inexpensive at ~$100, parts availability is fantastic, and anyone from a first-timer to an experienced racer can have fun with it.<\/p>\n

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Fun, you say?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, fun. That\u2019s the name of the game with the Micro T<\/a>, perhaps even more so than the track-focused Micro B. The T is a nimble little thing that turns even a living room littered with kids\u2019 toys into a massive obstacle course of a race track. Responsiveness from the steering is immediate, and though power isn\u2019t huge there\u2019s more than enough punch to find it hard to control at full throttle on even medium-grip surfaces. On wood and tile it\u2019s a drift monster, but it thrives on high-traction textures like carpet or pavement.<\/p>\n

Because it\u2019s so small and light, the T is also a jumping machine. Anything can be a ramp with a car of this size, which makes even something like a magazine with a Hot Wheels car underneath one end into a makeshift launch pad.<\/p>\n

Between how well it takes flight, how easily it lands, and how enjoyable it is to drive, the Micro T is just a good time. Its diminutive size and the ease of flicking it back and forth make you feel like a kid again, and creating that joy is really what the RC hobby is all about.<\/p>\n

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Mostly fun, at least<\/strong><\/p>\n

After about 15-20 minutes of run time through the first charge of the battery, the Micro T shut off. Usually there\u2019s a drop in performance before a vehicle powers down but the T simply stopped moving and stopped responding to the remote altogether. I pulled the body off its front velcro mount and swiveled it back on its rear-mounted hinge and immediately smelled smoke and felt heat. In trying to pull the battery and motor leads out of the ESC to fully shut down the car\u2019s power system, the metal wires came straight out of the plastic inserts leaving them stuck in the ESC. The plastic must have fused itself together somehow; needless to say, it shouldn\u2019t do that.<\/p>\n

The excitement really started when the battery\u2019s now-exposed wire ends touched and sparked a remarkable amount for such a tiny little power supply. That one caught me off guard, as did the extremely hot battery itself. Thankfully there was no actual fire, but this was a new RC experience for me, and not in a good way.<\/p>\n

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That escalated quickly<\/strong><\/p>\n

When the Micro T was working, it was simply the most smile-inducing fun I\u2019ve had with an RC vehicle<\/a> in a long time. Obviously the truck had other plans, but Amazon is replacing the vehicle once they receive the return back. I have read of some people having issues with the OEM battery these trucks come with due to the provided charger not having any sensibility as far as what the end charge state should be beyond \u201cfull,\u201d so we\u2019ll see if the second round of Micro T is any better than the first one. I hope it is, because it\u2019s a damn good time.<\/p>\n

Update 12\/5\/2025: The replacement unit I received has yet to smell like it\u2019s burning or catch fire. So far so good.<\/em><\/p>\n

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