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badhoopty · 08-15-2005, 07:51 PM

eh, i dunno what you guys see in them. maybe i just dont have enough time with it.

i painted the cage black, ( i got the jeep ) i got rid of the plastic tarp piece which imo makes it look 100x better. cut 4 coils from the springs, drilled out the hubs and mounted the front wheels on backwards.

i took it out this weekend and messed around with it maybe 2 minutes before i put it aside... the response from the radio blows. i tried to 'feather' the throttle and half the time it had a mind of its own and stayed on for about a second or two after i let off the throttle. steering has the same issues.

any fix for that other than upgrading the elecs? i can deal with on/off throttle and steering, but i want it to go on and off when i tell it to, not whenever it feels like it.

datz510 · 08-15-2005, 08:42 PM

I think this has to do with the slider mechanism inside the controller. I took mine apart and stretched the tiny spring just a little to hold the contact tighter against the circuit board and it seems a lot better.

Also make sure you are using a new battery in the controller.

snakeman · 08-15-2005, 11:21 PM

Someone was talking about putting different "micro" switches in the controller.

datz510 · 08-16-2005, 12:21 AM

I mentioned changing out to microswitches.. I took my 1:18 controller apart and it literally has a peice of metal that slides back and forth for the throttle. The steering has a wire that touches two other wires for right and left.

One could swap out these cheesy controls for something a little more robust like some microswitches, but it would take some work.

badhoopty · 08-16-2005, 08:28 AM

sounds like an easy fix. thanks.

08-15-2005, 07:51 PM	#1
badhoopty Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 2,814	need help fixing remote... throttle problems eh, i dunno what you guys see in them. maybe i just dont have enough time with it. i painted the cage black, ( i got the jeep ) i got rid of the plastic tarp piece which imo makes it look 100x better. cut 4 coils from the springs, drilled out the hubs and mounted the front wheels on backwards. i took it out this weekend and messed around with it maybe 2 minutes before i put it aside... the response from the radio blows. i tried to 'feather' the throttle and half the time it had a mind of its own and stayed on for about a second or two after i let off the throttle. steering has the same issues. any fix for that other than upgrading the elecs? i can deal with on/off throttle and steering, but i want it to go on and off when i tell it to, not whenever it feels like it.

08-15-2005, 08:42 PM	#2
datz510 Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mesa Posts: 72	I think this has to do with the slider mechanism inside the controller. I took mine apart and stretched the tiny spring just a little to hold the contact tighter against the circuit board and it seems a lot better. Also make sure you are using a new battery in the controller.

08-15-2005, 11:21 PM	#3
snakeman Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 189	Someone was talking about putting different "micro" switches in the controller.

08-16-2005, 12:21 AM	#4
datz510 Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mesa Posts: 72	I mentioned changing out to microswitches.. I took my 1:18 controller apart and it literally has a peice of metal that slides back and forth for the throttle. The steering has a wire that touches two other wires for right and left. One could swap out these cheesy controls for something a little more robust like some microswitches, but it would take some work.

08-16-2005, 08:28 AM	#5
badhoopty Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 2,814	sounds like an easy fix. thanks.

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