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04-19-2006, 06:53 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queens, NYC
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|  Stupid newbie battery question.....
Picked up a couple of Scorpions at Wally World earlier today.... Now, I know the manual says to charge the batteries a full 18 hours before using, but I just couldn't wait ;) It's only been about 3 hours since I plugged them in and I just tried connecting them, but got no movement at all.... Checked the voltage and they were both at 12.xx Volts, but I didn't even get a flinch.... Tried all frequencies, but still nothing (on both crawlers)... Is this normal? Leaving them plugged in overnight.... Rick |
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04-19-2006, 08:10 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dayton
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odd...mine worked out of the box...though i only did that for about 5 minutes, then charged it. -Dalton |
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04-19-2006, 08:23 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Georgetown
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i charged mine for about three hours and had to try it out and it worked fine. this might be a stupid question to ask but did you put a battery in the controllers? other than that i dont know what else it could be.
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04-19-2006, 08:53 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queens, NYC
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Yes, I put the battery in the Tx lol Actually got a little movement from one of the batts after another hour of charging, so I guess they need a full cycle from being on the shelf so long..... We'll see how they do in the morning.... Rick |
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04-19-2006, 09:14 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Georgetown
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alright thats good. well good luck with it and im sure it will work in the morning.
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04-19-2006, 09:54 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Marysville
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You might have to get ahold of the company. Best way is by email. Mine was messed up right out of the box. I charged it the full 18 but the next morning it wouldnt work, i then came to find out that my radio was screwed. Find someone with a radio and try it out if it works then let nylint know and the should send you a brand new one for free, that is what they did for me and no problems now.
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04-20-2006, 01:52 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: union city
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mine was dead too. charged it for 18 hrs. and still nothing, called the co. and was told to send the just the chassis to them. Q. can i just install the body of a jeep to scorpion and vice versa? if this is possible, i'll just buy the jeep and install the body to my scorpion and return the jeep to the store so i can start playing my scorpion. thanks |
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04-20-2006, 10:53 AM
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| Powered by Awesome   Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Parker, Colorado
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check the controller... you said you picked up a couple of em right? start swappin stuff around till you find the problem... there is now way 3 controllers and 3 chassis and 3 batteries and 3 chargers and 3 9 volts are bad... something is glitchin on ya.
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04-20-2006, 10:56 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queens, NYC
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Well, I woke up this morning and had to rush into work, so I grabbed one battery and it works great!! The other batt is still charging, so I'll find out if that one works when I get home.... Fun vehicle  Steering could be better and the griding gears scare me a little, but you can't beat it for $49 bucks  |
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04-20-2006, 07:21 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queens, NYC
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Well, the one battery that I had at work lasted a good hour of play time (on and off) before it started to quit.... When I got home, I tried the other battery and it only lasted about 15 minutes (of straight play) before it quit... Gunna cycle it again tonight and see what happens tomorrow.... Rick |
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04-22-2006, 07:18 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queens, NYC
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Well, I cycled the one bad batt 4 times and it actually got worse :( After a good 12 hour charge, it only goes about 2 minutes before tripping out.... On the other hand, the battery from my second Scorp lasts a good 1.5 Hours of playtime I'll be contacting Funrise on Monday... Rick |
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