frater mus
Dec 09, 2003, 06:32 PM
On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 at 14:32 GMT, <Replytogroup@please> wrote:
> Reverse) wich mentionned something about 'Schottky (?) Diodes' (which could
> be needed in some cases) and soldering some little, metal pin-like things to
> the motor. It all sounded like Chinese to me, but since the guy at the
Capacitors? If so, they can reduce radio interence from the motor.
> After braking and hitting the reverse, the car wouldn't take off anymore,
> all of a sudden... But when I released the throttle stick on the transmitter
> and tried again, everything worked again. I decided to take the body off the
> car to see if something had come out of place while driving, but no... Until
> I put it back on the ground for another spin (without the body this time) &
> saw sparks coming out of the engine when braking hard, or going to
> reverse!!!
Sparks can occur, and are not necessarily a sign of problems.
--
L.V.X., brother mouse
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> Reverse) wich mentionned something about 'Schottky (?) Diodes' (which could
> be needed in some cases) and soldering some little, metal pin-like things to
> the motor. It all sounded like Chinese to me, but since the guy at the
Capacitors? If so, they can reduce radio interence from the motor.
> After braking and hitting the reverse, the car wouldn't take off anymore,
> all of a sudden... But when I released the throttle stick on the transmitter
> and tried again, everything worked again. I decided to take the body off the
> car to see if something had come out of place while driving, but no... Until
> I put it back on the ground for another spin (without the body this time) &
> saw sparks coming out of the engine when braking hard, or going to
> reverse!!!
Sparks can occur, and are not necessarily a sign of problems.
--
L.V.X., brother mouse
http://www.mousetrap.net/otr/ Old Time Radio trades
http://makeashorterlink.com/?K16312E06 CBS Radio Mystery Theater database
http://greyhound.mousetrap.net/altus/ retired racing dog