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Crip caps in the Car
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 7:29 pm
by Yagbols
Has anyone removed the crip cap off his bit here? Any tutorials? Im contemplating on removing it, however i dont have an idea where it is and how to do it?
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2003 11:59 pm
by CaboWabo
I don't know how I missed this post...
anyways, no I haven't but I gotta think someone here has, if not, they gotta know.... right guys? lol
anyone?
bueller... bueller... bueller...
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 2:49 am
by payaso
I'm not a big fan of this mod, so I've never performed it. I don't believe it does anything signicant to the car, if anything at all.. I can't see why a company would make their product worse on purpose, and until I see some secret mod info from "Tomy", it's all HYPE in my book...IMO
There are plenty of other mods out there for range that are actually proven..
silla
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 6:50 am
by noxorc
I have unsoldered the resistor on the car itself.
But all of my Transmitters never had the cap to remove.
-nox
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 7:42 am
by kwikbb
i tried once out of curousity, but the damn little bugger is relentless bitch! couldn't get it free
i don't have enough patients to attempt it again right now...
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 9:50 am
by hogjowlz
the new microsizers are a biznitch. i added a 3rd battery and added a 2foot telescopic to the transmitter and it doesnt do squat for range. my next step is to fudge around with the "pot"
my friend is an ee who repairs stuff. he pulls solder off boards on a daily basis and even he is intimidated by little smt stuff.
nox: did pulling it off the car's pcb do anything?
namuna: does the speedracer have a crip cap in the tx? it gets about 8foot which is better than my mspro which gets about 5foot
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 11:05 am
by noxorc
it's a mind thing..... Ya really want it to work.... so you think it's a better range... but to be honest.... it's probably the same.. Definity no big change.
-nox
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 11:45 am
by hogjowlz
kinda like using network cable for a car antenna.
my friend calls this "voodoo science"
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2003 12:35 am
by wocket
dudes! ive heard that the "cripple" capactior in the car is actually some kind of noise filter item. Dunno much about it but it can't be good to get rid of. Some cars get better range than others, i just gotsa live with it.
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2003 12:41 am
by CaboWabo
welcome wocket
I'm with ya, I've never removed or altered mine and I'm happy... don't wanna mess with a good thing! lol
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 7:18 pm
by JC_focus_ZX3
Well, I removed the "crip" resistor on my MS Sport and MS Classic (MS Pro did not have one)
With that gone and a 12 inch solid 24awg wire for antenae (cat 3 backbone cable), I can get 40+ feet outside.
Maybe it is hype, but seems pretty sweet to me!
Last mod on this page is the removal part
http://tinyrc.com/qfm/racing/mod_08.htm
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 8:22 pm
by noxorc
wow.... nice distance....
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 9:13 pm
by CaboWabo
that ain't no shizzle...
JC_focus_ZX3, you might just have convinced me to at least try - that's incredible range.
...and welcome to bitPimps
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 9:18 pm
by hogjowlz
my first clone got 75+ indoor range totally unmodified. keep in mind this 75+ feet had to go through a huge office of computers. too bad the car was a pos other than the pink motor that came with it.
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2003 9:54 pm
by CaboWabo
wha? 75+?
does guiness know about this? lol