Im also pissed

crusty · Post by **crusty** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 10:02 pm

Im also pissed and its also about a dual cell too.
This pisses me off so much cuz i've been through like 5 clones in a couple of days which wre like 10$ each.
I followed every instruction and it still dosent wokr i got the instructions from here:
http://www.rcmod.com/mod_dualcell.html
The problem is that the car wont charge when i put it on the harger and i did the charger thing too.
Could the problem be that i used a clone?
I used 2 nimh batts and the car runs fine with one

SuperFly · Post by **SuperFly** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 10:23 pm

What do you mean you did the charger thing? You will need 4.5v to charge a dual cell. Here's something to check: does the car function while it is on the charger? Stick it on the charger. Does the light come on? Does the steering and motor work while it is on the charger?

If you can take a picture of your car or describe the situation a little more thoroughly, I could give you better advice.

Clones don't usually present problems that you wouldn't have with non-clones, unless you took the PCB out, and then some need to be wired differently.

TMP · Post by **TMP** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 10:23 pm

check all your soldirings closing, remember the electricity only runs in a circut, so if it makes sense, it will work. Clones are just the same as bit char-g`s, same basic everything except a few minor things. if you have a camera... post some pics and give the pimps a birds eye view of this.

Post by **CaboWabo** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 11:56 pm

seems like most of the time, pimps have trouble with wires coming loose and not connecting or smashing the pcb back down over the wires causing a short some where.
this article may help you as well, it's a dual cell mod:
http://bitpimps.lixlink.com/pages/artic ... 17&catId=7

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 8:42 am

I was always having problems with dual cells, and 90% of the time it was due to a short. Now I use my multimeter to double check voltage every step of the way, and that way if I have a problem, I discover it right away.

I feel safer that way, because a shorted battery could easily be permanently damaged. So it's best to find out what's going on right away, so you can fix it before there's any permanent damage.

crusty · Post by **crusty** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 11:28 am

I think its the charger because the light on the chager dosent light up when i charge any cars And i dont have anything to check if i was a short
I checked all the wires too and they all were connected and the soldering was good so i dont what to do
looks like another car broken

TMP · Post by **TMP** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 6:08 pm

if you modded your controller, the light should NOT come on. thats a good thing. just leave it on the charger with the light off for 2-3 minutes and see what happens.

crusty · Post by **crusty** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 6:29 pm

The car was working for a while but now it either has very little run time or no rune time at all so im really pissed now i already broke one car from throwing it at the tv and now it looks like this one is gonna die to