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05-17-2012, 07:32 PM
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Need help with car
i got my tamiya big wig today, but it seems to like to go even when the controller is off, sometimes it goes when the car is off too, any idea whats going on, also i want to use my other controller for it, how do i change it over.
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05-17-2012, 08:06 PM
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Re: Need help with car
First of all, your radio should be the first thing on and last thing off all the time. This will help against run-aways.
If the car goes when the switch is off, something is wrong. The switch might be bad. As far as using your other radio, is it the same frequency and brand as the one in the car?
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05-17-2012, 08:22 PM
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Re: Need help with car
well i have the cars swicth in ether position and it keeps going, also i turned the controller off first a few times and i turned it on last, could that of screwed it up, also how would i fix a bad swicht. i have the controller on and the car on but the controller does nouthing, the other controller i can use cause im missing the crystal.
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05-17-2012, 08:30 PM
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Re: Need help with car
Hey Dustin,
The more info you can provide the better we can help you. What brand and model radio? what speed control is in it? You need to make sure the transmitter is on first and off last. Imagine the bigwig is turned on first and looking for instructions as to what to do. If the Tx is not transmitting the car can do whatever it wants.
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05-17-2012, 08:48 PM
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Re: Need help with car
ill have to check the raido but it is the on that originally came with the big wig. i have no idea where the speed controller even is lol. ill put i note on the conttroler so i can stop that bad habbit of mine lol. i got it kinda sorted out know, the battier for the car is low on power so im charging it. where on the car would the speed controle be. i had it out a hour ago and it was woking perfectly.
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05-17-2012, 09:38 PM
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Re: Need help with car
If it is the original mechanical speed controller then as long as the batteries is pluged in then the car could run. Make sure you radio is on before the caris turned on and the battery is pluged in.
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05-17-2012, 09:42 PM
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Re: Need help with car
I'm not sure if Tamiya made RTR back then, it might be an aftermarket radio.
Also, if it's original equipment then it's probably a MSC (mechanical speed controller). I'd personally suggest replacing that with an ESC. The old MSC's didn't have a BEC so the receiver and servo got the same voltage as the battery. I'm also not a big fan of switches, just another failure point. Maybe post a picture without the body on so we can help you more.
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05-17-2012, 09:54 PM
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Re: Need help with car
i have a video on you tube of my going over it quickly. but i think pics would be better as my camrea skills suck, plz dont go anywhere ill be back in 5 minutes tops with the pics
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05-17-2012, 09:59 PM
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Re: Need help with car
The ESC (electronic speed control ) controls power from the battery to the drive motor depending on the throttle request from the receiver throttle channel. basically the battery plugs into the speed control and it supplies power to you reciever.
A mecanical speed control is direcly connected to a servo. Do you have two servos or just one steering servo, a reciever and a "black box" (esc)?
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05-17-2012, 10:07 PM
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Re: Need help with car
if a servo is that black thing with the small gear on it then i have 1, its by futuba or watever the companies called, sme tith th controller and the reciver, i link some picks of the controller and car in a minute
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