rc car will start and stop
02-27-2013, 08:16 PM
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rc car will start and stop
just bought a team losi xxxt from a friend wort $80. then my other friend and i play it for about 10 minutes and works fine, then when i went home i start it and it makes sounds. i start it and works fine then after 5 seconds it will stop and works again.
02-28-2013, 10:53 PM
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RE: rc car will start and stop
Ivan, dude, I'd like to help, but did you READ your own post? 
How do ya expect us to be helpful when your question is devoid of any grammar or punctuation as to make sense? Please try again, with a little more thought, eh? That's a good lad.
How do ya expect us to be helpful when your question is devoid of any grammar or punctuation as to make sense? Please try again, with a little more thought, eh? That's a good lad.
03-05-2013, 08:10 PM
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RE: rc car will start and stop
Yup sounds normal if you have a dead NiMH or NiCad battery.
Charge your battery pack and see if that helps.
Let us know after you recharge your batteries.
Just a little more information most NiMH or NiCad battery packs will run for about 10 to 15 minutes before they require a recharge on older RC models. Some will run longer if they are higher capacity battery pack over a NiMH 3000 battery pack.
Do you have a NiCad, NiMH or LiPo battery pack?
More information required on your battery pack and R/C.
Charge your battery pack and see if that helps.
Let us know after you recharge your batteries.
Just a little more information most NiMH or NiCad battery packs will run for about 10 to 15 minutes before they require a recharge on older RC models. Some will run longer if they are higher capacity battery pack over a NiMH 3000 battery pack.
Do you have a NiCad, NiMH or LiPo battery pack?
More information required on your battery pack and R/C.
03-06-2013, 08:51 AM
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RE: rc car will start and stop
I bet the previous owner used lipo batteries and the ESC is set to cut off at a certain voltage. This setting is incompatible with NiMH batteries because they suffer much more from voltage drop under load, not to mention of course that having a cutoff set is pointless for NiMH batteries.
Either that or the battery is just dead (either temporarily (needs charging) or permanently (from neglect or abuse at the hands of a powerful brushless system)).
Either that or the battery is just dead (either temporarily (needs charging) or permanently (from neglect or abuse at the hands of a powerful brushless system)).
03-10-2013, 09:07 PM
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RE: rc car will start and stop
Check to makesure that your glow starter is fully charged. You can quickly check bytaking a new glow plug and plugging it into the end of the starter. If itglows, then it’s charged and the problem is somewhere else. If it doesn’t glow,then need to charge it or replace the battery and you should be good to go.<o
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