am radio interference

[platgof]

My buggy started acting real stupid on me after installeng a 3300 nimh battery. It was trying to run in reverse and flipping the front end all over the place, and just acting stupid. Is the am radio system this bad?

 

[CharliesTheMan]

The battery shouldn't be what would have caused the interference, and the AM itself should run ok. I've had several AM systems and run them out further than I could see with no glitching. If you're running in the exact same environment as before, I think you have another problem. Did the ESC get wet? Didn't you get in a real bad wreck or was that someone else?

 

[abadk9420]

Also check your trasmitter batteries....

 

[platgof]

I did wreck it and it might have gotten wet as well, is that like two strikes or three and your ESC is outta here?

 

[CharliesTheMan]

Yeap, I had an ESC get wet one time and it was jerking and twitching like it was getting crazy interference. Once I replaced the ESC, everything went back to working. I do have a nice performance mod brushed motor and a nice competition grade speed control that I would sell really cheap. I bought it from a fellow member here and got a great deal on it, but I've got so much brushless now that it's just been sitting on the shelf, I never even used it. If you're interested shoot me a PM, I'll sell it to you for what I've got in it.

 

[platgof]

I think my system cannot handle the nimh battery as it hauls, and boy did it get hot at the connectors. I have never seen this buggy run this fast! Now I am getting excited about trying something faster! I need something faster as I really want to race it, but it is an old rig.

 

[abadk9420]

and boy did it get hot at the connectors.

What kind of conectors are you using?

 

[platgof]

Standard Tamiya. I fried the ESC for sure and it has been acting up since I smacked it. This is a very expensive hobby, and I thought golf was expensive!

 

[abadk9420]

I would highly recomend you switch your conectors to Deans Ultra Plugs, there is very little resistance if any at all...here is a link to them http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXKX39&P=M

 

[platgof]

I will be going to them shortly! This hobby is a big learning process for me and making costly mistakes along the way.

 

[abadk9420]

I will be going to them shortly! This hobby is a big learning process for me and making costly mistakes along the way.

Its all a part of the fabulos learning experieance...