I thought this day would never come...

Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Location: kempsey

BJ i think your battery has had the sausage,That means its no good .
It may also have something to do with your charger .
Get mum or dad to buy you a new battery and charger.
Only joking its good to see a young fella on the board.
Were all a bunch of old diggers Specially RC Freak Twisted Evil

Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Location: brisbane

thanks i work long and hard for my money will get a new one they are both only about 3 mounths old mite be my driving go hard or go home i say

Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Sydney

what sort of charger do you have BJ ?
If your batteries are only a few months old and you only getting a few minutes run time out of your car you have a serious issue.
Do you discharge your battery packs?

Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Location: brisbane

my chearger is a pro peak 300
i dont disscharg my batt i drive the cat till i lose steering

Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Sydney

Charger is reasonable and running them all the way down is good. Crap batteries? What are they? The issue may lie with using a mod motor with stock gearing and trying to climb stuff.

Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Location: brisbane

i have normal motor not mod the batt is stadium ni cd 7.2 1700 mah

Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Location: kempsey

With a stock motor and a 1700 in that car you should be getting at least 7-10 minutes run time.
Does your battery get warm when you charge it???
Wher did you buy youre battery from???
What colour is the wrapping???
What sort of speedy are you using(speed controller )????

Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Location: brisbane

ok the batt cam from toy world along with the car got it in the kit its blue yes gets warm when i charg and is warm after i use

Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Location: brisbane

iam using the normal speed control falt out or stop one but i dont use it on road at all only climbing things

Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Location: kempsey

You may have issues with bad connections in any of your plugs or connections, your speedy might be faulty or not connecting properly .
Or it might be just a S$%T battery.
Go and get yourself a new one.The Traxxas 1700 is semi decent and costs about 30 bucks Try the new battery and sse if it makes adifference.
Very Happy

Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Location: brisbane

ok will do thank u i think it is the batt or the charger as the time iam geting out off ti is less and less time out off it