range problems after 6-cell mod??

#1 11-11-2003, 05:23 PM

hey there...

is anyone else experiencing problems with control range after doing the 6-cell mod? a friend of mine and i are experiencing the same thing, after 10 feet, we lost control... lights go off and the car won't respond until we get any closer...

anyone with a solution??

all help will be greatly appreciated

pinoy274

Bad Company · #2 11-11-2003, 05:27 PM

I haven't noticed any problems yet, I still get around 80 feet before it starts wigging out.

Maybe, the antenna wire accidently touched one of the batteries?

#3 11-11-2003, 08:52 PM

nah.. can't be that, cause when i moved my antenna to the front, i shortened it to the necessary length plus a lil slack for ease of removal

thanks tho

dEmOnRaCeR · #4 11-11-2003, 09:07 PM

wut bout your crystal

YeLLoW GT-R R34 · #5 11-12-2003, 02:26 AM

Hmmm.........try using fresh batteries in your controller and car. Like demonracer said, check if those contact things in the crystal are bent and readjust them.

cmuench · #6 11-17-2003, 02:35 PM

I had the same problem. The question is were you running a light kit w/ the 6 cell setup.?So far I gone threw 2 cars (RIP) by using the 6 cell system and lights. seems to fry the internals and a nice puff of smoke to boot. Let me know cause BC and I were trying to figure this out on the 7.2 6 cell mod thread.

#7 11-17-2003, 10:32 PM

sup cmuench

yeah i have 6 cells with 6 running headlights and 5 running taillights (working third brake light) but i found out that i'd melted the antenna wire over some of the parts of the circuit board where the crystal sits. i did this actually by experimenting with the light kit... wanna see something BRIGHT? turn on your car and control and touch the antenna to an open connection on your connected light kit... (if you have one)... this however heats up your antenna, and causes the insulation around the wire to melt. but it's really cool looking...

anyway, after doing some surgery and soldering another receiver board in, my xmod works fine with lights and 6 cells...

dEmOnRaCeR · #8 11-17-2003, 10:58 PM

hey cmuench do u still have the cars that broke would u be willing to give me a part or sumthin drop me an email Knightrider364@hotmail.com

cmuench · #9 11-18-2003, 07:02 AM

Nice Pinoy, What receiver board did you use in order to get this to work correctly. Now that I know for a fact that it is frying with the 6 cell and stock light config, i will just re-connect my 6 cells again tonight and run it. Now lets just hope my stage 10 doesnt go beserk. dEmOnRaCeR I returned the two cars already, Radio shack is getting tired of seeing me every week.

#10 11-18-2003, 01:32 PM

i took the board from that one and soldered in the old wires...

by the way... i'm in need of a stock RSX body... anyone got one they could spare? we'll talk about money later... just lemme know if you have one

btw... all those replacement parts CJ listed by RSU number aren't going to be available until Dec. 30.. i called 800-THESHACK...