please help with steering problems

[Snow]

Well I just got done doing the rare earth magnet mod, and my car now has really sharp, clean right turns...but no left turning capabilities. I was aware that I needed to be extremely careful with the small copper steering wires, so I was. And when I reassembled, I double checked to make sure they were still intact. It looked like they were, but then I took it apart again and found a wire just dangling inside the compartment. Both steering wires look intact, but I think there's a break somewhere along the lines. Could there be any other explanation for my steering problem, or is it a definite broken wire? And if it is a broken wire, how do I fix it? It seems to small so solder. And I only have a little experience anyways....Dang it...Please help.

[natedogg4674]

snow, that would be the problem, if u saw a dangling wire youll have to resolder it to the board, if you do, the easiest way is to get a small drop of solder onto the wire before you put it to the board, then i just hold the wire leaving enough slack not to burn your finger and solder it to the board, it will either go to the L or R labeled on the board, or tie into the power wire which is labeled (B+), thatll take care of it. Good luck

[actofgod]

There are 4 tiny wires total. One from each side goes to the +voltage where the red wire is soldered. The other two go to the left and right marked on the circuit board. Carefully trace each one to find which one is broken and figure out where it is supposed to attach.

If you're lucky, it will have broken near the solder point on the PCB and will have enough slack that you can solder the existing wire back in place. If so, you'll want to strip a little bit (about half a millimeter) of the enamel off the tiny wire near the tip so that it can get a good connection. I usually hold the wire in one hand between my index finger and thumb with the wire tip pressed against my thumbnail, then use a knife or razor blade to VERY gently scrape away the enamel on that side. The wire underneath will be a little shinier when the enamel is gone. Do it on front and back and that's usually good enough. The main thing is to not pull on the wire while you're holding it and treat the wire as if it were a tiny hair. Perhaps "scrape" is too strong a word; try "brush" the wire with the razor. Solder the tip of the wire to the spot where it belongs. Just melt the existing dot of solder and stick the exposed wire tip into it.

If the wire has broken in the middle where it won't reach back, you'll have to try to splice it or replace it. Radio Shack sells enamel-coated magnet wire in a 3-pack. Use the smallest of the three. It's going to be quite a pain

Good luck. Ausmicro.com has some pics of the wiring too if you need it.