my car goes faster backwards

billdill · #1 08-04-2002, 11:26 PM

is this normal or what ahhah love the car but im itching to switch the polatiry of my motor so i can go faster forward hehehe weird right?

BTW GUNDAM DECALS LOOK GREAT ON THESE LITTLE CARS

tinyrc · #2 08-05-2002, 01:44 AM

I've seen this on a lot of BC-Gs, I think it may be because it's easier to pull the front wheels than it is to push them. Still, might be worth trying a polarity swap to try it out.

billdill · #3 08-05-2002, 02:43 AM

really?.. do your chars go the same speed forward and back?

also im using 2.2 motor AND if i take out the gears , go forward and back. the sound of the motor is different

maybe i have a varyant?

btlmr · #4 08-05-2002, 06:28 AM

I am sure you could narrow this down.

If the polarity fixes it then its the electrics and not the motor.

Try your 1.0 motor, if that fixes it than its your motor.

If neither fix it then TinyRC is probably right.

BaY oN AiM · #5 08-14-2002, 12:11 AM

yeah... my car sounds faster goin in reverse than forward...its weird...im thinkin of reversing the polarity also....have u tried it yet...and if so is reverse faster???

beetyii · #6 08-14-2002, 08:02 PM

Hello big boys,

nearly every el. motor turns faster to one side than to the other. Normaly clockwise if you lock at the side were the axle is coming out - not the side where the bushes are. This is because of the position of the bushes. Because it isn´t possible to change this, the only thing you can do is this :

Let the new motor circle for a while first half of the possible power 2 x 10 min (cooling between). After this 15 minutes with full power - ready. All this is meant with the wheels in the air - not driving !
Now your motor runs smoother, faster and for a longer time !
I can tell you all this because of my experiences in 1/10 touring car races. They are bigger but the technical problems are the same.

An other thing is the onboard battery :
Charge - drive untill the motor begins stuttering - charge
Doing this a few times you will notice that speed and the time you are able to drive will increase.
What you should not do is charging the battery if it is not empty because this will shorten your runtime !

What you do or not do to your new batteries will catch you back !

PS: My new one is an i Racer by NIKKO - fantastic !

beetyii

BaY oN AiM · #7 08-14-2002, 10:02 PM

1/10 is not the same....

tinyrc · #8 08-14-2002, 10:17 PM

BaY oN AiM, what do you mean? Everything beetyii says above is correct, NiCads and motors exhibit the same behavior at any scale.

BaY oN AiM · #9 08-14-2002, 10:25 PM

lol.....

TheFanMan · #10 08-15-2002, 12:16 AM

hey bill, yeeessss, gundam decals do work really well on bc-g, I have little caution signs on my RX-7 that say beware of blast, good fun!

me2cyclops · #11 08-15-2002, 07:06 AM

he is right I work on motors every day and they are all
pretty much identical except for scale