Is this a cripple cap?

miniwrx · #1 10-22-2002, 01:35 PM

Hi,
I just got a new Honda NSX last night. I was looking for a cripple cap in the usual spots, but didn't have any luck finding one. I came across something that caught my eye though. I attached the picture of what I found. Is this a cap? I think it is because is doesn't look like that part belongs there. My range is horrible, so that is why i think there is a cap on there somewhere.

What do you think?

thanks,
mini

miniwrx · #2 10-22-2002, 01:36 PM

a closer view

kwikbb · #3 10-22-2002, 01:59 PM

Oh yeah that's the little bugger... was in the same place on my supra.

miniwrx · #4 10-22-2002, 04:59 PM

cool, man they are getting tricky to find!

kwikbb · #5 10-22-2002, 08:18 PM

Hey no prob... btw what kind of improvement did you see?

ZBsk8r · #6 10-22-2002, 08:44 PM

Yep, that's it, take that poo-face off and you'll get should about 5 or 10 more feet.

PhillyB · #7 10-22-2002, 10:22 PM

do you have a bit charge or microsizer or OEM? have you done the other mods? hard antenna/crip cap on car?

cowfish_29 · #8 10-22-2002, 11:46 PM

wee.. i finally took the dirty chicken out of mine too...got about 7 ft more range on my white shoebaroo..i wonder why i did not do this before?

miniwrx · #9 10-23-2002, 12:43 PM

I have 3 bits: wrx (45mhz), skyline (35mhz) and NSX (27mhz)

So far, the only one that had a cap was my NSX. I removed the cap in the controller, next step is the cap in the car. I have to gp to Home Depot to get a new solder gun. I'll remove them tonight. I noticed that they are on all 3 of my cars

mini

#10 10-23-2002, 12:49 PM

what is a cripple cap?

kwikbb · #11 10-23-2002, 03:44 PM

The short of it is that it restricts the range you would get on your bit.
ie; the result that cowfish_29 posted is the most common, although some have removed it and saw better or no improvement at all.

#12 10-23-2002, 03:49 PM

thanx i juz went to questformadness.com

bdcheung · #13 10-24-2002, 01:41 AM

I've got a capacitor (round tan disk) that isn't labeled with white text on the circuit... could this be *my* cripple cap?

mr0072003 · #14 10-24-2002, 03:07 AM

So thats the one in the front of the contoller....and so it seems that some of them are on the Bit char G's too

PikaOhki · #15 11-19-2002, 11:44 PM

Thank you SO much for posting this!

I've been messing with my Bit-cars for a bit over a week now, and was sick of the signal drop spots.... well, now I can control my 35mhz Lancer Evolution (Red) from the opposite side of my apartment!

Time to take my other controllers apart and see if they have the same caps.......

EDIT: My 45mhz Mazda RX-7 FD (Yellow) came next; the thing was a bit more stubborn to remove, but it came out with a bit of coaxing. As for range, not quite as good, but I had unknotted and unwound the antenna for the Lancer; odds are if I do it for the Mazda, it would match. As it is, I can control it from one room over; plenty of range. One controller to go! And to think; I haven't had the cripple chips on the cars themselves removed; if I ever need more range, that may be the ticket....

EDIT 2: Nuts! My 3rd and final "car" is the auto modelista set; different board, different car innards.... no way to tell what's what in there.

Oh well; I guess I'll wait for someone to figure out how to mod the set. 2 long range cars are better than zero.