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squeeforever · 05:55 PM

So did you check the battery bars? I had the same problem, would move the motor wires and it would go for a minute then stop. Over and over again. Took me several hours to find the problem because the bar wasn't completely broken loose.

Superbasher · 07.28.2006, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by squeeforever

So did you check the battery bars? I had the same problem, would move the motor wires and it would go for a minute then stop. Over and over again. Took me several hours to find the problem because the bar wasn't completely broken loose.

i cant check the bars, as my battery packs have that shrink covering that covers the whole battery pack, and if it was the battery, the steering would stop, and it never does. it always works. i will unscrew the endbell tomorrow and check the motor wires (its 11pm my time) i got it to work a bit though. ive zip tied the wires to the chassis and it seems to work now. i will keep testing it tomorrow to see if it handles bumps.

MetalMan · 07.28.2006, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Superbasher

i cant check the bars, as my battery packs have that shrink covering that covers the whole battery pack, and if it was the battery, the steering would stop, and it never does. it always works. i will unscrew the endbell tomorrow and check the motor wires (its 11pm my time) i got it to work a bit though. ive zip tied the wires to the chassis and it seems to work now. i will keep testing it tomorrow to see if it handles bumps.

If the battery bar is loose, then you'd still get steering. A steering servo uses about 2-3amps max., which a loose solder joint can easily provide. But when your motor is trying to draw 30+amps, then a loose solder joint will show itself. I'm not saying that it is a loose solder joint, just pointing out that like squee said, it's a possibility. If you have any other battery(s) to try out, then you can eliminate the battery as the problem.

squeeforever · 07.28.2006, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MetalMan

If the battery bar is loose, then you'd still get steering. A steering servo uses about 2-3amps max., which a loose solder joint can easily provide. But when your motor is trying to draw 30+amps, then a loose solder joint will show itself. I'm not saying that it is a loose solder joint, just pointing out that like squee said, it's a possibility. If you have any other battery(s) to try out, then you can eliminate the battery as the problem.

Yup. My servo still worked as well. Like I said, its just a possibility.