Just did the Tri cell mod but the run time sucks
 

Ok, i just did the tri cell mod and its great for the 1st 20-30 seconds and then the power really drops. I tried to double charge it but the charger wont let me do it. The light just stays green,, ill even turn it off and let it sit for a few minutes and it just wont charge the truck unless its been drained a bit. Would it be better for run time if i wired it paralell instead of in cerial?

could it just be that the battery cant hold a charge? its not from a real zip zap, its from a clone.

also, what if i were to mod it to use two recharegable AAA batteries, would that fry the truck?

Thanks
Sporttracguy

how old are the batteries in the controller?? 'cuz they just eat up those triple a's....

fairlly new, i can try and replace them and see what happens

Ok, i just replaced all 4 AAA batteries in the remote, charged the truck and it worked a little better but im still only getting 30-40 seconds maybe a full minute( i guess that isnt too bad) of good power and then it just dies and slows way down.

It certainly has more power, i can pop a wheelie from rest when its fully charged

The gears tend to grind a bit when i hit reverse real quick though, i dont want to damage anything.

What about retrofitting two rechargeable AAA batteries on the monster? would that work?

sporttracguy

Well, i dunno, but u might NOT be able to... i'm thinkin it has 2 high current....

i tried it with two new AAAs and it just didnt have the power the tri cell has,, i bet it would run forever though lol, all well, it was worth a try

hey sporttracguy, i was lookin at another thread by you, and i noticed you had an orange explorer sport trac body. Where'd you get it?

the explorer sport trac body is a die cast one(like hotwheel) i purchased it in a set of two(one sport trac and an older blue truck) last time i checked they still have them at wallmart for under a dollar. You have to grind down the inside of the diecast trucka bit and modify the chassis of the monster to make it fit.. its a little heavy but you really cant tell,, i really cant now that ive done the tri cell

good luck
Sporttracguy

ok, so i fixed the runtime problem,, i un did the whole thing and re did it,, i think i had a poor connection somewhere.

Now it can do wheelies from a stop with either the green or the yellow gears lots of power, i love it