new problem with my zip zap

AxcZZ · #1 12-01-2002, 11:44 PM

i was jsut being dumb with my zip zap and drove it around my kitchen. then i tried to go right and it didnt go and it crashed into the wall. it broke the front of my mazda rx-7 body. i was wondering what the problem was. there was nothin caught in the gears or anything and nothing seemed to be wrong. any thoughts?

Go0ty · #2 12-02-2002, 12:32 AM

you broke your shell by driving it into the wall? how is that possible? i just picked up my shell and pushed it into the wall harder than it would ever get hit if it was driving on it's own and it didn't break or anything =p how fast you drivin' bud?

alpha1 · #3 12-02-2002, 01:35 AM

Does it turn both ways when you lift the car off the ground? If not, there's something wrong with the coils or your magnet has shifted. If it works fine with both wheels off the ground, then your battery must have been low and didn't have enough energy to energize the coil while you were driving.

grimoire · #4 12-03-2002, 07:56 AM

I experienced the same problem with the steering after I drove my car around my garage for a while. Turns out that I had some very fine iron dust stuck on the bottom of the chassis under the steering magnet (I lift weights out there, so iron gets slid across the concrete pretty regularly).

Look at the bottom of your chassis, near the little white thingy (love technical talk) that's used to adjust the steering bias. If you see dust there, wipe it off (I used a damp paper towel) and see if that helps.

#5 12-03-2002, 08:56 AM

My car did this also after driving in my garage. I picked up some fine metal shavings like where grimoire picked up iron dust.

I'd check for that.

AxcZZ · #6 12-03-2002, 05:04 PM

well its not broken or anything its just that when i put the body on it just cracks open where the peace of plastic is supposed to be put in to keep it on. its cracked, and it seems like its getting larger everytime i put the body on.

thanks for the tip of why my ZZ isnt turning.

Bunta · #7 12-09-2002, 10:58 AM

Hi Peeps,,

I noticed that the Rx-7 body in the FF kits is a very tight fit compared to the other bodies. I also broke my Rx-7's front slot thing. I bet all the FF Rx-7s have this problem.

-Bunta out

Tee Bee · #8 12-09-2002, 12:01 PM

I've got 8 bodies and the RX-7 is the only one I've managed to crack. It's on the same spot, front chassis attach area. Looks like a consistent problem with that one. I've still managed to install and remove it numerous times since without breaking it totally apart.

hogjowlz · #9 12-09-2002, 12:10 PM

i glued a magnet to the tip of the controller antenna so i always have a way of removing metal from underneath.

BigPimpin · #10 12-09-2002, 05:57 PM

^BumP^

Good idea....