Jus Great!!

im such an idiot!! i tried 2 do that mod where u remove tha crippler on tha pcb and now my microsizer i jus got aint working!!
i didnt i have a solder kit so i used i knife(im stoopid i know) and the car stoped working. two of tha four wires leading to the front(its tha wires that control steering) where black. i didnt see that b4 so it must have happened when i wa modin it. can some 1 help me plz? this is my 1st and only microsizer and i really dont wanna buy a new 1.

sorry to hear that, but i live in ontario too!

[Dratheus]

What exactly do you mean by it won't work? Do you get any responce from the controller? (ie: forward, reverse, right , left) Was it the crip cap from the car you were taking out? WITH A KNIFE?? Hopefully you didn't cut into the PCB!! If so, you may have a parts car in your hands. Pick up some soder as well.

i chipped away part of tha crip cap and then it wouldnt respond. i put it to charge and while it was chargin it worked when i pushed forward. then i inserted bake tha pcb. no response after that. how much is a soldering kit? i really need one cause most of tha mods require the use of a solder. i wished i just left it alone. its my first micro. damn man. 37 dollars down tha drain.

[bill]

Well, at least you have a good parts car now so all that money isn't wasted. Besides, $37 canadian dollars is like 50 cents USD

If you're going to get a solder kit, just becareful when soldering. You can still damage a lot of parts but at least now you have a test subject to play on.

[Dratheus]

Ok,
First off if you've chipped off part of the crip cap from the car, it WON'T work because there is more then likely a break in the circuit. you could try desoldering it from the board, then jumping the connection to see what will happen. OR try to find another SMT cap like the one you chipped and replace it. If you don't know how to solder......Get a book from Radio Shack. In fact, RS is where you'll find the rest of you soldering supplies. And yet another solution: Buy a good clone and use you MS as a parts car.

i live in canada but rite now im in tha states on vacation. in canada these bad boys r 59.99. so i can get a kit from radio shack? how much american do u think it cost? and u said there could be a break in tha circuit but if i removed it tha rite way how would it still work?

[Dratheus]

Ok, since it is basically already SCREWED! You could desolder the cap, then resolder a wire or two back in it's place. It may or may not work, but what have you got to lose?? Now if you go to Radio Shack, you should be able to get a soldering iron, some solder(60/40), a desoldering pump (or a desolder wick is cheaper) and a BOOK ON SOLDERING for less then say.....$25 USD

thanks 4 the help. ill check out radio shack for the kit.

i found this. is it good for a beginner like me?

damn didnt work. how do i put up a link 2 a website?

[Dratheus]

You enter the url into the attach file space on your "Post Reply" screen.

I took off my cripple cap with a pocket knife scissor. I shattered it, and there was still a connection from the remnants of the capacitor. It didn't work. So I scraped away what was left and it worked again, can't have anything bridging that gap unless its an intact capacitor.

http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CT LG%5F005%5F006%5F007%5F000&product%5Fid=64%2D2803

is this a good kit 2 get 4 a beginner? also thanks for ur helpshocon2k!! there still is some stuff left at tha crip cap area. i jus cant get it off with out a solder. also two of my steering wires r now black do u guys know y? some good news came out of this. i created a cool custom rc. its a mix of a clone ,my broken microsizer, and hop ups from a zipzap fast and furios kit. ill post a new tread soon with all the things i did to create it.

here is tha site. sorry for last message.