02-11-2003, 08:56 PM
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Horrible range?...
Hey guys I got my Char-G SE Skyline in the mail today, and put in an R-Spec engine. Everything works fine and the top-end power is amazing (but I will be buying gears soon because I don't like the low-end lag  ). Pic linked in the sig.
Anyways I notived the range on this thing is horrible. I mean 5-10ft if I'm lucky. Is this normal? My friend has a 350Z and he put a longer, slightly larger antenna on it, and we measure a 40ft range on it. I opened up my controller and couldn't find any capacitator. Do most Char-Gs have this horrible range stock? And with the antenna I will get great range?
Thanks for any help,
-Cyrus
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Also: Tomy GS-03, Tomy GS-04, Tomy GS-07, Tomy 2.4 motor, TinyRC.com R-Spec motor, ZZ 2.15 motor, Guards Red Porsche 911 body, 2003 Ruby 350Z body, 1970 Orange Dodge Challenger Challenger body.
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02-12-2003, 05:11 AM
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Anyone?
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ZIPZAP 1969 Baby Blue Camaro Yenko.. ToyEast 3.8 motor, Tomy 8.25:1 gearing, ToyEast 150mAh NiMH, Tomy SE fullsize wheels, Tomy front knuckles, Tomy soft swaybar, Tomy tires (pink front/blue rear).
Also: Tomy GS-03, Tomy GS-04, Tomy GS-07, Tomy 2.4 motor, TinyRC.com R-Spec motor, ZZ 2.15 motor, Guards Red Porsche 911 body, 2003 Ruby 350Z body, 1970 Orange Dodge Challenger Challenger body.
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02-12-2003, 09:34 AM
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my guess is that its a 27 35mhz/ lower frequencies dont travel through the air as easily. ive owned about 4 27mhz cars and all of them got 5-10 feet. this is about the 40th post that ive told people to wire a 3rd battery into the controller circuit(series). this will double the range. a longer transmitter antenna helps as well.
or you can go and try to rip things off of circuit boards and hope you dont mess up. or maybe adding "cat-5" wire will ad about 6inches of range.
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02-12-2003, 03:28 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by hogjowlz
my guess is that its a 27 35mhz/ lower frequencies dont travel through the air as easily. ive owned about 4 27mhz cars and all of them got 5-10 feet. this is about the 40th post that ive told people to wire a 3rd battery into the controller circuit(series). this will double the range. a longer transmitter antenna helps as well.
or you can go and try to rip things off of circuit boards and hope you dont mess up. or maybe adding "cat-5" wire will ad about 6inches of range.
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Good to know. I'll also consider adding a 3rd battery to the controller, are there any write-ups on this? Today my friend is installing the thicker antenna, and when it gets home I'm dropping in a 150mAh battery as well.
-Cyrus
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ZIPZAP 1969 Baby Blue Camaro Yenko.. ToyEast 3.8 motor, Tomy 8.25:1 gearing, ToyEast 150mAh NiMH, Tomy SE fullsize wheels, Tomy front knuckles, Tomy soft swaybar, Tomy tires (pink front/blue rear).
Also: Tomy GS-03, Tomy GS-04, Tomy GS-07, Tomy 2.4 motor, TinyRC.com R-Spec motor, ZZ 2.15 motor, Guards Red Porsche 911 body, 2003 Ruby 350Z body, 1970 Orange Dodge Challenger Challenger body.
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02-12-2003, 04:18 PM
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Retarded Stunt Driver
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they wont give you much range increase.
i dont think theres any real documentation on adding a 3rd battery but i used to have a zipzap controller with one and it really helped.
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02-12-2003, 11:20 PM
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TinyRC Pro
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Look, Cat-5 is basically the same stuff your stock antenna is made of. What you really want to do is rig up a Mini-Z style antenna, solid core wire without insulation. Not only will this give you a cool Mini-Z look, but it will also increase your range by a significant amount. Cat-5 is mainly for letting you choose what color you want your antenna to be. Real range is in the 24 and 22 guage wire. Copper is highly recommended.
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