goodwoodfos

Hi there,
I have a HPI firestorm, the problem is that the car responds to the radio when the engine is off but when the engine is running the car doesnt respond to the radio (Steering, throttle, brake).
Any help would be appreciated,
Many thanks.

Arigato

Do you have fresh batteries in the radio and on the car?

goodwoodfos

I have found out that when anything metal touches the carburettor heat sink (Petrol can, glowplug) it sends the car crazy.
???
any ideas would be appreciated

goodwoodfos

Yh i changed the batteries and no difference. The car goes crazy when anything metal (Petrol can, glowplug) touches the carburettor heat sink

pt121

Well, welcome to Nitro. That is a normal thing, it lessens with better radios. Take a look here.

http://www.*********.org/cars_stop-radio-glitching.htm

Patrick

goodwoodfos

Thanks Patrick for the info! Is the metal touching the heat sink and making the car crazy a normal thing then? The car was working fine and then suddenly i had no control and it rolled into a hedge. So it could be fixed with a better radio? Thanks for your help.

Dan.

pt121

You need to make sure your reciever battery is fully charged and invest in some sort of failsafe.

http://rcvehicles.about.com/od/glossary/g/failsafe.htm

http://www.dynamiterc.com/Products/D...ProdID=DYN2553

Patrick

P.S. The servos I use have their own failsafe, but you have to be able to program them.