Posted by dantec
Wondering if other CAR-100 owners get this. I can play with my car after a full charge for about an hour/maybe an hour an a half.
But lets say I fully charge the car and leave it for a day (or a night - charge at night, wake up in the morning, go to school come back home).When I come home my car is not functional at all.
I push the button, nothing works, unless I plug it into my phone and then it says charging. However i've tried just plugging the car in and then unplugging it and using it but the battery acts as if it has only been 2 charging for 2 secs...
So what happens to the full charge ?
So do any of you CAR-100 owners experience this or do I have a faulty car..?
Posted by mixin
mine does the same
Posted by CrackerJack
Same here. I guess the CAR-100 battery doesn't hold its charge that long.
Posted by dantec
Grrr. hoping it was a battery problem with mine... Oh well...
[ This Message was edited by: dantec on 2003-12-07 15:04 ]
Posted by mattyv
To all. there are several small remote control cars on the market about the same size as the Car-100. They are called many things; zip zaps, microsizers etc. Anyhow, they are built the same was the car-100 with the exception of bluetooth. That all have a very small battery which is more like a capacitor than a battery. Capactiors are known to hold a charge for a short while but they charge fairly quick. You will not be able to hold a 100% charge on this batter for longer than a couple of hours. THe power starts just sloping downward until there is no power left.
Posted by d-_-b
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hey is totaly RIGHT
Posted by CrackerJack
@mattyv
Thanks for clearing that up for everybody.
Posted by mattyv
always a pleasure....Now that I have a Sony Ericsson phone, I realize what I have been missing when I didn't
GO SE
Posted by dantec
Yup thanks everyone, for clearing that up.
But one more question.. will the capacitator lose the capacity of power it can hold over time ??? (like a battery)
Posted by gelfen
yes, the ability of a capacitor to retain its charge decreases over time due to aging and dissipation of the electrolyte in the element. capacitors may also suffer from oxidation or corrosion of the anode/cathode (the internal metal foils). there is a reasonably technical explanation here for aluminium electrolyte capacitors. i expect it's much the same for other types.
however, capacitors are fairly ubiquitous electronic components and should be easy to replace. at the very least,
service centres should be able to replace them. failing that, a generic consumer electronics repair centre.
Posted by microgranules
hi there i was thinking about buying the car is it worth the money?