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CAR-100 Battery problems... |
dantec
Joined: Mar 02, 2003
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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..? |
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mixin
Joined: Jan 26, 2002
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From: Notts, UK
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mine does the same 
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CrackerJack
Joined: Apr 28, 2003
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From: NE of Borneo to the NE of US
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Same here. I guess the CAR-100 battery doesn't hold its charge that long.
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dantec
Joined: Mar 02, 2003
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Grrr. hoping it was a battery problem with mine... Oh well...
[ This Message was edited by: dantec on 2003-12-07 15:04 ] |
mattyv
Joined: Sep 23, 2003
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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. |
d-_-b
Joined: Nov 13, 2002
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From: Sydney, Australia
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On 2003-12-07 21:42:57, mattyv wrote:
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.
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hey is totaly RIGHT |
CrackerJack
Joined: Apr 28, 2003
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@mattyv
Thanks for clearing that up for everybody.
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mattyv
Joined: Sep 23, 2003
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always a pleasure....Now that I have a Sony Ericsson phone, I realize what I have been missing when I didn't
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dantec
Joined: Mar 02, 2003
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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) |
gelfen
Joined: Nov 22, 2003
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From: Melbourne, Australia
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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. |
microgranules
Joined: Dec 09, 2003
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hi there i was thinking about buying the car is it worth the money? |
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Posted: 2003-12-07 15:02
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