Remote Control Car Fix - Mario Kart 8

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Жыл бұрын

Fixing an RC car turned out to be a lot easier than I had thought, I'm sure that some cars have more challenging issues to deal with but in my case a bit of battery and circuit board corrosion were easy to repair.
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@annikakumpunen9942 Ай бұрын

Sad! We are all here for the same reason. Found corrosion in my son’s car too. Wasn’t a cheap remote control car either. Thanks so much for this video-there’s hope 😊

@DIYNorth Ай бұрын

The car is pretty expensive. Good luck fixing it

@damonlewis420 10 ай бұрын

Thanks. This is on point. The exact problem I have. Same contacts, too.

@DIYNorth 10 ай бұрын

Glad it helped

@qidk18 2 ай бұрын

Thanks man, I was able to clean only the battery cover in warm/hot water and it worked again

@DIYNorth 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad it worked

@ingenioustito Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. In my case the promotional batteries were an issue. The "acid" corroded some of the terminals. Also, on two of the batteries the plastic case was sticking out not making contact.

@DIYNorth Жыл бұрын

I hope its working for you now.

@jacquelinelopez1812 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! Was able to get it working again.

@DIYNorth Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching

@dosmastrify 11 ай бұрын

On mine the batteries went IN REALLY TIGHT. I filed the blue plastic until they slid in and out easy. Fixed it. It's brand new, these are the first new set going in, no corrosion at all.

@DIYNorth 11 ай бұрын

That's an odd problem to have with the tight battery slots. Glad its fixed

@aivani.2725 Ай бұрын

Remove plastic dividers from the top and bottom parts of the battery compartment, it will make a better connection, and also, under plastic, there is more corrosion

@DIYNorth Ай бұрын

Interesting idea, will look at it

@matthewlilley4889 5 ай бұрын

Finally got mine working. Tried all the different solutions but found I had to open the car, then remove the battery cover. One of the terminals was slightly loose and wasn’t making contact with the battery. I put some folded aluminium on the contact, refitted the batteries and all now working 👍🏻

@DIYNorth 5 ай бұрын

Good eyes. That could be hard to spot.

@kahl452 Жыл бұрын

For me, it was a contact issue. There's a plastic piece at the bottom of the battery well at 5:32. Take plyers and rip that out, it will work continuously.

@DIYNorth Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the recommendation of something else to look at.

@rolandocano8054 Жыл бұрын

This is exactly what was wrong with mine. A hard piece of plastic wasn’t letting the battery make good contact. Some tweezers fixed it. Thanks!!!!!!

@mat2430 Жыл бұрын

I had same type of contact issue. No corrosion issues on springs/batteries when received. The remote would connect with original batteries installed but barely move the car and would not connect at all with brand new ones. Realized the OEM batteries positive standoff was taller than my Duracell's so looked at the black plastic at bottom of battery well and sure enough there was a bunch of excess injection molded plastic blocking the batteries from contacting. Pulled out the excess with needle nose pliers and he was running in full star mode.

@NinjaShout 4 ай бұрын

just in case this helps someone else; On the car I had all the terminals were fine, tried the antenna trick with no luck. I surmised it must be the battery contact so I tried screwing both side of the battery compartment tighter (top and bottom, 5 screws (2 on the inside black part)). worked right away.

@DIYNorth 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@mrsillystrings4075 Жыл бұрын

Electrical contact cleaner is the perfect solution for the job👍🏻

@DIYNorth Жыл бұрын

Its one of my preferred sprays.

@yougotsnail8266 Ай бұрын

Cleaned out the corrosion a few months ago and thought no way it's not working again because of another buildup of corrosion. Sure enough 😂 using duracell optimum

@DIYNorth Ай бұрын

Yeah, I'm not a big fan of this RC car. Doesn't seem well made. My video got a ton of views though...so there is that I guess.

@itsabearpelt 6 ай бұрын

I went a little less invasive and cleaned one corroded terminal with the screwdriver and it worked! But now I have an issue where the left side spins much faster than the right so it goes in circles even while just using the left joystick.

@DIYNorth 6 ай бұрын

Perhaps something is corroded or damaged on the slow side causing the motor to turn slower.

@itsabearpelt 6 ай бұрын

@@DIYNorth sat overnight and is working fine now. Who knows!

@DIYNorth 6 ай бұрын

@@itsabearpelt hopefully it is good now

@dhaynes325 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot. Realized it was the stock batteries

@DIYNorth Жыл бұрын

I'm glad it has worked out for you.

@jamieguilmette9997 Жыл бұрын

Mine is brand new and was working for 2 days but it won’t go forward and back now. Took it apart and checked all the connections. Sounds like it wants to move and will spin on occasion but ultimately just makes a quiet whizzing sound when we try to make it go forward and back. What could be the problem?

@DIYNorth Жыл бұрын

If all the battery's are confirmed good then I am not sure. I think that the quality of this particular RC car isn't very impressive.

@kakoody7429 Жыл бұрын

Have you ever seen fast blinking red light on remote control? It connects and when you start moving disconnects. Thank you in advance

@DIYNorth Жыл бұрын

No I'm sorry I have not had that issue

@mileshernandez6950 Ай бұрын

my remote on my sons car is allowing the wheels to turn on the side just fine but it’s like the forward and sideways sticks aren’t doing nothing. any suggestions ? i opened it up and tried testing it but no luck

@DIYNorth Ай бұрын

I'm not sure. It could be the car or the remote. I would try cleaning everything that I could get at and see if it works. That probably isn't much help though.

@juland213 Жыл бұрын

It was the stock batteries. Had to move them around for a bit but they eventually started to work. Then I tested out the stock batteries on the remote and 2 out of the 6 were dead.

@DIYNorth Жыл бұрын

At least the cause of the problem was found

@jadebyrne7147 4 ай бұрын

The battery holder springs have completely corroded on ours. Any idea how to fix or replace. My sons gutted

@DIYNorth 4 ай бұрын

i think that you'd have to rewire the battery pack somehow.

@kevinturner7097 9 ай бұрын

Hi if it will help anyone the 6 longer screws are for the middle where the wheel cogs are for extra strength where the cogs are to change the driving mode the 6 smaller ones are for around the outside edges thanks for the help

@DIYNorth 9 ай бұрын

thanks for the additional input

@billvas9219 7 ай бұрын

So i tried to remove the cable from the controller and I accidentally ripped the connector from the controller. Now the left right switch and the 2 anti gravity buttons dont work, do you know any solution?

@DIYNorth 7 ай бұрын

I would just try to reconnect everything as it originally was

@billvas9219 7 ай бұрын

@@DIYNorth Thank you for your reply! The connector was ripped from the circuit board. Should I glue it back there?

@joseescalante3278 8 ай бұрын

Gracias me sirvio mucho!!!!

@DIYNorth 8 ай бұрын

Gracias por ver el vídeo.

@NewYorkCitySubwayR160BSiemens Жыл бұрын

My Luigi Kart runs a bit sluggish. Might be the batteries🪫🔋or battery contacts.

@DIYNorth Жыл бұрын

I didnt know there was a Luigi cart, but yes it could be a battery or battery connection issue for sure

@NewYorkCitySubwayR160BSiemens Жыл бұрын

@@DIYNorth Video On My Luigi Kart: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g5OHibeDt5eRqmw.html

@DIYNorth Жыл бұрын

@@NewYorkCitySubwayR160BSiemens Luigi looks better.

@NewYorkCitySubwayR160BSiemens Жыл бұрын

@@DIYNorth Ikr!

@laurahickman9160 5 ай бұрын

Is there anyway to use Mario’s rc on Luigi ‘s car

@DIYNorth 5 ай бұрын

If they are the same frequency then it should work. If they are different...then no it wont work.

@maimoonanasir7777 Жыл бұрын

Um hello can i put like a litte cheap batterys in the car

@DIYNorth Жыл бұрын

I'm not really sure what that means, but probably assuming you put AAs where the AAs should go and AAAs where the AAAs should go.

@robertwells3797 Жыл бұрын

What happens if my remote notices my car but doesn't move?

@charadeGames Жыл бұрын

battery's dead?

@DIYNorth Жыл бұрын

I agree that it could be weak or dead batterys, but there is also both a "demo mode" and an "on mode" I'm not sure it actually works properly in demo mode.

@charadeGames Жыл бұрын

@@DIYNorth no it doesn’t in demo it only moves the wheels sideways

@papodaspistas Жыл бұрын

Here same things !!! I’m 😡

@MarckDevil.m.m 4 ай бұрын

Hice lo mismo y nada, no reconoce el multitester tampoco conecta

@DIYNorth 4 ай бұрын

Eso es desafortunado. No estoy seguro de cómo solucionar ese problema.

@Julio199536 Жыл бұрын

I just got a brand new one, but my problem is that it doesn't turn right 😢

@DIYNorth Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry to hear that you go one that isn't an ambiturner.

@DIYNorth Жыл бұрын

It might be a bad connection to one of the motors. I think that they are individual for each side. If you just got it though you should try to return that thing.

@Julio199536 Жыл бұрын

@@DIYNorth thx fam I'd love to, but it was a gift from a family member and didn't got any receipt or anything, but thx for the help!

@woodywood806 4 ай бұрын

How do you charge it

@DIYNorth 4 ай бұрын

You dont they are individual batteries

@nelly773 11 ай бұрын

Omg thank you...i didnt realize it was tarnish inside until this video...i wiped it off with a q tip and now it works omg....my 5 yr old thinks im just a mommy heroe and well he aint lying lol thank you so much

@DIYNorth 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. I'm glad you are up and running.