R/C car wont go in reverse

[Leonard Caillouet]

It is broken. Take it to your local fix-it shop that does repairs on RC
cars. Maybe you could download a manual for it with detailed instructions
on how to take it apart and fix every conceivable problem that might occur
with it. Perhaps your local parts distributor or RCpartsRUS had the part in
stock.

Seriously, try not walking into walls. The dizziness should go away soon
and you will be able to move the lever in the reverse direction again.

Leonard

 

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After hitting a wall, my car will now only go forward and turn but no
longer goes in reverse. The reverse lamps don't light up anymore
either.

Any thoughts?

 

[Colin Dawson]

Any change of some more information about the car? Is it something bought
off the shelf? Secondhand?
Does the car have seperate speed controller, reciever and servos? If so,
what are makes and models are they?
It might be something as simple as a setting's needs to be reset.

 

[James Sweet]

After hitting a wall, my car will now only go forward and turn but no
longer goes in reverse. The reverse lamps don't light up anymore
either.

Any thoughts?

You haven't told us enough information to be useful, what sort of RC car? Is
the speed controller electronic or mechanical? How's the inside of the car
look?

 

[JR North]

Penalty mode for reckless driving.
JR

 

[Franc Zabkar]

After hitting a wall, my car will now only go forward and turn but no
longer goes in reverse. The reverse lamps don't light up anymore
either.

The fwd/rev motor is usually driven by 4 transistors in a H-bridge
configuration. Assuming there are no physical breakages, I'd say one
or both of those transistors is faulty.


- Franc Zabkar