That 104 ceramic capacitor

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    • June 11, 2004 at 2:36 pm #12188
      kevsta
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      Okay, I hold my z so that the bottom faces me and hit full throttle. I notice the front wheels twitch left and right as I decrease and increase throttle.

      Does the 104 capacitor tweak really work in reducing this twitch ?

      🙂
      Thanks in advance.

    • June 11, 2004 at 3:53 pm #52294
      betty.k
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      read through this:

      http://www.ausmicro.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2176&FORUM_ID=13&CAT_ID=4&Topic_Title=mini+z+servo+madness&Forum_Title=Mini%2DZ%2C+Mini%2DX%2C+X%2DMods+%2D+Technical

      a cap on the servo motor won’t hurt, but i think your problem lies elsewhere. does the drive motor have 2 capacitors soldered to it?:8ball:

    • June 12, 2004 at 3:21 am #52326
      kevsta
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      Got the 104 cap on between the motor terminals. Looks like it has improved it but will need to run it full throttle in a straight line for 30 metres or so to find out.

      Drive motor has the 103s on it – x speed motor.

    • June 12, 2004 at 4:03 am #52331
      betty.k
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      seriously man, i can’t stress it enough, CLEAN THE VARIABLE RESISTOR IN THE SERVO!! trust me. if this don’t help THEN move on to more dangerous fixes:8ball:

    • June 12, 2004 at 6:51 pm #52348
      kevsta
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      I just finished cleaning it, put the paper shim behind the variable resistor and the twitch in the steering is gone on full throttle !

      Thanks man. you da best.

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