Hi,
Thanks for the replys.
The esc is the silverstar with reverse relays. I have checked the esc and servo wires and all looks well.
I intially tried it with some old phil greeno 1700mah cells that I had that were 18 years old. Of course i didn't even expect the car to move let alone anything else. They actually gave me about 3 - 4 mins of run time. I then bought some second hand 4200mah cells which i charged with my old thermal cut off charger. I set it to cut off at a modest 40C. When I checked the voltage level on the cells they were up over 8V so I figured they had charged ok.
Same problem however. The car is very jittery (the forward and reverse relay clicks and the car give little start back and forth). The steering servo can also be heard to make straining noises. When I push the stick forward the car sets off but wont turn until I let go off the throttle. If during the turn I put the throttle back on again the steering remains at the same angle until I release the throttle. All very strange.
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