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Originally Posted by Andy's
Carl, Please take this in the light hearted manner it's intended, it's a wild guess, but I think I may have being Marshalling before you got into this 'hobby' (never forget that lads it's important, this isn't a sport!), anyway I digress, I've had to Marshall plenty of cars in my time that have had the speedo go POP, it used to be quite a regular thing in the good old days, anyway when a speedo goes, what happens normally is that the motor runs at full power and it's uncontrollable. Quite alarming really.
Now correct me if I'm wrong, but wrangling with someones car on your knee, running at full power with smoke coming out of it isn't good. Thankfully, when this has happened to me I've being able to, wait for it.... unplug the batteries. Hooray ! Surprisingly this has the desired effect and renders the dangerous projectile useless and it can sit and smoke in peace.
If I am ever Unfortunate enough to Marshall an out of control car that has the cells soldered in, I'll simply leave it to it's own devices, it's simply too dangerous to handle in my opinion. Maybe I'll leave it to one of the 'Big-Lads' to sort out, they'll know what to do !  |
i doubt that Andy, i have been racing since before you were born probably??, me and Mick cragg race together before Neil was even born, i may have been out of the scene for 10 years but never lost touch mate, because people only seen me and my son in the last 5 years, they think I'm new but hey there wrong and Andy so are you, thats no dig at you ether why would you know that,
yes its easier to UN do battery's that have plugs (and please use good plugs corally deans etc)not bloody white tamiya kak lol, but as i said you will see more unplugged cells come lose than speedos blown up, i would much rather take the risk of frying my speedo because i solder than have a car stop I'm the middle of a final because i used plugs my humble opinion,