A further update.
I charged my batteries and tried again. Within about 3-4 metres away the car operated fine, apart from reverse which for some reason didn't work very well at all. Any further than this distance and it started to cut out.
When I took the shell off the car, the plastic had melted on the block connectors I was using, and the motor was far too hot to touch, ontop of that it seems that the solder on the motor has softened because of the heat and the wires have started to work loose, maybe I've used crap solder?
Why would the motor get hot like that, I know you can over work it by using the wrong pinion, but at the minute I'm using a 24t until my 16t arrives, which I thought wouldn't have been so bad. Could it be that it's overheating because it's struggling to get power.
The radio equipment I have comes with a battery block, if I plug this into the receiver to test, would this help me narrow down the problem. I sure it's a power issue.
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