I just ran my idler mod for the first time today and there's a couple of things I'd like to ask you good knowledgeable people!
1. It sounds like a bag of spanners, to the extent that most people said it sounded "rough as arseholes"! Is this normal and will it subside? As far as I know it's all meshed properly - not too loose and not too tight. The motor isn't getting excessively hot after 5 mins.
2. I'm running 23/78 with an Xcelorin (latest firmware etc.) on a RHD version. Sounded and run great without the idler mod (but that was on a different speedo too), so the gearbox conversion job I did should be fine, but it seems to lack punch and doesn't seem to run so freely. Top end isn't so bad. Any suggestions?
3. I occasionally get bizarre and odd behaviour from the Xcelorin. Today it went mental for no reason, from nothing to full power (nothing in between - like it was on a toggle switch!). Then it was fine again. Later on it stopped for a few seconds, like it lost power, but then carried on again. Could it be the capacitor or the personal transponder causing interference on the receiver - I've had this before? The PT is on top of the servo, so should be okay? Or some other external interference? Or maybe a faulty Xcelorin? Any ideas?
It would be good to know where other people are mounting all their bits. Right now I have the capacitor on the left battery strap with a bit of velcro, and the PT is on the servo. Does anyone else have it like this?
I might try moving the PT elsewhere and see if that helps too.
Thanks in advance for any advice.