ryanshelton

Hi all
Finally got round to building my M-05 Mini cooper after its been sat for 10 months!

Anyway, after cutting the body shell incorrectly( i cut off the wheel arches by accident so now need a new shell!) finally powered it all up and took it for a spin. Ive modded it slightly and put some led lights in the front and the rear, these are powered by a independant 9v battery.
I seem to have a problem. After running the car for no longer than 10 minutes it seemed to enter limp mode. It would jolt forward every now and then but the throttle wouldnt work. Once i had turned it off and on again and left it for a while it calmed down and drove normally.
Any ideas? Its done it 3-4 times today.
Its a basic setup that came with the kit, apart from the lights its not customised in any way(yet!!)

Any help appreciated

Many thanks

markrobinson

You don't say what type of battery your using and it's capacity, but it sounds like its run out of power.

ryanshelton

its a ansmann 2000 battery. that was my first thought but i put it on charge, after 10 minutes the charger says its full, therefore to me doesnt seem to be a battery problem?
i am currently trying another charger, the annoying part is if it is the battery its only getting 30 minutes use max before it needs a charge

GasGod

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30 min runtime on a 2000 is pretty good.

ryanshelton

serious? I have been looking at other batteries actually but wasnt sure what to go for!

GasGod

iTrader: (4)

yes-a 2000 mah batt is very conservative,I run 4000 mah lipo minimum.But I race mine.30 min is pushing it for me with a 4000 with race gearing(20 tooth).I think I would burn up a silvercan in 30min.