i found the problem with the radio.

the wires coming from the battery pack are faulty. i will try to post photos later today to show details.

the battery compartment is the only accessable compartment on the radio. i opened it. i pulled it out and tried turning the radio on. the led's on the radio flickered when i moved the battery pack in my hand. a closer inpsection showed when i moved the wires connecting the radio to the pack i was able to get the radio to turn on. (indicated by green led's) not sure how i'm going to resolve this. i may try to trim the suspect wire down a quarter inch and solder it back in place. i will need to purchase a soldering iron.

are all ready to race RC cars this way?

i imagine building your own, one has control on the quality of all the car's components.

oh well,

i guess it's part of the learning process.


-pdx