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WLtoys 144001 diode mod test
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- Опубликовано: 17 авг 2024
- WLtoys 144001 diode mod test to see if there is any point in removing the side.
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No radio shack left around here miss them. Good info
Last one I’ve seen lately is in South Dakota. Thanks my friend. 💯👍🏻 Have a great day.
Great video, thanks for making this.
Keep up the great work
Perfect amount of detail. Keep them coming. I like to see the little fidgeting ideas other people come up with. Sorts making me want to start showing you all what I'm doing lol. But anyways, great video. Be yourself, don't change a thing. Thanks for the video.
PS. I also mis RadioShack. Being able to buy diodes, resistors, switches, and everything in between was great for the electronics hobbyists.
Thanks! I miss Radio Shack a lot. I guess we can still get everything but it was sure fun being able to just walk in and look around.
Have a great day and be safe out there!
Ahh yes. Radio shack was my favorite place to go! Sure wish it was still around. A lot of great memories there :) Days gone by, indeed.
I was in mine so much and helped other customers find stuff the manager offered me job! 😂
Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day and be safe out there!
@@RCModSquad Hah that is so cool. Yeah I can see that for sure. Have a great day also and I think I may take a run to the park again today and race around my 144001 I affectionately named Buster :) I hope all is well with you my friend. You be safe as well.
Great video. I am showing your videos to my dad to prove to him people over 21 have hobbies and fun still!! New sub here buddy!
Thank you very much! I really appreciate the support. You need some kind of hobby to keep you thinking!
I have a friend that wants a car but he’s afraid of what his wife might think of him “playing with toy cars” LOL
Old farts need to have fun too! 😳😂😃
@@RCModSquad Heck yea man! I like the way you think.
I personally really enjoy the detail especially making the precision pointer. Lol. The detail and knowledge is why I come here
Thanks, that precision pointer is priceless! 😂
An important thing to note about this diode, is to NOT put one in across the motor when there isn't one, it is not an oversight, the circuit is different to the one with the diode across the motor. I know this because when I added a diode across the motor in one of my RC cars that did not have it, I burned out one of the transistors in my RX/ESC of this RC car. So yes, the diode does perform an important function in the circuit, if it is in, leave it in, if there isn't one, do not put one in.
Correct. There was just a lot of people at the time claiming that removing the diode would make the car faster. I just want to show that it did not go faster.
Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day and be safe out there.
I like your videos, you have such a relaxing voice! There have been nearly 20 years since I had my last RC car, but now I got this buggy too and I really love this little thing. I want to do a brushless conversion with it. It will be the first time for me. Let‘s see if it works out. Greetings from Austria! By the way: subscribed. ;)
Thomas Einöder Thank you you are very kind. As soon as I am done with this next series of tests I will start a brushless conversion on this buggy.
I am going to try something just a little different, I am going to use a smaller brushless motor. If it doesn’t work out I’ll go with a larger one.
Thanks for stopping by and the sub. If you have any questions just drop them in the comments on any of the videos and I will get to him as quickly as I can.
I bet Austria would be a fascinating place to visit.
Thanks again and have a great day.
A is a semiconductor device that essentially acts as a one-way switch for current. It allows current to flow easily in one direction, but severely restricts current from flowing in the opposite direction.
Yep!, Thanks! The reason for the video at the time is there were a lot of people saying that if you removed the diode the car would run faster. I just wanted to show that that was incorrect.
Thanks for stopping by and checking it out. Have a great day and be safe out there!
@@RCModSquad oic, people are so lazy. just look up what it does!! lol
Nice testing. RadioShack a here in Canada are long gone as well replaced by a store Called “The Source” which sucks
Thanks. I guess since the shack is gone we thankfully have the internet.
Have a great day and be safe out there!
back in 80's i was told the diodes on motors were for better radio signal...motor without diode caused motor to interfere with radio...causing glitches
They use ceramic disk capacitors at the motor terminal for noise suppression. I don’t think it’s as much of a problem at 2.4gHz as it was at 27mHz.
dont change a thing, im learning day by day on this stuff and teaching an englishman is a rare thing so carry on ;-)
Thank you!🙏💯👍🏻
Have a great day and be safe out there!
I have been looking at RC models. I definitely want one. I have been watching your older videos. I find all your videos interesting. I don't know all this stuff yet. Thank you! I remember Radio Shack too! I loved those stores. Use to be one in Sheridan.
307 Wyoming 4E Thanks for checking the older videos out. If you have a question on any of those just drop it in the comments.
When get ready to buy tell me more about where you plan to drive and I’ll have a better idea of a car to suggest.
Have a great day.
@@RCModSquad thank you I would appreciate the help!😊
HEY MY FRIEND I LOVE YOU CHANNEL FIRST OFF, SECOND QUESTION IS DO YOU RECOMMEND HAVING THE GYRO ON THE 14400 ONE?
Robert Lauro thanks and thanks for your kind words. I really like the gyro on anything that’s pretty snappy off the line. It helps launch it straight. I’m planning to put one in a 959b some time in the future.
I’d don’t think it would do much for a crawler but just about everything else would benefit from a gyro.
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Hi my friend watched all your video and its very interesting, apparently what I've heard is removing it you can run 3s and Bash hard and Longer without the Esc Frying, with the Diode on apparently after Bashing on 3s it Frys the Esc, there is only one way to find out and that's Bash it Hard or run a full battery with it on and with it off. 👍 great idea with the switch and a great video my friend 👍😎👍
Tonys Rc Tech thanks a bunch! I have heard the same thing and that’s why am doing the test.
Based on what I saw it didn’t make any difference at all. But, all that was done with no load so I will add a load we will see.
I am going to speed test it with the big tires first but I will probably put the regular tires back on it to buy shit on 3s.
How about a scenario video? Say a kid gets a 144001 for christmas and runs it for a few days jumping off ramps and the back deck, the motor strips one of the motor screws. What would be his quickest, or cheapest route to get back up and running? maybe faster or the same speed as it was stock? Now he may not have a soldering iron or a torch to heat up the screws super glued to the car or the pinion to the motor
The easiest way is to order a new motor mount and pinion gear. They don’t use super glue or you could just soak it in acetone. I tried that and it didn’t touch the glue.
So realistically without heat I doubt you’ll be able to repair it without just replacing parts.
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AS THE CROW FLIES HIKING hey thanks! 🙏💯👍🏻
Keep up the good work!
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Ade Indra Sabala thank you for your kind words and thanks for stopping by.
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Excellent share. Nicely done David.
Shali Ann Time Thanks for your support. 🙏💯👍🏻 It means a lot.
I think diode is for protection, I think for more power would be better use a capacitor
True! I was testing this because it was a bit of a rumor that removing it would make the car faster. I just wanted to squash the rumor.
The capacitor has the potential to help if there is a voltage sag.
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i didnt realise that the electronics was 3S capable , i just bought one of these babies last week got it today , but cant run it as its pouring rain and ice so gotta wait but running it up and down the hall passage and wow its got some power on the 2S stock 1500mha battery, also was wondering how and what tyres are you running can i use my 1/10 size tires on this ? cheers great video btw :-)
Andrew Reece as time has gone on I’ve burned out the ESC on 3s so I don’t recommend doing that. Some people get by with it but many more have burned out.
With the larger tires it will also add load and therefore heat to the ESC and motor.
If you do any of these mods you really need to keep close watch on the temps.
Thanks for stopping by and checking it out. Have a great day and be safe out there!
@@RCModSquad yes i think ill upgrade the whole electronics as im not into destroying my gear lol, i may even buy another one of these as there only cheap but great little cars i have ordered the aluminum upgrades for it just waiting for that to arrive but from factory i cant believe the quality this little beast has and for the cost its hard for anyone else to compete and still make a profit , oh well its better for us and gives us that little extra for other toys, i am a Tamiya Kit Builder and lover but those i generally keep as shelf queens and dont thrash but i have been buying some hsp1/10 and 1/8 scale cars for bashing/driving and having a blast with also i have a 1/5 rovan Baja 32cc gasoline beast for really getting there Adrenalin pumping but also now have started getting into these crawlers and just picked up the Gen8(orange)by REDCAT and also the Rochobby 1941 Mb scaler jeep so i have been buying up big this year as have spent most of our time in lockdown and this has helped me get through as its started to drive me insane there for a bit as im normally out at the flying club as im a flyer also planes,drones,quads,helicopters but here in Melbourne at the moment we are still in lockdown and my car's have been great as can go out front and drive away this time last year only had 4 rc cars now im at a total of 21 cars 8 still unbuilt under the bed and 2 still in transit and just finished a few and the rest are RTR so yeah this covid has really indented my account balance but gotta keep busy and as God has allowed me to do this im happy to hahaha , sorry for the big spiel but just thought id give you a quick rundown on myself a 45 yr old single Big Kid who loves his RC Hobbies , cheers for your channel and all the great information glad to have come across your channel , big Cheers and talk again soon. :-)
Hi, i would like to ask you, does the stock esc (i have the new version) has thermal protection? Im really afraid of frying it. Nicely done video!
Thank you very much. Not that I can detect. I’ve seen some of the ESC’s that died almost instantly on 3s with only a few seconds on them. Some have done OK on 3s.
My recommendation is do not run the car on 3s with the stock ESC.
Have a great day and be safe out there!
@@RCModSquad It does get really hot wih 2s too. Can you recommend me an esc that works well, without overheating issues? (i will run it with stock parts.) The stock esc is really cheap, and hot.
@@bandusvod824 the Hobbywing Quicrun 1060 60A 2S-3S Waterproof Brushed ESC is a good choice BUT if you go to a non-stock ESC you will also have to change the servo. The stock servo is a 5 wire and the aftermarket ESC’s are 3 wire.
All ESC’s are going to probably get too hot to touch. I would just run it and let it cool a bit between batteries. You can also add a fan to your ESC to help keep it cooler.
@@RCModSquad Thanks! Well atleast, the new esc will not try to commit suicide!
@@bandusvod824 You’re welcome! its pretty normal that they get hot. I try and stay under 180°-200°. I do use an infrared thermometer to check it.
I’ll add that I’ve never killed a stock ESC on the stock motor and tires running 2s. You really should be OK if everything is stock unless it’s REALLY hot where you live.
Great test and information,was about to remove mine,going to leave it for now.
Island RC -Duke thank my brother. Yep, hold up on the removal. It looks like I might have a little clear weather this week so Monday I’ll do the speed test. Have a great day.
@@RCModSquad thanks and be safe out there brother,have a good one.
Thanks for sharing Sir👍
Thanks for checking it out. Sorry for the slow reply, I'm not getting notifications.
Have a great day and be safe out there!
Scusa io ho wltoys 14401 stock e ho ordinato lipo 3s .non conosco la traduzione della lingua. Ma non serve che tolgo il diodo?funziona senza togliere nulla? Perché c è chi brucia l esc??
mi dispiace per la mia risposta lenta ma non ricevo tutte le mie notifiche. La rimozione del diodo non importa che alcune macchine funzionino bene con 3 secondi e alcune semplicemente brucino. Non so perché, ma non consiglio 3 secondi per il 144001 solo perché non si sa mai quale funzionerà. se provi 3s buona fortuna.
I got mine the other day but I think it makes alot of rattling noise when moving. I haven't really tried higher speeds but at low speeds it sounds terrible. Like something with the gears somewhere. Tried looking around at most of them but couldn't see anything physically wrong with any of them.
Does yours also make alot of sound when just idling slowly?
Avecforte there is one issue that I know of. If you add a lot of preload to the shocks to get more ground clearance the dog bones kinda bind up and it is most noticeable at low speed.
They also didn’t put much lube in rear axle gears or the differentials.
@@RCModSquad I did notice that it gets better when it's sitting on the ground. Might make a video of it and see what people say.
Avecforte if you’re holding it in the air and running it I’m almost positive it’s the dog bones you’re hearing. Find a box or something to set the car on to push the lower A arms level with the chassis and it will probably sound much better.
Avecforte I just thought of another easy test. Hold the buggy in the air and with both rear wheels hanging down spin one slowly. It will feel really notchy. Now hold the axles so they are level to the frame and do it again. They should be smooth. I’ll try and remember to put this in my next video.
Mine also got this issue. There’s just not enough grease in both differentials front and rear. Once I reapply more grease, the rattling noise noticably gone. Also try to alter the height of your RC so the dogbones are straight with the ground.
Very interesting , I’ve gone brushless but still have the motor and esc as spares for something else 👍🏻
Cam row drone thanks bro! 👍🏻👍🏻 This one will be brushless after the last testing is done. If I don’t kill anything I’m going to use the electronics to build a recovery boat.
I conected 3s turnigy 2200mah 25-30c battery and diode instantly exploded as soon i gave little bit throtle instantly disconected battery removed diode remains then reconected it seems runing without problem i wonder is it safe to use that battery? as i understand diode is for controling current when its coasting because motor can generate voltage back to esc and burn it also i wonder whats stoping will be is it going to stop or instantly go in reverse.. ? IN GENERAL is it safe? or its going to burn esc?
OwlShadow on my car I didn’t see any difference with or without. I think this ESC is best used with 2s.
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My diode burned out when i put a 3s in one of my wl toys after 4 good runs even pulling off wheellies on stock
Some of them do ok and others won’t even move a foot. The ESC says it’s rated for 7.4v so I just don’t recommend using 3s in these cars anymore.
Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day and be safe out there.
Nice video, I still have a radio shack in my town👍👍👊👊
Kurt Weishaar cool. Thanks my friend, I appreciate it. 👍🏻👍🏻
I know there is one in South Dakota. There aren’t many left and none of them are like they were in the ‘70’s.
Great video 👍 really enjoyed watching 😊 my friend
Sorry for the late reply. I’m having a lot of stuff lately that’s getting filtered for some reason.
Thanks for watching and stay safe out there. 💯👍🏻👍🏻
great video. i used to live At radio shack in my cb days...its nice to see if mods like circuit mods work instead of throwing money at this cars. wonder what a capacitor would do to it.
tony kingme1x thanks a bunch. 🙏💯👍🏻 If I can find some pavement that doesn’t have snow on it I’ll see if being under a load changes anything (it could) but I’m leaning toward it not making any difference. The diode should be there just to protect the circuit from reverse voltage spikes.
If you remember the very first component in you CB was a 1n4001 diode. They used it as a crowbar circuit to blow the fuse in case you hooked the radio up backward. It would pop the diode and cause a complete dead short but it protected the rest of the radio. If you put a large capacitor on the motor it could potentially give it a little more punch IF there was a voltage sag but I don’t think it would even be enough to notice or be worth the time.
I am doing this because I’ve heard from a bucket load of people that it did something so rather than relying on “guesstimations” I wanted to prove or disprove the mod.
It’s kinda like putting a loud muffler on a carbureted engine and not changing the jets in the carb. It “sounded” faster but in most cases it was actually slower.
I’m still looking for someone with a burned out ESC that killed it on 3s to send me one to dissect. I think I know what’s happening but until I see one I can’t say for sure.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.
awesome thanks for the answer.was just courious.keep up the great work
tony kingme1x Thank you very much.
I think it’s a different reason for everybody but if it’s custom then it’s kinda yours. 😃
Have a great night.
Amazing, I do believe it.
Billie Solomon Good morning and have a great day.
Hi, what should I do now? Leave the diode on or take it off. My ESC broke yesterday after I connected an s3 25c 1000 .. I can drive forwards and backwards but the steering does not work anymore: / that's for sure the esc or.. i never use a3s next time when i have a new esc :) only 2s :)
Rich Hair I don’t think the diode will do anything for you. I think you just need a new ESC. Both of my servos are still ok. Just my ESC burned out.
@@RCModSquad thank you
Rich Hair You’re welcome! I wish I had better news. Good luck! 🍀
Dam, I did the same with 3S.
anyone can fast forward or speed up videos if they like...so make them the way you like to.
That’s pretty much what I do now. I still try and trim out the stuff I can. It’s getting easier to edit as I go. 😃👍🏻
Don’t shut up. You’re the bob ross of RC
LOL thanks! I really appreciate the kind words. Have a great day and be safe out there!
these are massive wheels... how does it change this cars performance over stock wheels... is top end around 3 mph more??? does battery and esc/motor get hotter under same conditions...? thanks
They are too big. Everything got hot with the stock ESC and motor.
@@RCModSquad yeah maybe some wheels 20-30 percent more diameter would be pretty good ...like truggy tires... tose looked like 1/10th monster truck
@@roadstar499 I just grabbed them because my local hobby store was moving and had everything on sale so they didn’t have to move it.
@@RCModSquad i ordered some 1/10 scale drift wheels for mine last week... i am looking forward to seeing how it does... ..i never did drift wheels before seems pretty fun and you never need to buy tires...
@@roadstar499 I thought about building a set of drift tire. I might try that this summer.
What kind of wheels and tires are those ?
Here’s a link if you want a closer look.
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I took diode out and 3s runs esc works but servo isnt working. any ideas my friend?
seeze rec my guess is the the 3s battery killed the driver board for the servo which means you will have to change the ESC.
I’ve seen this happen to several cars now.
@@RCModSquad lol okay thanks man. I was running a venom 3s 20c 1300mah battery worked great no diode pop and both esc and motor ran pretty cool but wanted the extra runtime and I'm assuming because I bought a higher 3s 25c 2200mah ace gen that's what did it. Oh well looks like brushless upgrade us coming.
The black diode casing broke apart on mine today during my bashing video this afternoon 😆
PERTH WEST OZ RC heck of a bash session. 😂😂
Good video , just stumbled across this one, how’d I miss it? Lol
cooking with sherry no idea! 😃
Hi I received my 144001 😍😍😍.
But my esc has a small red button.
Since that isn't the v1 (big red switch) and the v2 is with that tiny tiny button that you modded.
Do you know what version is my esc? (Has a tiny red button on the ESC and a sticker 60A esc).
Thanks 🖖🖖
Rushan Randeniya Thanks for watching! 👍🏻 Maybe that’s V3? I haven’t seen that one yet.
If the axles stick slightly out of the Nylock nuts on the wheels then it sounds like they made another upgrade to the car. 👍🏻👍🏻
@@RCModSquad Yes they does.
Since I received it I never strength the nuts and they never come off
Interesting. I would figure they had a reason to add it. 😃👍
Outdoors4adventure me too but I’ve heard that for such a long time I figured I would test it. So far I see no reason to remove it. More test as soon as the weather clears. There could be a difference between load and no load performance. Thanks for watching. I enjoyed the coffee and the Built Bar was good too. Now if I can find them in the stores around here. LOL Thanks again.
Great rc
I like it. I have three of these. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day and be safe out there!
I remember Radio shack
There are still a few left but not many. It’s a bit sad.
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interesting mod
Thanks! 🙏It turned into more of a test since it didn’t make the car faster I leave it on the motor. Thanks for stopping by and your comment.
Have a great day and be safe out there!
Far too much detail. 18+ minutes on removing a diode 😆. Thanks for the information though
Alex Oliver removed and put back several times. 😃 You can’t be too sure with these urban legends.
Thanks for watching and have a great day.
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I popped my diode with a 3s battery. It made no difference
Awesome
My ESC smoked as soon as I added 3s, yet I've seen others like yourself have it work successfully
Mine ended up smoked also. I cover that in another video. I don’t recommend using 3s on this car. some get lucky and if you just do short drive it might be ok.
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I want to see it
Those tires didn’t work out but it was fun trying. 😃 Have a great day and be safe out there!
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15:26 3s do be like dat doe
Good morning 🌞
As much as those tires ballooned on 2s I decided not to try them on 3s. 😃
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@@RCModSquad Thanks! You too.
Are those wheels 87mm?
The inside and outside are two different sizes so it has to have the matching tires to work. The rim is about 60mm outside and 105mm inside.
Here's a link if you want to look at them. The image doesn't really show the rim. Mine have lasted well but you have to replace the whole thing.
amzn.to/474HXzF
wow
It didn’t work out very well with this ESC and motor. I might try it again some day.
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Hello muy friend. How can contact to you vía email? I have a vídeo of my 14401 trying to remove the steering column sleve, but its imposible. If you can help to me give me your mail and I send my vídeo. Thanks...
Alvaro Carrillo sorry for the slow reply. I’m not getting notifications.
LHJmobile @ gmail.com I’ll be happy to take a look if this isn’t too late.