John Ramsay

Thanks for all the useful replies. I will try to get an alternative made up. Thanks again everybody .

Thanks. I only need the controller.

My grandson has a small Maverick (ION DT) car. Although the car is pretty robust, the build quality of the controller is less impressive and it has now failed and need replacing. Given the quality issue, I cant see the point of buying an identical controller. I know virtually nothing about RC cars, so please bear with me if my questions appear daft! Money is in short supply this Christmas, so: 1) Is it possible and/or sensible to try to find a second had controller ? If so where would I begin looking? 2) How will I know if it is compatible with the car? 3) If second hand is impossible, can anyone recommend a reasonable quality, but not too expensive brand I could search out,and a possible supplier (preferably near stoke-on-trent)? Many thanks for any responses

It is dry, rarely dropped and clean :( Looks like more expense! It's an expensive hobby this one!!!! thanks for the advice :)

My grandson has an Ion that brings him lots of pleasure. However, the controller is acting up. The red led, which flashes when the batteries are getting low, begins to flash a few seconds after new batteries are loaded and the controller then fails. We have tried various different types of battery but the fault remains. Help please!! Thank you in anticipation

Thank you very much for all the advice. I will now go away and find out what LIPO means!!!!

I bought a Binergy 28408 1500mah pack at christmas and have used it for around 30 minutes once or twice a week since. 6 months later, when fully charged using a functioning charger, it is behaving as though nearly depleted -i.e. working , stopping after a couple of minutes, then working again after a couple of minutes, then stopping again and so on. The car works perfectly with a different battery. Is this life-span normal?

Thank you very much. This forum and the people who supply answers is an invaluable resource for beginners like me.

Can anyone recommend a suitable lubricant for the nylon diffs on a small car maverick ION please?

Thank you for the very fast, comprehensive and really useful reply. :)

A guy at the local track recommended that I replace the nylon gears with metal ones (see picture) . I can only find metal replacements for the small gears on the end of the main drive shaft not the main nylon one in the diffs. Would a metal main drive shaft gear damage the nylon one in the diff? Can I safely run with gears made from different materials?

I was afraid you would say that!!! Thanks.

Thank you for the clarification :)

My grandson's Maverick has developed a mysterious intermittent cracking, clicking or snapping sound. By disconnecting the rear wheel drives I have isolated it to the front end. It becomes louder and more frequent when accelerating sharply. The car still drives and there is no obvious damage to the front gears or dogbones that I can spot. However, he did break the plastic ring at the bottom of one of the springs on a shock absorber recently. Has anyone got any ideas what might be causing the noise?

Thanks very much. My grandson will be happy now :)