Three of the five cars had dead batteries too, plus one was missing a wheel, so I'm out the cash and stuck with a pile of plastic shells, anyone else get burned by a 'bundle deal' that was just someone's trash?
I was skeptical about those 10 for $1 hot glue sticks but they hold just as good as the name brand ones on plastic and even thin metal parts. Has anyone tried them on rubber or silicone toy parts yet?
I spent two hours last week taking apart this old RC car that wouldn't move. Checked the batteries, checked the wires, everything looked fine. Turns out the glue holding the motor magnets had dried up and the whole thing was just stuck. A little drop of super glue on the magnet edges got it running again. Wish I knew that years ago instead of throwing out a dozen broken toys. Anyone else run into this with battery powered stuff?
I was taking apart this old RC car my nephew broke, and when I pulled the motor out, the plastic gear just crumbled in my hand. Happened last Thursday night around 9pm in my garage. Turns out the previous owner had glued the gear to the shaft instead of replacing it. Had to dremel out the glue and order a brass gear set for $8. Anyone else run into shoddy DIY fixes inside toys?
My kid's 2005 Furby wouldn't shut up about random gibberish, so I ripped the old speaker out and soldered in a piezo buzzer from an old alarm clock, and now it sounds like a haunted toaster, has anyone else tried swapping sound modules on these things to get a reaction out of people?
Read a post from a guy who said he trashes any toy with more than one motor because it's not worth the hassle, but I pulled 3 working DC motors from a broken Buzz Lightyear last Saturday and now I'm wondering if he's just lazy or if I'm wasting time on junk.
Last month I found a beat up RC car at a garage sale for $3. The drive gear had a crack right through the middle. My dad said just put super glue in the crack and let it sit. I did that, waited 2 hours for it to cure, then hit the throttle. The gear snapped clean in half after maybe 8 seconds of driving. Turns out super glue can't handle that kind of torque. I ended up ordering a replacement gear set for $7 online and it took about 20 minutes to swap out. Anyone else got a quick fix that completely failed on a toy?