EEEEK! Problem....

Glad to hear it is fixed! ALso glad it was a fence and not block wall!

Cheers

:027:

[Sylvester]

Its not 100% fixed, i still have testing to do, but so far it looks to be functioning pretty well! But hey, i shouldnt be complaining, you went through a couple of escs/motors, by the way, did you just junk all that stuff or what?

Originally Posted by Sylvester

by the way, did you just junk all that stuff or what?

9920 should be on its way to Germany. 8xl was replaced by Mike. 12020 was replaced by Mike. I still haven't heard why one leg of a cap would consistently burn off. I made 2 seven cell packs with the trinity/sanyo batts and they suck. IB 4200 are shot. Too many of them where actually leaking stuff. I might have a couple of good cells, but for now they are just sitting in my parts box.

Good luck with yours. It sounds like you are well on your way.

[Sylvester]

Yea, somtimes things are just meant to happen, i guess. Thats cool that you got some of your stuff back!

Originally Posted by Sylvester

Yea, somtimes things are just meant to happen, i guess. Thats cool that you got some of your stuff back!

Mike was a lot of help.

[nl12]

sylvester that is the same radio I have for my truck I am a bit worried now, I really dont want a run away 2240, should I find a different radio?
coolhand, I hope mine does not want to do full throttle reverse on startup if it does I guess I could power up the recever, then switch on my MGM.

[Sylvester]

Dont worry, it should serve you well, i think something in the receiver was wrong, but when i first got it, the antenna wire inside was very loose, its somthing you should check.

[BrianG]

Yeah, I also have that controller and am a tad worried too...

When you are binding the receiver, are you setting the throttle/steering at the positions you want for failsafe? I have mine set for neutral and full left steering. I figure if the throttle still goes forward or backwards at WOT, at least it will go in circles and not a mile down the road. :) Every once in a while, I test the failsafe by putting the truck on a stand and shutting off the transmitter to see if everything goes to the failsafe positions I set.

[Sylvester]

yea, im gonna try to re-bind everything, im probably gonna set the failsafe position to somthing like yours, but what if theres a tree to your left!! ;)

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by Sylvester

yea, im gonna try to re-bind everything, im probably gonna set the failsafe position to somthing like yours, but what if theres- a tree to your left!! ;)

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Lol, well, I suppose. Usually, you lose speed on turns so hitting a tree won't be as bad (hopefully). At the very least, turning on failsafe will be less likely to hit or get hit by something bigger and more destructive... like a car! :)

And to an earlier post: you can plug the battery into any connector, including AUX. The only advantage to using the dedicated BATT connector for the power is that it leaves the AUX channel free for an AUX servo connector. The battery and ground contacts are all in direct parallel inside the receiver - only the signal wires are seperate. Some people add a capacitor on the power connections of the AUX channel to help smooth out the UBEC voltage and it also adds a little amperage boost for short durations. This helps the servos to respond a bit faster and is easier on the UBEC. Just like our BL motors (or brushed motors for that matter), the most current is pulled at the beginning; A servo acts the same way.

[coolhandcountry]

The way I understand it gustav it is in the receiver not the trans mitter. it is no wire to run in a modul.
If you power up the rx first and then the esc you will have no problem. I thought I set mine to fail safe in neutrel. I have to check this out.

[Gustav]

Originally Posted by coolhandcountry

The way I understand it gustav it is in the receiver not the trans mitter. it is no wire to run in a modul. .

It's in the transitter modules i think,the antenna that runs to the little stubby ariel on the side of the Tx.it says 'how to check your transmitter module'.I think it's just for those with the modules and not a worry for DX3 owners.I think i'm going to get one,a DX3 with the extra free reciever.Have you guys that have them noticed any improvement in radio range or less glitching than with FM?The overhead power lines at my house seem to cause interference on 27MHz.

Originally Posted by Gustav

The overhead power lines at my house seem to cause interference on 27 MHz.

yeah they do that if their underground too, we have a 27MHz blackspot on our track because the power cables for a nearby sports centre run underneath the field....not ideal, but it does prompt everyone to go 40 which can only be good.....anyone who runs a £££ truck on 27MHz in the UK needs their head testing...IMO.

. Gustav love your truck :043: go Spektrum. turn it on any ware with confidence is the best thing about it for me. no more waiting for a peg......Brilliant:043:

Sylvester...I'm still grieving, give it time and I will embarrass myself with the tale....:013:

[Gustav]

Originally Posted by cabking

Sylvester...I'm still grieving, give it time and I will embarrass myself with the tale....:013:

Oh go on man ,tell us,i had a 36120 go smoke recently by connecting it to the programming cable.I need to send it to BK to find out what went wrong,i hope i didn't connect the 4 AAs to the cable reverse polarity.Is it more embarrassing than that?

I had a similar issue with the BK and the Spektrum, it would want to take off when it was connected, The fix was to install a switch and turn the RX on (via UBEC) after the main batteries were connected.

although it doesn't do it with the Shultze.........:002: