Motor causing Rx interference?
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Motor causing Rx interference?
So i've been having issues with my RC going out of range easily. I'm running a Hitec Agressor SRX pro on my brushless tamiya DF-03 buggy.
If i get more than 30 - 40 feet away, I experience throttle blipping and sometimes momentary cut-outs where I have no control. My receiver seems to be working fine, the antenna is wired up right (it does pass close to the motor, which may cause some interference?). I'm not sure if it's my radio system, or just the set up. My friend has a traxxas rustler with the stock AM tx/rx setup, no problems what so ever. I even switched my brushless setup over to it one day to see how fast it went. In between the 60mph wheelies, I noticed his car didn't get any interference at all, despite running my same motor/esc/batt setup, and we would get it as far as 200 feet away. The only difference is that his has the antenna wired up to the front of the car, away from the motor, where mine passes within an inch of the motor where it wires through the antenna tube. Could my motor be causing the interference?
If i get more than 30 - 40 feet away, I experience throttle blipping and sometimes momentary cut-outs where I have no control. My receiver seems to be working fine, the antenna is wired up right (it does pass close to the motor, which may cause some interference?). I'm not sure if it's my radio system, or just the set up. My friend has a traxxas rustler with the stock AM tx/rx setup, no problems what so ever. I even switched my brushless setup over to it one day to see how fast it went. In between the 60mph wheelies, I noticed his car didn't get any interference at all, despite running my same motor/esc/batt setup, and we would get it as far as 200 feet away. The only difference is that his has the antenna wired up to the front of the car, away from the motor, where mine passes within an inch of the motor where it wires through the antenna tube. Could my motor be causing the interference?
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I am not an experienced RC Car person so I have not used that particular radio. It appears to be 2.4Ghz?
http://www.hitecrcd.com/products/new...ro-2-4ghz.html
Have you tried moving your Rx, on the buggy, to get further away from the motor, just as a test, and then Range Testing it?
http://www.hitecrcd.com/products/sur...hz/atom-3.html
It appears to have one antenna. Perhaps reorienting the direction of the antenna?
Have you tried another Rx on your chassis? Did you say you tried your Rx on someone else's chassis?
http://www.hitecrcd.com/products/new...ro-2-4ghz.html
Have you tried moving your Rx, on the buggy, to get further away from the motor, just as a test, and then Range Testing it?
http://www.hitecrcd.com/products/sur...hz/atom-3.html
It appears to have one antenna. Perhaps reorienting the direction of the antenna?
Have you tried another Rx on your chassis? Did you say you tried your Rx on someone else's chassis?
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RE: Motor causing Rx interference?
I have the FM version of the pro. It has the removable module, so I could switch to 2.4 if i can find one. I don't really have any other FM Rx's to use at the moment, so I'm going to have to buy one to see if it works out. I tried looking for the 2.4 module, but all I'm finding it their 6+ channel ones for their plane controllers.
I'm going to try a different antenna placement. If that doesn't work, I think I'll try a different Rx.
I'm going to try a different antenna placement. If that doesn't work, I think I'll try a different Rx.
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RE: Motor causing Rx interference?
Check for any metal to metal contact, a possible source of RF interference.
Motor bearings, wheel bearings, exhaust manifold & muffler/pipe, etc.
Get a helper and do a range check as per factory specs.
RX been in a crash?
Try a shield insulating motor from antenna?
Just a few thoughts...
Motor bearings, wheel bearings, exhaust manifold & muffler/pipe, etc.
Get a helper and do a range check as per factory specs.
RX been in a crash?
Try a shield insulating motor from antenna?
Just a few thoughts...
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RE: Motor causing Rx interference?
ORIGINAL: safeTwire
Check for any metal to metal contact, a possible source of RF interference.
Motor bearings, wheel bearings, exhaust manifold & muffler/pipe, etc.
Get a helper and do a range check as per factory specs.
RX been in a crash?
Try a shield insulating motor from antenna?
Just a few thoughts...
Check for any metal to metal contact, a possible source of RF interference.
Motor bearings, wheel bearings, exhaust manifold & muffler/pipe, etc.
Get a helper and do a range check as per factory specs.
RX been in a crash?
Try a shield insulating motor from antenna?
Just a few thoughts...
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RE: Motor causing Rx interference?
The control system for a brushless motor is a good RF interference generator. An FM-PPM system is especially vulnerable to this RF. The best solution is to move to 2.4GHZ.
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RE: Motor causing Rx interference?
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The control system for a brushless motor is a good RF interference generator. An FM-PPM system is especially vulnerable to this RF. The best solution is to move to 2.4GHZ.
The control system for a brushless motor is a good RF interference generator. An FM-PPM system is especially vulnerable to this RF. The best solution is to move to 2.4GHZ.
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RE: Motor causing Rx interference?
If you make your installation as much like your friernd's truck as possible, I think you have a good chance of solving the problem without changing radios.
I found a lot of links to the Hitec 2.4 module but all say 'out of stock' until late February (which may really mean July).
One link http://www3.omnimodels.com/cgi-bin/w...I=HRCL4100&P=0
I found a lot of links to the Hitec 2.4 module but all say 'out of stock' until late February (which may really mean July).
One link http://www3.omnimodels.com/cgi-bin/w...I=HRCL4100&P=0