ORIGINAL: BaM74
Yes, it came with the standard AM radio. I have removed and re-installed (by screwing in) the antenae several times again this morning to ensure a good seat.. I also liked your recommendation about the stering servo. I disconnected it and turned the car and remote off then back on but no change. The light on the ESC keeps blicking if I'm more than inches away.
I have not taken it outside just yet (the kids are up and it's his present so I'll have to wait until their in bed to try that). Would WiFi effect this? I do have wifi in the house but my guess is this will not effect it.
I am still very excited about this truck! I can't wait to get it running (I used to work in customer support for a different company and I have seen my fair share of things not work ''right out of the box''... it just can't be avoided 100% of the time). I'm confident Redcat will help if needed. I purchased this online from a hobby shop who has directed me to Redcat for this which I completely agree with.
I've been told they are sold out of the Vortex EPX so I'm hoping maybe they could send parts and let me send my parts back to them?? Hobby shop recommended Transmitter and receiver as first items, ESC as a secondary approach.
Thanks again for the input!
yeh, a guy who has the right idea! some people have a problem and just assume that redcats must all be junk. getting stuff new that doesnt work right can happen with anything we buy.
there is no fear of redcat not having any parts you may need. why they may be out of stock on vortex epx's, the vortex shares the same electronics and drivetrain as the tornado and volcano epx. so they will have plenty of parts. only the shock towers, wheels/tires bumpers and body differ from the tornado and volcano. i have both the tornado and volcano(brushless PRO versions) and was surprised by how tough they are! they can really take a beating.
you dont happen to have any other AM radios do you? if you do, you can put the radio crystal from the redcat into your other radio and test. if it still doesnt work, then you know the redcat radio is good. that just leaves the Reciever, ESC and servo. i agree with the hobby shop that the radio and reciever are most likely causes.
did you buy it from the hobby shop, or on-line? if you got it from the hobby shop, maybe the guys there would be willing to let you "test" another reciever and radio to see if that fixes the problem.