ORIGINAL: Eizhan
Hey, my Uncle just got my an NQD Tracer-2. My first ever boat! -squeals in happiness-
Anyway the problem is, I got a servo to work with the existing ESC, so when I turn right on
the trigger it turns right on the server. Okay, but when I press the throttle on the trigger,
I just hear this clicking sound. Do you have any idea what this is? I mean I'm so happy
I got the servo working, but now the throttle isn't. And it's so frustrating. I even cut of the
wires of one of the motors and only leave one motor connected, but it still didn't work.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Eizhan.
Hi, the Tracer-2 is a decent toy-standard boat. However RC-standard equiptment and toy-standard electronics don't go hand-in-hand. Was your servo used to control a rudder? You didn't really specify and that's the only use of a servo I can think off.
IMO, the best bet will be
1) Get a cheap AM radio.
2) Use an ESC to power both motors (wired parallel). Just make sure the ESC can deliver enough amps for the job. You'll also have to make sure one of the motors are hooked the opposite way compared to the other. This is because it will need to counter-rotate. Look at the props and you'll have an idea which motor is to be hooked up this way.
3) Install a rudder (you probably has done this already).
You'll get decent speeds with the above configuration. Most importantly, you'll have good throttle control and good cornering speeds. If you crave for even faster speeds, there are too many things that needs to be done and it will cost you a bomb.