tkigar

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OK I blew it !!!!! I was working in the garage and tripped on the receiver antenna. It snapped in the middle. Here is my question, Can i solder the wire together again and put some shrink tube on it? or did I just ruin a new 7 channel receiver? will it affect my freq? by being a lil shorter.......shorter meaning like 2-3 mm ? just enough to splice together? thanks for your help Tim

Steve Lewin

If it is JUST snapped in the middle you can reconnect it. It certainly won't affect the frequency and you will not notice any effect on the range from a couple of mm.

But do check very carefully that you did not strain the antenna connection inside the receiver when you snapped the wire. At the very least you should do a full range check.

Steve

Jemo

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A little bit shorter will never hurt you (at least not with antennas )

But more importantly, do as Steve suggested , make sure you did not pull out or damage the connection at the receiver.

Q-Ball

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I'll admit I've done the same thing and with no other choice decided to solder it back. Mine snapped closer to the reciever. Soldered it and it works fine.Do a good range check after you got it done.When you do the range check make sure you have someone kinda wiggling the antenna wire at a good distance to see if you get any unwanted movement.