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Old 03-27-2011 | 06:29 AM
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new at this can someone help me. build a airboat. battery got charge the servo will not work. they make a little noise first plug them in that all. they sitting about 1 1/2 apart</p>
Old 03-27-2011 | 09:00 AM
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new at this can someone help me. build a airboat. battery got charge the servo will not work. they make a little noise first plug them in that all. they sitting about 1 1/2 apart</p>
Did you connect the battery and servo connectors to the receiver properly? If they're backwards the servo won't work. Also make sure the receiver and servo connections are free of corrosion (that is if this is used equipment).

Are both servos not working or just one of them? (I'm assuming its a 2-channel radio)
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yes . check all plugs. battery full. remote got new batterys. i got the battery its was good. check pass the off on switch had power. servo wont work
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yes . check all plugs. battery full. remote got new batterys. i got the battery its was good. check pass the off on switch had power. servo wont work
Can you take a picture of your receiver with the servo and battery leads plugged into it?
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i can send it to u by text on my cell phone. 330-413-0593 thanks for the help
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what radio is it? if the servos move a little when you turn on the receiver then that usually means its not getting signal. if your transmitter does not have an indicator light, make sure it is actually getting power. make sure the crystals are plugged in(if your radio uses crystals) if ti is one of those synthesized radios make sure the receiver and transmitter are on the same channel. if it is 2.4ghz you need to bind the transmitter and receiver. <div>
</div><div>and like <span style="font-family: tahoma, verdana, arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ">1QwkSport2.5r  said, make sure it is all plugged in right. </span></div>
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what radio is it? if the servos move a little when you turn on the receiver then that usually means its not getting signal. if your transmitter does not have an indicator light, make sure it is actually getting power. make sure the crystals are plugged in(if your radio uses crystals) if ti is one of those synthesized radios make sure the receiver and transmitter are on the same channel. if it is 2.4ghz you need to bind the transmitter and receiver. <div>
</div><div>and like <span style=''font-family: tahoma, verdana, arial; font-size: 11px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; ''>1QwkSport2.5r said, make sure it is all plugged in right. </span></div>
I talked to him on the phone - he has 2 different radios 1 AM and 1 FM, 4 different servos. He tried both radios, bypassing the on-off switch, switching the servos to different channels, etc. Pretty much did everything a guy should do and still got nothing. I'm pretty sure he's going to take it back to the place he got it from and talk to the guy.

He sent me a picture of the Rx, and it looked like it was hooked up right. (Servo plugs were in the right way) When the on/off switch was bypassed, one servo moved about 1/8" and thats it. No more response. The Rx is matched to the Tx on the same channel/crystals.

The guy he got the radio gear from tested everything before it went out the door. (came off a crashed plane) The FM radio is a 7 channel from the plane and the AM 3-channel was a new unit off the shelf I believe.
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Did you ever sort out the trouble with your radio and servos? I didnt get a change to get on the forum yesterday much but I figured I'd check back and see whats up..

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