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09-11-2007, 07:40 PM
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Boat runs fine steers fine but after a few minutes on the water , the throttle stick wide open and the steering also lock up and the radio cannot control the throttle or the steering. Anyone have any idea what the problem is? Any help would be appreciated.
09-11-2007, 10:00 PM
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RE: Help !!
What Rx-Tx are you using? How long is the antenna protruding from the top of the hatch? Are the very many electrical devices in operation where you experienced the problem?
09-11-2007, 11:53 PM
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RE: Help !!
well I would think radio failure but the radio controlls 3 boats and only does it with this one. I also used the same battery and radio on another boat on the same day. So I am not sure if it would be the battery or the radio. The radio box is always dry as well however I have flipped that boat like 3 time and dried out the box. But this happened months after the last flipped. I just find it puzzling that the steering and throttle servo would do the same thing at once. And there is never any other electronics around to .
09-12-2007, 12:58 AM
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RE: Help !!
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well I would think radio failure but the radio controlls 3 boats and only does it with this one. I also used the same battery and radio on another boat on the same day. So I am not sure if it would be the battery or the radio. The radio box is always dry as well however I have flipped that boat like 3 time and dried out the box. But this happened months after the last flipped. I just find it puzzling that the steering and throttle servo would do the same thing at once. And there is never any other electronics around to .
well I would think radio failure but the radio controlls 3 boats and only does it with this one. I also used the same battery and radio on another boat on the same day. So I am not sure if it would be the battery or the radio. The radio box is always dry as well however I have flipped that boat like 3 time and dried out the box. But this happened months after the last flipped. I just find it puzzling that the steering and throttle servo would do the same thing at once. And there is never any other electronics around to .
09-12-2007, 03:15 AM
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RE: Help !!
are you running a resistor plug? have you changed the plug recently ?,if your not running a resistor plug then get one as a normal plug will cause interference 
.it could also be water in the rx or connectors if you flipped and everything got wet?.
.it could also be water in the rx or connectors if you flipped and everything got wet?.
09-12-2007, 03:22 AM
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RE: Help !!
It must be reciever probs low battery will usually slow the servos down then fail,check the battery with a meter after failure then this will indicate if the battery is at fault. If you run a failsafe disscontect and see if the fault persists.The reciever if it is damp or after being dunked in water and dried will often develop this type of prob.
09-13-2007, 10:57 PM
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RE: Help !!
well on the same day I will use the same radio and battery and have no problems , i will try the crystal. I also got the plugs from the same place for all my boats so I don't think it would be the plug
