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Old 08-14-2008, 09:11 PM
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Default Revo 3.3 electrical problems

My Revo quit responding to controls. I charged the receiver battery and then just got a red light on the opti drive. Now I have nothing when I turn on the receiver battery. No lights on the opti drive control unit and no servo response. The batteries are good and the connections/wires appear intact. Does anyone have any ideas?
Old 08-14-2008, 10:09 PM
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Default RE: Revo 3.3 electrical problems

Maybe your reciever went bad. swap it if u can.
Old 08-14-2008, 10:13 PM
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Default RE: Revo 3.3 electrical problems

yeah maybe bad receiver, or have you gotten it wet at all?! Electronics+H2O=Not Good
Old 08-14-2008, 10:22 PM
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Default RE: Revo 3.3 electrical problems

Could be a bad on/off switch.
Old 08-15-2008, 12:34 AM
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Default RE: Revo 3.3 electrical problems

are your radio(controller) batterys charged?
Old 08-15-2008, 08:40 AM
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Default RE: Revo 3.3 electrical problems

yeah could be alot of things they said, sounds like somethins broke switch, receiver ect... maybe you could check some stuff with a voltmeter to see if its getting any voltage..
Old 08-15-2008, 09:06 AM
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Default RE: Revo 3.3 electrical problems

well when my t-maxx did that....when no lights light up ....i did away with opti drive because it would be second time 1 replaced it....the reciver was fine
Old 08-15-2008, 09:59 AM
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yeah I agree with him could be your optidrive if it was red at first and then no lights sounds like that is what must have failed.
Old 08-15-2008, 10:09 AM
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Check my ads if you want one. I have one thats hardly used for sale.
Old 08-15-2008, 10:14 AM
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Default RE: Revo 3.3 electrical problems

Yep.....sounds like its probably the opti drive itself that went bad. Either that or it could be the receiver. I would try swapping the receiver first just so hopefully u can rule that out as a possible cause...
Old 08-15-2008, 10:39 AM
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Default RE: Revo 3.3 electrical problems

tRY BYPASSING YOUR ON/OFF SWITCH FIRST. tHEY ARE KNOWN TO GO OUT OR GET CLOGGED WITH GRIT AND NOT MAKE A GOOD CONNECTION. jUST PLUG YOUR PACK STRAIGHT TO YOUR RECEIVER. iF THAT DOES NOT WORK BYPASS YOUR OPTI TO RULE IT DAMAGED OR WHATEVER. Sorry for the caps...

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