T4 Reception Problems

[mrmike1294]

Hello,

Any help you can give me is much appreciated. I've had a T4 for quite a while with the stock set-up, and the reception has always been a minimum of 300 yds (basically out of site). Just a couple days ago, I purchased a Sidewinder 5700 BL combo, and upgraded to a 8 cell battery, but I still kept everything else stock. Every time I drive it, the T4's reception range goes down (although it started out good), and now it is down to like 30 feet without twitching. Any ideas what the problem is?

Thanks,

mrmike1294

[not home]

Originally Posted by mrmike1294

Hello,

Any help you can give me is much appreciated. I've had a T4 for quite a while with the stock set-up, and the reception has always been a minimum of 300 yds (basically out of site). Just a couple days ago, I purchased a Sidewinder 5700 BL combo, and upgraded to a 8 cell battery, but I still kept everything else stock. Every time I drive it, the T4's reception range goes down (although it started out good), and now it is down to like 30 feet without twitching. Any ideas what the problem is?

Thanks,

mrmike1294

well your batteries in your remote could be one uhhh
possibly your antenna on the tx could be loose
rip in the rx antenna

[xDaRReLLx87]

without knowing your radio and receiver, I can only ask if you have ever cleaned the connectors?

[mrmike1294]

Originally Posted by xDaRReLLx87

without knowing your radio and receiver, I can only ask if you have ever cleaned the connectors?

My controller is the stock Associated XP2, and the reciever is the stock Associated TR203A.

Thanks.

[mrmike1294]

Originally Posted by not home

well your batteries in your remote could be one uhhh
possibly your antenna on the tx could be loose
rip in the rx antenna

I dont think it is the batteries in the controller because it worked fine before I installed the 5700...I'll still try different ones anyway. What do you mean by "rip in the tx antenna"??

Thanks.

[mrmike1294]

Hey Guys,

I just wanted to add one other thing: I have narrowed down the problem to the following:

5700 Motor: No (different motor does the same thing)
Sidewinder ESC: No (different ESC does the same thing)
Battery: No (I don't think that would have any effect on the reception)
Controller: No (different controller does the same thing)
Controller batteries: No (different batteries do the same thing)
Servo: Highly unlikely.
Receiver: Probably

So, now that I think it's the receiver, how should I go about testing it? Do I have to purchase a new one just to try it?

Thanks!

mrmike1294

P.S. I have it geared 20/87 (stock) and I clocked it at over 35mph on my 8 cell. I could probably push it much faster with a larger pinion, though.