ksj44

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hi there, i don't know if anyone can help me but my gt7 esc is causing my radio system to glitch. i am running a novak xxl reciever and a futaba radio system and every time i try to put my reciever within 2 inches of my speed control it starts to glitch(with the motor running). i have taken the reciever and moved it around the chassis (with the motor running) and every time it is near the esc it starts to glitch bad. i have it mounted in a X-ray t1fk, and the way the chassis is laid out i have to either put the reciever by the speed control beside the esc or on the servo, which isn't ideal. i have tried the standard reciever and a different motor and i still have the problem. i have put aluminum foil between the two and it helped a little, but it still glitches every once in a while. i don't know if this is a common problem with the gt7, and if it is fixable. i had a similar layout in my tc3 (same electronics) and never had a problem. i hope someone can help. thanks keith

ksj44

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anybody?

Scottmisfits

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Is any part of the antenna touching any metal or carbon fibre parts? Or graphite? If it is, this could be part of the problem.

See if someone in your area has a spektrum reciever. That could narrow down the problem as they are not supposed to hear the car noises in terms of the electrical stuff.

rcguy2477

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Has there ever been any damage sustained to the esc?

I once had an esc that had some water get in it. It seemed to work fine afterward, but my car had a lot glitching. After hooking it up to a machine from Nomadio, I discovered that the esc was actually emitting a frequency that would interfere with the radio signal (this was abnormal for the esc I had, a lrp 7.1v).

ksj44

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as far as i can tell there is no contact with the antenna and metal or carbon fiber. i usually take a peice of large shrink wrap and put it around the exposed antenna wire to make sure it doesn't have contact with anything. i have tried to take the reciever loose, of the chassis, and move it around while the motor was running and moved it around the chassis and as it starts to get closer to the esc it starts to glitch. so it must be the speed control, right? if i had a different esc i would try it, but i don't. i am not sure if this is normal of the gt7? as far as speed control damage, i guess it is possible. i had the large capacitor get dented one time but i replaced it soon after. i have noticed the bottom of the new one has bulged out some recently and i am not sure why or if this could be part of the problem? i'm not sure what the function of this is, but i thought it affected the speed control under breaking. thanks for the help and any more will be appreciated.

keith

Scottmisfits

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If the bottom has bulged out, you might have overheated it. See if any of the other local racers have some equipment that you can try out. You can just bench test it so you don't have to take it out on the track. If everything works, leave the antenna down and walk away about 50-75 feet. If it works from that distance with the antenna down, you're good.
Try it with as much different equipment as you can. Motor's, ESC's, Receivers, servo's. You'll narrow it down that way.

ksj44

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problem solved! i installed a new gtx this weekend and the glitch went away. evidently the gt7 was releasing some sort of interference. i wonder if it would be worth wild to send it back to novak. i'm not sure if they can fix this problem. thanks for the help

keith

asw7576

I don't know what happen with my car....... It glitches to full throttle The full throttle glitch ONLY exist during the first 1 minute playing ( I guess it only glitch when the battery is full ).

My ESC is LRP QC2 and Receiver Futaba PCM R113ip. My receiver is insulated by alluminium foil on the side, bottom and underneath. All equipments are new.

I also have insulated the wire antenna with heat shrink tube at location where the antenna wire touch the graphite. I suspect either the Rcvr or LRP QC2 is the culprit Please see the photo for examination.

What do you suggest ?

howard hudson

make sure That the slots for the batteries have been sealed with CA glue. A raw edge there will cause a glitch. Make sure you use at least three pieces of servo tape for your receiver and ESC . make sure the caps on the motor are good if not replace caps or replace motor.

If glitch is still there get a YOKOMO noise filter, use the two part shielding that it come with for the reciver ( not aluminum foil ) After all this you should be glitch free

below you will see one installed on a Xray fk

to get one click on this link
http://www.speedtechrc.com/store/ebp...nid=64&id=2193

asw7576

I like the choke system of yours ......, that choke is for ESC wire or Steering Servo wire ?

Team Duratrax

Replacing the capacitor on the GT7 could help. I had a mate who had a glitching problem with his GT7, and as soon as he replaced the cap. all his glitching problems were gone.

Also, are you using an AM system?

asw7576

I'm using Futaba PCM, btw, are you refering to the big capacitor ?

Red RSX

True, my friend also had the same cause, the cap has some dent and insulator comes off, might be some short circuit inside it.

Team Duratrax

Yes, that big capacitor that is separated from the ESC.

Red RSX

I ever have this kind of probs, I use JR Receiver R300 with Sanwa VRX and GTX esc.

where did you put aluminum foil insulator? inside that receiver? I can't see on your BD,

1st, in my case, after check wiring, antenna, motor condition, etc. thoroughly, I found out that when I check / open receiver casing thera are some small rock / debris nested inside this behind the receiver PCB and I think cause random internal short circuit on it> glitch,

Please you may check inside the receiver casing.

2nd, easy way > have you try put other motor, if then OK then check the prev. motor.
sometimes :
- rotor comm are in bad condition, long time no lathe or forget clean up the groove after lathe (FREQUENTLY).
- blown out motor capasitor (3 pcs on endbell) (SOMETIMES).
- blown out schottky diode (RARELY) due to mis connection when brea in brushes.

strange glitch can occurs on full batt condition almost sure due to big arcing brush vs comm (due to bad comm condition..) that can't be absorbed by the (damaged) motor capasitor..

3rd, if 1st and 2nd OK, QC2 is waterproof rite? whatever..
try switch to another ESC on that combo.. If OK then its the bug,

hope you find out the cure immediately save your BD from broken parts unnecessarily, goodluck..

sorry for long post..