AWK

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It seems like I just can't get this car to not glitch on my. I have tried every location of electronics possible and the car still has a severe glitch in it. I have tried moving the receiver on the servo, behind the motor, standing up in between the motor and receiver and nothing works. I have also tried a different receiver but they both produce the same results. I have also tried 3 different sets of crystals.

When I took the car to my local hobby shop, but the only advice they gave me was to get a new 2.4gHz system. I have compared my car to other TA05s and everyone has the same setup that I do.

My electronies are a Novak GTX, Novak XXL FM 75mHz, Checkpoint 19t, Futaba S9550 servo, and Futaba Magnum 3PDF radio.

shaneriley2

It could be the actual radio if you are getting all of these problems with different locations and crystals, as well as receivers. I do know that the servo turnbuckle is mounted incorrectly because of the way it looks in the pictures. You should mount the ball stud facing the rear of the car so that steering rod lines up better.

Dan the Man

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Does that reciever take crystals? They can fail over time. Have you tried another reciever combo, just to check that it isn't that either.

Dodgy connections can also cause RF noise, as well as poor soldered joints.

Good luck!

bukil

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Try this. Click the pic.

Mark

AWK

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Thanks for the advice, I will try it and get back to the track next week where I hope it will last more than 30 minutes.

Can anyone tell me the best way to clean the solder out of the holes for the wires on the GTX?

swopemike

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FM you shouldn't have this much problems, but... I have made an AM radio as glitch proof as I could (then I went DSM). For what it's worth, here is what all I did:

My major helps
- Try other receiver, etc, make sure it's not the equipment....
- Stand receiver on end or side with antenna end off chassis high as possible.
- Get receiver as far away as possible from ESC, motor and battery. My car had top plate and I put it on the front of the top plate. May sound crazy, but you might succeed up near the front bumper (not kidding).
- Keep the antenna wire away from the chassis and anything else conductive and/or RF noise. To do this, take your body reamer and carefully poke a hole in the side of your antenna tube, just big enough for the wire to enter, about 1 to 1.5 inches above the base, at a 45 to 60 degree upward angle. This way the antenna wire never touches or gets near the carbon fiber chassis.
- twist your battery wires together. there is an electromagnetic field between the + and -.
- make sure there is at least 2 good thick layers of servo tape under receiver.
- make sure receiver does not touch any carbon fiber on body anywhere

Minor helps, things that might help a bit
- make sure batteries are not shorting on carbon fiber chassis anywhere
- make sure receiver is not affected by servo (metal gears can cause glitching)
- make sure all metal to metal contact is well lubed, believe it or not this can cause problems.
- of course make sure your 19T motor is in good shape, not too much brush arcing... if it gets better after a comm cut and new brushes that's a clue.
- some people used to wrap the receiver and antenna base in aluminum foil. i never found this to help (carbon fiber chassis).

swopemike

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Looking again at your pictures, I think keeping antenna well away from chassis (antenna through side of tube trick) is most critical. I would try that first, then test receiver on top of servo again. Next to motor is hardest to avoid interference, farther away the better.

bukil

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I will post a pic of my 05 with the GTX installed in it as soon as I find my camera.

AWK

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Do you guys use 12 gauge or 14 gauge wires with the GTX? I have issues trying to use 12 gauge like I would like the the holes the size they are.

trf_racer

Use 14 Guage wire, it will be much easier to solder the connections.

bukil

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Here it is.

AWK

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Even with 19t motors? Wouldn't it be much better to go with 12 gauge for better power transfer?

Tucker101

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Chack your capacitors! my TC4 Only cam with 1 so they sent me a new motor from america and it had 3 capacitors so sheck them

nexxus

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Had a brand new 2PL do that to me, was a faulty transmitter in the end.

Ashley Cobb

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When my GT7 was on the way out, the motor would run stop start eratically and the steering would go back and forth like crazy.

Try another speed control.

Turns out one of the FET's was sending interference through to the receiver.