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Old 10-13-2008, 07:15 AM
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I have a Airtronics 959 in my truggy, and have noticed while I accelerate or hold the throttle wide open, the steering servo moves left to right, not a lot but it def. moves, is this a sign of the throttle going bad?? or something else?? I've had the servo for maybe 2 years.....
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Airtronics doesn`t have a 959 servo . All their servos start with 94 and are six characters long .
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Originally Posted by Toiffel
I have a Airtronics 959 in my truggy, and have noticed while I accelerate or hold the throttle wide open, the steering servo moves left to right, not a lot but it def. moves, is this a sign of the throttle going bad?? or something else?? I've had the servo for maybe 2 years.....
Sounds like a faulty ground or receiver error.
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Well, the possibilities are endless.
Here's a link to some info that may point you in the right direction.

http://www.rchobbies.org/cars_stop-radio-glitching.htm

Good luck and let us know how it turns out.
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Sometimes this happens when the insulation is worn on a wire and is toughing metal , or touching another servo wire , or antenna wire . But it could be dozens of small things . If you have a spare steering servo try it and see if the same happens or not .
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Originally Posted by Briguy
Airtronics doesn`t have a 959 servo . All their servos start with 94 and are six characters long .
I meant 359
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Do you mean 94359Z ?

Check the wires and try a different servo .
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Originally Posted by Briguy
Do you mean 94359Z ?

Check the wires and try a different servo .
wow, yes we are talking about
Airtronics 94359Z
Weight 2.18 oz
Dimensions 1.54x0.79x1.47
Torque @ 4.8V 160inch/oz @ 6v 200inch/oz
Speed @ 4.8V .13 Sec @ 6v .10 sec
Coreless motor and 2 ball bearings

Not to be confused with ??????????
C'mon stop being soo complicated.......
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Airtronics has older models that have your 359 number in it . Can`t do much help unless we know which servo you have . complicated ? No .
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Lotta sticklers for detail here. Maybe it's a good thing.

Just check out that link. You should be able to track it down.
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I've had bad switches cause weird things to happen to servos. Everything from glitches to an occasional runaway...
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tnx Heliman I''l do that and will switch servos too!!!
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yeah I'll probably bypass on/off switch make sure that's not the cause. I just thought that my
Airtronics 94359Z
Weight 2.18 oz
Dimensions 1.54x0.79x1.47
Torque @ 4.8V 160inch/oz @ 6v 200inch/oz
Speed @ 4.8V .13 Sec @ 6v .10 sec
Coreless motor and 2 ball bearings

was getting old and tired.
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