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Old 04-08-2012 | 06:18 PM
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Guys, yesterday my buggy lost steering on a bad landing. I thought my servo blew but it turns out that the connector pulled out of the receiver. Usually, smaller is better but in this case the receiver is so small it is creating issues with the plugs. If you look closely, you will see the the two middle plugs aren't all the way in - the pins are still visible Also, they are kind of jammed in there almost wanting to pull out. I am afraid this might continue to happen unless I kind find a way to secure the connectors. Any ideas besides tie wraps?
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Old 04-08-2012 | 06:24 PM
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Electrical tape?
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Old 04-08-2012 | 06:30 PM
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Its the red JST connector. Replace it with a 3pin servo type connector and they will all fit just fine.
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Old 04-08-2012 | 06:33 PM
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Hadn't thought about that. That seems like a good permanent type fix. Thanks.
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Old 04-08-2012 | 07:50 PM
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shave the steps of the connectors down with a dremal ,it will give you more room to plug into the receiver, thats what i did and havent had a problem yet ,been 5yrs ,, good luck !!
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Old 04-08-2012 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by rc racer 103
shave the steps of the connectors down with a dremal ,it will give you more room to plug into the receiver, thats what i did and havent had a problem yet ,been 5yrs ,, good luck !!
100% what this man said ^^^^^^^^^^... i have to do this on ko recievers also!! just grind them flat and they will be good to go... jeremy

p.s. nice chatting on fb with ya pete...
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Old 04-08-2012 | 09:02 PM
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Thanks RC Racer and Jeremy. I will try that first and if needed then replace the connector.

Pleasure was all mine Jeremy!
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