Beginning last week, and continuing this week, my VTX8 is exhibiting consistent shutoff/lockout behavior.

The motor runs at full power for 4-5 laps and then the VTX8 goes into some sort of safety mode:

1) The forward and reverse led's blink at the same rate as the normal green 'blinky mode' led and all power to the motor is stopped.

2) Power to the servo continues, as well as power to the transponder.

3) Neither the VTX8 or the VF8 motor are even close to being in thermal shutdown. The motor has been around 130 degrees each time it stopped. The VTX8 is cool at under 110 degrees.

4) As soon as the VTX8 is re-booted, it functions normally- even if it's only 10 seconds later. Then it will run normally for a 4-5 more laps, only to shut down again.

The VTX8 worked consistently well for the past 4 months and this is the first sign of a problem. Is there a 'reset' function under which I can wipe out all of the custom profiles and return it to it's original factory setting?

Or am I looking at sending it back to get fixed?

Robert Conner
Omaha, Nebraska