Originally Posted by
ercwhtsd
You said you have "tested" the servo outside of the car. Was it with a servo tester or the radio gear that came with the car?
If you are able, test the servo in another car, with a known working radio system.
The steering servo has to be plugged into the slot marked "1" or "str" and esc should be in "2" or "motor/esc".
Make sure the signal wire on the servo lead is in the correct orientation when it's plugged in. It could be white/orange/or yellow and should be to the "outside" or "right" when looking down at the rx and being able to read the sticker.
My first guess, after having to deal with these internet specials first hand in the shop, is it is a bad receiver/crystal.
Thank you for responding!
I don't have a servo tester, so I just plugged in the servo to the receiver without anything else on it to test it.
The servo was definitely in the correct port, thanks for clarifying which one it should be in.
I can only plug the servo in one way, so that can't be the problem.
I've had the car sitting in my room for about a year and a half. If receivers can take damage over time, that could be the problem. Embarrassingly, I forgot to mention that the antenna on my remote is broken. (It's telescoping, and the top two segments snapped off.) I didn't think that would cause a problem, but now I am not so sure... could that be it?
The receiver is the last stock electronic piece on my car xD Maybe it's time to get a new one of those...
Originally Posted by
blis
Before you get upset even further, look for a digital radio TX+RX, post on the wanted threads and expect to pay $50-$100 not a penny more. Your AM radio WILL just add fuel to your fire and none of us want to see ppl not enjoying our hobby.
As others mentioned, best thing to do is grab your gear and find the nearest RC race track, get to meet the guys, have a good day and you might end up having a great day and at best someone with empathy might even give you an old radio to use.
It's heartbreaking for many of us that have been in RC for a while to see ppl like yourself want to enjoy it and feel like they are totally let down. Your post seems like a very logical approach so the only thing you can blame yourself for is not coming to RCTech or going to a track and asking questions first.
Chin up mate... once it's working, it'll be all smiles.
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NOTE: A few things to check.
Was the servo centered before you put the servo horn on
Is the Transmitter set with End Point adjustments correctly
Is the Transmitter Steering Rate at ZERO
I live in Beijing, and I haven't seen any RC car tracks around here.
If I see one, I will definitely check it out. I'll look into getting a digital radio, thanks for the tip
@Ray
Hopefully that isn't the problem, considering that this is a duplicate of the stock servo but with metal gears instead of plastic. If that is the case then I will have to complain to the company that sold it to me...
Thanks everyone,
~Guad