Originally Posted by
thorns
Have the 1256/1258 servos in my buggy.
The steering one though seems to stop working properly after 5 minutes on my JQ buggy. At first I though it might be a dud life pack, so bought a new nimh pack to go in it. Charged it up and went for a run today, only to find that after 5 minutes the steering was gone. Is this the sign of a servo about to give up completely, or are there some other things I need to check? The steering is nice and free with no binding, so it shouldnt be under excessive load.
Any thing I should check, and can anyone diagnose my problem outlined above?
edit: I check the spacing and its got great clearence above the chassis, so it shouldnt be heat related either.
Had exactly the same problem the other day with a new Align 610 (Savox 1258) - 5 minutes of runtime then it starts glitching. Buy one of the Spektrum Voltage Protectors, they are about $5 and plug into a spare port on your reciever, or you need to buy a Y-lead, cheap again, if you don't have any free ports on your reciever.
This happened to me with a Speccy SR3000. My old savox never needed it...but plug this baby in and it works straight away.