I want to cover some of the most common problems I see plaguing me while I am building, driving and repairing my vehicles. The problems are often small in nature and very easy to avoid, if you only know to look for it. My main goal is to point out how to avoid these little gremlins.
The first problem I see popping up in my day to day RC driving life is a semi frequent problem with poor radio range. The way to test to see if you have poor range is to leave the antenna collapsed into the transmitter and walk roughly 50 feet from your model. if it remains twitch free you should be good for at least 200 yards of range with the antenna fully extended. The lack of range is a big RC problem because it can easily turn into a run away car. NO ONE wants that. The two biggest causes of this are very small, first being a loose antenna in the transmitter (or TX), the fix for this is simply to turn the antenna clock-wise back into its proper place. The other easy-fix problem is a lack of battery life left in your radio pack. After checking these two things turn the vehicle back on and do the 50 foot check again. If it keeps coming back to haunt you check all the wires for nicks, kinks, pinches and or cuts. After checking if any of these are found you should contact that electronics company to find out how to proceed. Most wires can be re-soldered so long as they are soldered properly and if it is not the antenna. A nicked antenna is something that the average RC-er could not properly fix.
I plan on revisiting this topic with a few more problems and fixes soon.
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