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666 · 09-30-2006, 09:25 PM

Hey i just got a DX-6 and it's giving me fits! Everytime i stop and let it sit for a few it shuts down, i shut off the radio and turn it back on and it works for a while and shuts down again!

Info: 2 Tekin Rebel 2's, 2 5955 servos, 6 cell 3800 pack for the TR2's, and a 2700 receiver pack.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

JasonInAugusta · 09-30-2006, 11:21 PM

Define "it".

Are you losing TX power or is the truck itself going dead?

I've never experienced this problem, and I routinely let my trucks sit while bullchittin'.

666 · 09-30-2006, 11:48 PM

The truck dies, servos still buzz but no response?

I watched it roll down a cliff because of this!

jason · 09-30-2006, 11:50 PM

Better get it fixed, we're wheelin in 8 hours!!!

666 · 09-30-2006, 11:54 PM

HA HA

Along w/ the broken axle tubes and getting the Hi-Lift done too!

jason · 09-30-2006, 11:59 PM

damn gonna pull an all nighter?

666 · 10-01-2006, 12:10 AM

Looks like it! Need Red Bull......

JohnRobHolmes · 10-01-2006, 12:59 AM

stumps me! I have never had such an event occur. So when you "reboot" the TX it works again for a bit?

YoUnG_vErSiOn · 10-01-2006, 07:52 AM

i dunno if this is what your problem is but this was mine, first off change those crappy batteries, i used duracell 2650 aa's i soldered 8 cells together, then added another pigtail power plug. i think airplanes and helis only run for short periods of time (throttle always on). 700mah batteries just dont cut it when your trailin, maybe for comps though. next i re-binded the receiver at zero throttle in case battery in tx dies it doesn't think it's a plane and goes flying off a cliff(fail safe is set from the factory to run motor-in case of tx power down). good luck

Grape Ape !!! · 10-02-2006, 01:37 PM

try disabling the failsafe, it may be that you are getting a touch of interference and the failsafe is kicking out until it is the clearest signal. sounds like throttle is cutting out but the steering is in tact.

666 · 10-02-2006, 07:58 PM

It stops the steering and the throttles, but u can hear the servos buzzing like they have power. I turn the radio off and then back on and it works... for a while.

How do i disable the failsafe?

JasonInAugusta · 10-02-2006, 09:49 PM

Wait...are you switching the TR2s on?

666 · 10-02-2006, 09:53 PM

Yes, both are on!

JasonInAugusta · 10-02-2006, 10:02 PM

Turn'm off and try again.

You're using a RX pack...no need to use the BEC circuits on both TR2s.

Or, ditch the rx pack and turn on only ONE TR2.

Grape Ape !!! · 10-03-2006, 09:11 AM

You think its overloading the circuit JIA?

666 · 10-16-2006, 07:57 PM

Fixed it w/ Spectrum part # SPM 1600, Voltage Protector.

It was a voltage drop issue!

cheapjeep2 · 10-17-2006, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TXT-666

Fixed it w/ Spectrum part # SPM 1600, Voltage Protector.

It was a voltage drop issue!

Patrick, that's what mine would do, the servos would buzz and everything was non-responsive, added that capacitor to protect from the voltage drop and never had a problem since.

09-30-2006, 09:25 PM	#1
666 MODERHATER™ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 10,939	DX-6 help!! Hey i just got a DX-6 and it's giving me fits! Everytime i stop and let it sit for a few it shuts down, i shut off the radio and turn it back on and it works for a while and shuts down again! Info: 2 Tekin Rebel 2's, 2 5955 servos, 6 cell 3800 pack for the TR2's, and a 2700 receiver pack. Any suggestions? Thanks!

10-01-2006, 07:52 AM	#9
YoUnG_vErSiOn REST IN ALOHA CHIP Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: * Posts: 3,549	this is what i did i dunno if this is what your problem is but this was mine, first off change those crappy batteries, i used duracell 2650 aa's i soldered 8 cells together, then added another pigtail power plug. i think airplanes and helis only run for short periods of time (throttle always on). 700mah batteries just dont cut it when your trailin, maybe for comps though. next i re-binded the receiver at zero throttle in case battery in tx dies it doesn't think it's a plane and goes flying off a cliff(fail safe is set from the factory to run motor-in case of tx power down). good luck

09-30-2006, 11:21 PM	#2
JasonInAugusta 06 Super National Champ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill Posts: 11,361	Define "it". Are you losing TX power or is the truck itself going dead? I've never experienced this problem, and I routinely let my trucks sit while bullchittin'.

09-30-2006, 11:48 PM	#3
666 MODERHATER™ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 10,939	The truck dies, servos still buzz but no response? I watched it roll down a cliff because of this!

09-30-2006, 11:50 PM	#4
jason R.I.P. Chip Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The Crawler State Posts: 13,938	Better get it fixed, we're wheelin in 8 hours!!!

09-30-2006, 11:54 PM	#5
666 MODERHATER™ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 10,939	HA HA Along w/ the broken axle tubes and getting the Hi-Lift done too!

09-30-2006, 11:59 PM	#6
jason R.I.P. Chip Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The Crawler State Posts: 13,938	damn gonna pull an all nighter?

10-01-2006, 12:10 AM	#7
666 MODERHATER™ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 10,939	Looks like it! Need Red Bull......

10-01-2006, 12:59 AM	#8
JohnRobHolmes owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down! Posts: 20,290	stumps me! I have never had such an event occur. So when you "reboot" the TX it works again for a bit?

10-02-2006, 01:37 PM	#10
Grape Ape !!! I joined the Band! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 48	try disabling the failsafe, it may be that you are getting a touch of interference and the failsafe is kicking out until it is the clearest signal. sounds like throttle is cutting out but the steering is in tact.

10-02-2006, 07:58 PM	#11
666 MODERHATER™ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 10,939	It stops the steering and the throttles, but u can hear the servos buzzing like they have power. I turn the radio off and then back on and it works... for a while. How do i disable the failsafe?

10-02-2006, 09:49 PM	#12
JasonInAugusta 06 Super National Champ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill Posts: 11,361	Wait...are you switching the TR2s on?

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10-02-2006, 09:53 PM	#13
666 MODERHATER™ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 10,939	Yes, both are on!

10-02-2006, 10:02 PM	#14
JasonInAugusta 06 Super National Champ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill Posts: 11,361	Turn'm off and try again. You're using a RX pack...no need to use the BEC circuits on both TR2s. Or, ditch the rx pack and turn on only ONE TR2.

10-03-2006, 09:11 AM	#15
Grape Ape !!! I joined the Band! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 48	You think its overloading the circuit JIA?

10-16-2006, 07:57 PM	#16
666 MODERHATER™ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 10,939	Fixed it w/ Spectrum part # SPM 1600, Voltage Protector. It was a voltage drop issue!

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