dig problem

[SuperBad]

I wired mine up the way the diagram below says too but when i plug my battery up the front wheels spin on their own...The back wheels do not spin and this is with the dx3r on and all setting too 0...I checked the wiring over and over and i dont see anything wrong..has anyone else had this problem?

[roborg5000]

Is this while using the throttle? Putting power past the ESC? If so maybe you fried a switch when you soldered it in :-(

[SMR4RUNNER]

Disconnect the dig servo from the ESC. Doe the rig function normal?

If you answered, "NO" then the problem may be that your radio isn't setup correctly. If the front wheels are turning, it should be receiving that info from the ESC.

If you answersed, "YES" then your wiring isn't connected right.

[SMR4RUNNER]

Do you have a pics of the your wiring set up?
It would help as well.

[Darkfire_uk]

why have a dig on the front as well as the back, i have mine wired for the back only and it works great.

would you have the front wired as well if you have rear wheel steering or do you have it with the dig anyway.

what are the advantages.

thanks




we're all in the sh*t its only the depth that varies

[Kamikaze]

Originally Posted by Darkfire_uk

why have a dig on the front as well as the back, i have mine wired for the back only and it works great.

would you have the front wired as well if you have rear wheel steering or do you have it with the dig anyway.

what are the advantages.

thanks




we're all in the sh*t its only the depth that varies

Watch and be amazed!!!

Kamikaze practicing. NO need to debate about the rules here guys.

[dezfan]

This should be good for 3 or 4 pages of debate.

[Kamikaze]

Originally Posted by dezfan

This should be good for 3 or 4 pages of debate.

For as long as you sit on the computer, you could have come to nationals......

[dezfan]

Originally Posted by Kamikaze

For as long as you sit on the computer, you could have come to nationals......

I don't sleep well. Momma's in KC for school, so I get to take care of the boy why she's gone.

Hopefully by next year school will be done with and I can go!

You guys stopping in Columbia on the way home?

[Kamikaze]

Originally Posted by dezfan

I don't sleep well. Momma's in KC for school, so I get to take care of the boy why she's gone.

Hopefully by next year school will be done with and I can go!

You guys stopping in Columbia on the way home?

PM sent.

[SuperBad]

I took the dig out and wired the motors up directly to the esc and it works now so I'm going to re-wire the dig switches tomorrow and maybe i can get it right this time... I suck at electrical stuff and soldering so this is a pain in my arse...

[pup]

That was my diagram that you posted. I have wired 3 of these and have talked to several others that used it with no problems.

When you redo it pay close attention to the NO/NC points on the switches. I would guess that this is where your problem is. Please post up when you find the problem and share.


EDIT: I do not see any way that your truck should be running without you pulling the trigger. The outprut from the ESC should be 0 at this point and no matter what your problem the truck should not move.

[pup]

Originally Posted by Darkfire_uk

why have a dig on the front as well as the back, i have mine wired for the back only and it works great.

would you have the front wired as well if you have rear wheel steering or do you have it with the dig anyway.

what are the advantages.

thanks

[smart a$$ comment] There are no advantages. Everyone forget they ever heard of rear digs. [/smart a$$ comment]

You will be amazed at the amount of times you will use it once it is there as an option.

[Strange Rover]

Originally Posted by Kamikaze

Watch and be amazed!!!

Kamikaze practicing. NO need to debate about the rules here guys.

You know when you do a rear burn you should start with the front tyres turned away direction you want to move the rear and then as you burn the rear turn the front tyres towards the direction you want the rear to move.

So in that instance you wanted to burn the rear to the left. You should start with the front turned right. Then start the rears spinning and while they are spinning, slowely turn the front tyres from right to left...one slow contininous motion...which will force the rears also to the left. Once you reach full left lock, stop the rears from spinning, turn the front all the way to the right and repeat.

Works in the 1:1 stuff anyway. On flat ground you can basically move the rear anywhere you want...if you got enough time.

Fawkin cool line...I wouldnt call that a penality...in 1:1 straddles only happen when a tyre is off the ground. When all 4 are on the ground you either touch the cone or you dont...but you rules dont really read that way...

Sam

[airborn]

he should have gotten 10 points for the gate straddle.

usrcca rule #7.2.5.2 - example 2 if one wheel from the front axle and one wheel from the rear axle passes between two gate markers (vehicle straddles a gate) that gate is considered a cleared gate. This however will result in a Gate Marker Penalty of 10 points and a gate progress bonus is awarded.

[winkscrawler]

Originally Posted by airborn

he should have gotten 10 points for the gate straddle.

usrcca rule #7.2.5.2 - example 2 if one wheel from the front axle and one wheel from the rear axle passes between two gate markers (vehicle straddles a gate) that gate is considered a cleared gate. This however will result in a Gate Marker Penalty of 10 points and a gate progress bonus is awarded.

WORD

[Strange Rover]

Originally Posted by airborn

he should have gotten 10 points for the gate straddle.

usrcca rule #7.2.5.2 - example 2 if one wheel from the front axle and one wheel from the rear axle passes between two gate markers (vehicle straddles a gate) that gate is considered a cleared gate. This however will result in a Gate Marker Penalty of 10 points and a gate progress bonus is awarded.

The rule is written very poorly - it almost makes no sence. Most of these rules are based on 1:1 rockcrawling rules and the intent of any straddle rule to to handle situations when a vehicle "clears" a gate and doesent touch any markers. The RC rules dont define how or when a vehicle "clears" a gate - it should be something like...a vehicle clears a gate when 2 or more tyres pass between the gate markers AND the rear most portion of the vehicle progresses past the imaginery link joining the two gate markers...or something like that.

If that was in any 1:1 rockcrawling competition all over the world there would be no penality.

Then a straddle is only called after the vehicle clears the gate...and up to that point you can drive where ever you want and how ever you want and as long as you dont touch a marker you dont get called. So in that vid when he cleared the gate all tyres went through and he didnt touch touch anything.

A proper defination of how to clear a gate would also clear up when vehicles drive through a gate and then reverses .........

Bah..Im rambling...

Back to your regular programing...

Sam

[Darkfire_uk]

i just watched the vid and i am pretty amazed, that was quite something.

think i'm gonna get another micro swith and sort the job...lol

thanks




we're all in the sh*t, it's only the depth that varies

[Etype R]

Check your brushes, one could be hanging up. after rebuilding my motors I had one brush hanging up, causing the motor to not spin.

[Master Basher]

Just watched the video, and while I thought it was pretty cool, I wasn't amazed. Nice though.