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04-23-2009, 03:10 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: bel air md
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Well I called horizon hobbys to see if they knew what was wrong with my MRC. My ESC blinks red when I first turn it on, and no power or anything. So Horizon sent me a new ESC but it still does the same thing. What's really wrong with it?
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04-23-2009, 03:25 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cottontown
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have you changed anything like the motor, reciever, or servo?
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04-23-2009, 03:37 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Memphis
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throttle curve may not be set to zero? just a wild guess
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04-23-2009, 03:48 PM
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no, everything is stock. With the old ESC, I tried to reset it (according to one post I found on here while searching) by throttle forward press button, reverse-push button, nuetral-push button. But it didn't work.
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04-23-2009, 04:04 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hiatus..sutiaH
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Have you tried another servo? I have noticed that this happens a lot when there is too much drain in the system somewhere or in the servo. Try another servo or even think about a BEC?!
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04-23-2009, 04:18 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Anniston
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if your ESC blinks red, try to replace the radio batteries... I know sound stupid... Brand new battereis just went in... I went through about 24 brand new batteries before I figured it out... | |
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04-23-2009, 04:22 PM
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Give it a shot with good batteries | |
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04-23-2009, 04:24 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Anniston
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I went ahead and went with some good rechargables...
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04-23-2009, 04:48 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cottontown
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Sanyo 2700mah rechargables for me... they are kinda expensive, but worth every cent.
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04-23-2009, 04:52 PM
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on my way to get some rechargables
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04-23-2009, 07:07 PM
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got some, waiting for them to charge  . I just want to say that before, I could hear the MRC come on, but now I can't. And I don't remember if there was a green light from the receiver or ESC when it was working/on but there isn't one now. FWIW
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04-23-2009, 07:11 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Anniston
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I got a charger and 4 1800 mah rechargables from Wal-Mart for bout $18. Battery life improved drastically I was getting 10 runs on average ( I crawl 4-5 times a day) improved to running the entire week before recharging! more than likely you do not hear the MRC's ESC because the radio and the reciever actually bound together ( HA! I didnt use "binded") that quickly. The more you use the reghargables the more you will notice how the ESC takes longer to bind, thus meaning the rechargables are going dead... on a good bind the ESC and reciever both will have steady greens... Last edited by crawlinlosi; 04-23-2009 at 07:19 PM. Reason: added content | |
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04-23-2009, 07:32 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jeffersonville
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sounds like the same problem I had with my wife's MRC last weekend. try making sure that you have it plugged in the correct way, I had my esc plugged into the rec wrong and it wouldn't work till it was flipped around the right way |
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04-23-2009, 07:49 PM
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04-23-2009, 08:56 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cottontown
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lol, i've done that
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