Hornet and Falcon found in the loft!

[Andreas W]

TBH I cannot see any receiver on the last photo. Maybe it's missing. It is the box where both servos are connected and where the antenna ends. I see on your first post in the thread that there is no antenna on the Falcon, so maybe the receiver was taken out before it was stored on the loft. 

[El Gecko]

On 3/14/2022 at 2:36 PM, Richie W said:

Thank you for the info! 

I have just received a brand new GOLDEDT 7.2V 3300 mAh battery through the post! Quick question! Should I charge it before use or is it ready to connect? If I need to charge it, for how many hours? 

I was planning on using the original Acoms charger that came with my Hornet when new which if I recall, was the slow charger. 

Sorry for the daft questions but I don't want to ruin a brand new battery. 

Thanks, 

Richie. 

Wait, did you use this charger to charge a NiMH battery? A NiMH charger can charge NiCd batteries, but a NiCd charger like this will overcharge and possibly damage NiMH batteries.

[KEV THE REV]

The screaching is most likely the motor bearings that have dried out . Some light oil into the ends of the motor could solve that - or a new motor . If you buy a BEC receiver you won't need the AA battery box to run it , you just plug in the steering servo lead and the lead from the speed controller switch and it will be powered up by the stick battery . You can simplify things and make running more efficient by fitting an ESC instead of the servo and speed controller -a Hobbywing Quicrun1060 or similar , easy to fit - plug and play . The gear box could do with a stripdown as it is probs filled with old greae etc , and get some ballrace bearings for gearbox and wheels to help run time and smoothness