Price_of_cider 7 Posted September 21, 2020 Hi all, I recently decided to get my old Maplin wildcat (traxxas cat) up and running now that my son is of an age where he’s interested. However, we managed to hit a kerb at high speed and smash the thing to smithereens. what I decided to do was find an old chassis of a car not working and rebuild using some of the salvageable bits and some new. So I got hold of an old falcon on eBay and set about rebuilding. I decided to use an esc and was able to use the 540 motor And radio gear from my old car. A new steering servo and some steering rods and I was in business...... however...... ive now got an issue that when I use the radio control I push it forward and it will move for 2 seconds, stop for two seconds, move for two seconds, stop for two seconds and so on. Can someone please let me know what they think this could be - would be great to have her fixed and working properly. many thanks matt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Price_of_cider 7 Posted September 22, 2020 Anyone 🤷🏻♂️ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwordenjr 1889 Posted September 22, 2020 What kind of radio gear and esc you using ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Price_of_cider 7 Posted September 23, 2020 12 hours ago, rwordenjr said: What kind of radio gear and esc you using ? Hi thanks for asking, see pic as to set up - am I doing something wrong? 😅 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwordenjr 1889 Posted September 23, 2020 I’m thinking it’s the radio gear. I have a AM/FM radio and it’s not good. A lot of interference and it will just go by itself if not careful. Do you have any other radio gear to test car with ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Price_of_cider 7 Posted September 23, 2020 1 hour ago, rwordenjr said: I’m thinking it’s the radio gear. I have a AM/FM radio and it’s not good. A lot of interference and it will just go by itself if not careful. Do you have any other radio gear to test car with ? I don’t no - is there a decent cheap radio set up you would recommend? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwordenjr 1889 Posted September 23, 2020 32 minutes ago, Price_of_cider said: I don’t no - is there a decent cheap radio set up you would recommend? Are you in USA ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwordenjr 1889 Posted September 23, 2020 https://hobbyking.com/en_us/hobbyking-gt2e-afhds-2a-2-4ghz-2-channel-radio-system.html?queryID=ed1ec21c3eaf116ac4d48ab943335a19&objectID=45919&indexName=hbk_live_magento_en_us_products Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Price_of_cider 7 Posted September 23, 2020 54 minutes ago, rwordenjr said: Are you in USA ? No I’m in the UK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwordenjr 1889 Posted September 23, 2020 40 minutes ago, Price_of_cider said: No I’m in the UK Oh okay, that radio I linked you is great Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Price_of_cider 7 Posted September 23, 2020 20 minutes ago, rwordenjr said: Oh okay, that radio I linked you is great Ok great - think I’ll give it a try! Thanks very much! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwordenjr 1889 Posted September 24, 2020 5 hours ago, Price_of_cider said: Ok great - think I’ll give it a try! Thanks very much! Let me know how it goes ! You got a body for the falcon ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Price_of_cider 7 Posted September 24, 2020 10 hours ago, rwordenjr said: Let me know how it goes ! You got a body for the falcon ? Ok will do 👍🏻 Yes I’ve got one that I had to cut out which I’m not too pleased with tbh 😂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KEV THE REV 2304 Posted September 24, 2020 Is the ESC new ? , is it set up & for brushed motor / NiMh battery ? . Check that the battery ( and transmitter for good output signal ) are fully charged or the ESC's BEC may shut off . The receiver has the TX ( transmitter ) chip in it - are they a matched frequency pair of chips TX & RX ? . Are the motor wires pushed fully in to the ESC wires ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites