Futaba 9ZAP Problem

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Ron, may be as simple as a wire coming loose or broken on the throttle pot

Matt


> Subj:Re: Futaba 9ZAP Problem 
> Date:5/5/2004 8:02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
> From:vanputte at cox.net
> Reply-to:discussion at nsrca.org
> To:discussion at nsrca.org
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> On May 5, 2004, at 4:59 PM, Tony Quist wrote:
> 
> > Did you try plugging it into an unused channel to see if it worked?  Or
> > just plug a servo into channel 3 and make sure the throttle stick 
> > works?
> 
> I haven't tried that.  I did look at the servo output and it reflects 
> the throttle stick movement.  I will plug a servo into channel 3 and 
> see if it works and I will try plugging the ESC into the rudder channel 
> and carefully move the rudder stick.
> 
> Ron Van Putte
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: discussion-request at nsrca.org 
> > [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]
> > On Behalf Of Ron Van Putte
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 2:51 PM
> > To: discussion at nsrca.org
> > Subject: Re: Futaba 9ZAP Problem
> >
> >
> >
> > I have received several suggestions and I appreciate them.  However,
> > some of the responses indicated that the writer didn't understand the
> > problem.  I had a flying system that was working perfectly.  Then one
> > day the throttle didn't work.  The first thing I tried was reversing
> > channel 3.   I ended up trying a totally untouched model on the 9Z
> > (default model).  It didn't improve anything.  Then I tried a different
> > transmitter, again with a totally untouched model.  It worked
> > perfectly.  I'm still stumped.
> >
> > Ron Van Putte
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
> >> [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]
> >> On Behalf Of Ron Van Putte
> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 10:16 AM
> >> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> >> Subject: Futaba 9ZAP Problem
> >>
> >> All - I have tried everything I can think of and still can't solve a
> >> problem.  I have a Futaba 9ZAP transmitter and was using it in the PPM
> >> mode to fly a GWS Slow Stick, using a GWS R4P receiver.  Everything
> > was
> >> fine until one day I went to fly the Slow Stick.  The aileron,
> > elevator
> >> and rudder servos worked fine, but the motor would not work.  I tried
> >> everything I could think of, including trying an unused model in the
> >> 9ZAP.  Nothing worked.  Then I tried a different Futaba 9ZAP
> >> transmitter and everything worked fine.  Huhhhhh?  Any ideas?
> >>
> >> Ron Van Putte

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