[NSRCA-discussion] Interference Problem

[Scott Pavlock]

I'd be quick to say that was the problem, but there's still the odd buzz in
each of the servos under no load.

On 6/16/06, Jay Marshall <lightfoot at sc.rr.com> wrote:
>
>  Reminds me of a problem I once had with servos. Had one that was
> PARTIALLY bad. If you did a normal control check all was well. However, it
> you moved the servos slowly to max they would go ape at some point and short
> the battery and therefore taking out ALL of the servos and receiver.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:
> nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] *On Behalf Of *Scott Pavlock
> *Sent:* Friday, June 16, 2006 6:52 PM
> *To:* NSRCA Discussion List
> *Subject:* [NSRCA-discussion] Interference Problem
>
>
>
> Hopefully someone can help with this. I have been getting interference on
> my Focus for the past three flights causing me to land, and I can't seem to
> solve the problem. Initially I thought it was the RX and TX, so I changed
> them both and moved to an entirely different frequency. I flew the plane
> again and it glitched in the air just as the first two times. The glitch is
> a quick and significant change in attitude. When I landed, the regulator was
> warm so I removed it thinking it was going bad. I replaced it with a regular
> 4 cell NiCd pack. I changed the receiver once again and am still getting the
> glitch. I decided to remove all the arms from my servos (JR Digitals) so
> that there would be no load and see how the problem is. The servos, under no
> load, buzz considerably. It's not the "I'm under load" type buzz, but more
> of a twitching, crackling type buzz. Are my servos going bad? When I plugged
> in a new 8417, the buzz is non existant in that servo.
>
> Any help would be appreciated!!
>
> Scott
>
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