having trouble conecting controller to receiver?

[parry]

hey guys i just recently brought a 2nd hand nitro car and the radio gear is lrp c3 stx and it doesn't want to connect to the receiver at all it may need to be binded but unsure how to?

 

[cdc2711]

change the crystals

 

[parry]

ok when i got it it came with a charger it had a 3 port one for the venom battery and another one with 2 small holes spaced a few mm apart is that the crystall charger and how long do they charge for and what one would i charge?

 

[srusinek]

The crystals are on the transmitter and on top of the receiver seperate from the plug in slots.

 

[cdc2711]

The crystals are a cheap fix but can go faulty from moisture and stuff

 

[parry]

ok thanks but is thats whats stopping the controller reaching the receiver

 

[srusinek]

If the crystals do not recognize each other then they will not communicate. Also check to make sure the crystals you have also match frequencies. That could be part of the issue. A cheap to kinda expensive fix would be to buy a new radio without servos in either fm or 2.4 ghz.

 

[cdc2711]

It's happened me a few times that the crystals failed, either from vibrations or moisture damaged but caused plenty of damage to my cars anyway. Never run without a failsafe.

 

[parry]

yea I'm hoping its the crystals otherwise are spektrum ds3s any good?

 

[cdc2711]

Yeah they're good, but I don't see the point in high spec radios unless you're racing with them

 

[parry]

yea i really wanted to race but i think there really hard to use and are futaba servos any good because in the car it had them and it had a z.28r lrp x tech and venom battery pack?

 

[rc-in-mexico]

The spectrum is awesome as far as my experience using it once. The telemetry was good and it felt balanced in my hand.

 

[parry]

yea i think when i get the money i will but what ports does it have on the receiver for the one with the telemtry?

 

[rc-in-mexico]

I didn't check out the receiver because it was in the radio box but the temp gauge was within 10 degrees of the guys temp gun

 

[parry]

thats cool but just one more question with suspention how much ground clearance should a good truggy have?