Help with receiver power

[Jaydawg6528]

I have an xxtra receiver the Instructions say no more than 6 V or are you fry it the receiver battery pack I have put out 6.5 V is that OK

 

[olds97_lss]

Should be fine. Most 2/3A NiMH receiver packs would charge up to 7V or so at full charge, but would drop pretty quick.

 

[monstertruckier15]

6 volts is a nominal charged. A charged 5 cell battery can be 7.5 volts on charge which is 6 volts nominal charge for rx packs. Don't use 2s

 

[Jaydawg6528]

6 volts is a nominal charged. A charged 5 cell battery can be 7.5 volts on charge which is 6 volts nominal charge for rx packs. Don't use 2s

Cool guys thanks for the input

 

[monstertruckier15]

You can run 4-5 cell battery packs with the receiver you have. I use Tenergy 2600 5 cell NIMH AA batteries for most of my rc.

 

[Jaydawg6528]

Just ran Into my next problem steering servo won’t turn those tires I’ve tried another servo out of an old Traxxas that I had it won’t turn them either

 

[monstertruckier15]

Did you set the channel numbers before you turned on the receiver and radio? If you don't set the receiver correctly nothing will work.

 

[olds97_lss]

The novak xxtra is a FM receiver if I'm not mistaken. I had a couple of those back in my FM days. What transmitter are you using with it?

 

[Jaydawg6528]

I just picked up an airtronics MX-3 for now it was like 20 bucks. It came with an airtronics 75mhs radio but it died on me before I got to run it.

 

[olds97_lss]

That's what I used with mine as well. You sure your using the correct port on the receiver for steering?

 

[Jaydawg6528]

That's what I used with mine as well. You sure your using the correct port on the receiver for steering?

The steering works fine when I lift the front off the ground. With the car sitting on the ground it won’t turn the wheels back and forth

 

[tntpoof]

sound like either weak battery or bad servo..

 

[Jaydawg6528]

Battery is full charge it’s a 6 volt receiver pack

 

[olds97_lss]

Weak servo then. What servo is it? Got a brand/model?

 

[Jaydawg6528]

I tried two different ones one is an airtronics #94258 the other one I tried was for my traxxas slash but they won’t turn the tires

 

[monstertruckier15]

You need a 150 oz. servo.

 

[Jaydawg6528]

I’m a dumbass servo saver stripped

 

[tntpoof]

You said it Jay I just..lol

 

[Jaydawg6528]

I am a noob but I’m learning. Still waiting for glow plugs to come.