Ayrton the rc kid
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I am 10 years old and I have an rc car that turnes on and can steer but it wont move. Does anyone know what could be wrong and how to fix it???
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Hey Ayrton, thanks for joining us. You may have to look at your manual and recalibrate the esc. What rig do you have?
There's a few different things that could be the issue. Like @Tunedpipe said could be binding issues with your esc, the esc itself could be the problem, your motor could be seized up, or your transmitter could be at fault.
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what's the name of rc?. not sure if its going to be possible to calibrate that rc..if its a all in 1 setup then most likely nope..name brand -name and scale if possible. a few pics couldn't hurt
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The car is called the ftx carnage and I will send you some picks tomorrow because it is in my garage
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Thanks I'm sure you can calibrate that esc,, looked only found this link.
https://www.etronix-rc.com/manuals/ET0128-ET0131.pdf
look at throttle range calibration
make sure you have a fully charged battery and no throttle trim is used.
https://www.etronix-rc.com/manuals/ET0128-ET0131.pdf
look at throttle range calibration
make sure you have a fully charged battery and no throttle trim is used.
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Maybe it's something simple, like that your battery voltage is too low? Maybe put another battery pack in it?
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A lot of times when this happens it is a throttle trim knob keeping the ESC from functioning. For example - if you could turn your car on with the throttle trigger pulled, the car would instantly take off on you. So they have what is called a failsafe that prevents the ESC from coming on if there is a throttle being triggered. Your throttle trim knob can cause this same failsafe to disengage your ESC. So make sure the throttle trim is at zero before turning on your car.
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Sorry everyone I got it wrong the car goes forward and backwards but doesn't steer. I would send you a video but its not working
swap channel 1 and channel 2 on your receiver and see if the steering works with the throttle instead of the wheel. If it still doesn't work then your servo is bad. If it does work then your receiver may have a bad channel.Sorry everyone I got it wrong the car goes forward and backwards but doesn't steer. I would send you a video but its not working
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Ok, that is a whole different thing. On your receiver, swap the throttle and esc csbles and see if the steering servo works with your trigger. If not, you need a new servo.Sorry everyone I got it wrong the car goes forward and backwards but doesn't steer. I would send you a video but its not working
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Short video explaining the issue
But it seems like the servo is working?
After messing with the steering trim setting on the transmitter it seems to work! Does that make sense! 
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From the looks of it you have two things going on. The servo saver is slipping, possibly broken. And the servo doesn't seem to be working properly. Pull the steering linkage apart and see what is going on. With the linkage off, see how well the servo works. It may be that something is in a bind, so just tear it down and find the problem. If the servo doesn't work with no linkage attached to it you may need to replace your servo.
Is the servo old? Try oiling it up so that it moves more freely.
