So I'm relatively new to the electric rc hobby. I have a rustler that I replaced the power system and control system. I have a dumbo rc transmitter and x6 receiver. I plugged the esc and servo in and binded them. I'll get throttle and steering but as soon as I turn the car off and turn it back on the throttle will work but the steering won't. If I unplug the servo from the receiver and plug it back in I'll get steering again until I turn the car off. I've tried plugging the servo into different channels on the receiver and nothing seems to work. It will work only when I unplug the servo and plug it back in. Any ideas to what I might be doing wrong?
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Just checking, make sure the transmitter is on before you power up the car. And reverse the process when shutting down. Turn off car then transmitter. Also make sure if you are running your car and swap batteries to turn off the transmitter. And follow step one again.
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Ok ill give that a shot. Thanks
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When you first use your ESC or introduce a new transmitter, the throttle range needs reset. After you bind the transmitter and receiver, did you calibrate the ESC's throttle to the new transmitter? I doubt it help your situation though. I just didn't see any mentioning of you doing any throttle calibration.
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Another tidbit. Make sure your throttle trim is always at zero. Your ESC will likely go into failsafe mode when you turn the RC on if it isn't at zero.
I am guessing Doom got this right.
I am guessing Doom got this right.
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I didnt do that. I'm going to double check my throttle trim and see if its going in fail safe which was a comment below. I did try making sure I was turning them on and off in the correct order that didn't help. Thanks for the info
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I'm going to give this a try. Thanks
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If you didn't calibrate your throttle, that could be it. But I have never seen this happen. If calibrating your throttle doesn't solve your issue, my only suggestion is try a different radio.
The Flysky GT3B is a very tried and tested system a lot of folks here use. I have one and love it. You can pick one up at times for around $35 on Amazon.
https://a.co/d/a1rJpuX
Receivers for it are dirt cheap too. Especially if you buy them a few at a time.
https://a.co/d/7uza7Vr
You can save up to 10 different RC models in the memory, so you can run 10 difference RC's with it.
