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  • Ziggy
    Junior Member
    • Apr 2013
    • 13

    #1

    weak signal

    so after lots of work, I finally got my new to me proboat Fastech up and running. running all stock setup on 4s Lipo's. ran it for the first time last night and felt like I had almost no signal, I'm talking 100' away and I could barely get it to turn and the throttle was cutting out. at one point It was only maybe 50' away and I had no steering and wound up beaching it, I set down the TX and walked over to pick the boat up and the servo was twitching and the engine would randomly engage. brought it over to the TX and it stopped twitching and the engine didn't move...is it an interference thing? I'm getting ready to take this thing on vacation for the weekend but if I can't trust it for more then 50' away what's the point. any quick tips or ideas....could I just need to freshen up my batteries in my TX? I admittedly grabbed the first 8 AA's I found. so I'm sure some are weaker then others. the meter on the TX read green so....
    sorry newbie question but I couldn't find anything in my search results that helped
  • Hor2012
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2012
    • 348

    #2
    I'm sorry u are having issues. What radio setup are you using? The first thing would be to replace all your battery's with new ones. Also make sure you ddidnt get any water in youre reciver as well.
    2x Aeromarine Pro Challenger 48" F.D.M custom built 12s2p 73mph, Fighter Cat Fantasm Twin 12s2p,UL1,Seducer,Motley Crew, Spektrum Dx3R Pro,(R.I.P Impulse 31, K.O.S Cat) 1/5 scale gas Munster Truck, 1/5 scale gas buggy, GoFastOrGoHomeGoBigOrGoHome

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    • Alexgar
      Fast Electric Addict!
      • Aug 2009
      • 3534

      #3
      is this an am radio or with a long anntena?

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      • Ziggy
        Junior Member
        • Apr 2013
        • 13

        #4
        it's the stock proboat am radio and 27Mhz piston grip TX.

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        • Alexgar
          Fast Electric Addict!
          • Aug 2009
          • 3534

          #5
          Was a pretty poor radio when I bought my pb fastech. If your willing to pay shipping ill send you a hobbyking 2.4 radio for free much better than an am radio

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          • 1truckerdan
            Senior Member
            • Aug 2011
            • 329

            #6
            Alexgar......... you Sir, are a Lighthouse thru the fog of greed we live in!
            Daniel
            When you know it all.......you never will learn anything new

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            • Alexgar
              Fast Electric Addict!
              • Aug 2009
              • 3534

              #7
              Please pm shipping details

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