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    Default another miss g problem....

    ok so someone help me figure this one out...
    i took it out today to run and when i was arming it i noticed the steering was jumpy and kindy sticky. then it was sticking right. then it was not working at all. any ideas??? this is the second problem already i was suuper excited for this boat now just dissapointed.

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    Did you unplug the rx at some point, and perhaps get the steering and throttle connections reversed? (Don't ask how I learned to ask that one ).

    Do you have a good connection for power? Is the bind plug removed?

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    OK, now that I see the video. Did the servo get wet? That's exactly what happens when it does. It has a hard time centering properly, and doesn't respond well to inputs.

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    no i only ran it twice and it never had any water in the boat. i just got home and tried to re bind it and it worked ok for a few seconds but was still jittery.

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    Put a different servo on it. Don't bolt it in or anything, just hook it up and see how it behaves.

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    Yep. Looks like the servo got wet.

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    ok im gonna see if i have another servo around here somewhere.

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    You got a PM too.

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    Agreed, I had this happen before. I sprayed some electrical contact cleaner into the servo plug let it dry hooked it back up and it worked. You can get some at home depot or lowes. I use expensive aviation contact cleaner that I "borrowed " from my old job. Crap is like $30 a can, but you can get some like I said at HD or lowes. It's worth a shot.
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    It's taken care of. He'll be getting a new servo from Customer Support tomorrow.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AndyKunz View Post
    It's taken care of. He'll be getting a new servo from Customer Support tomorrow.

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    If the transmitter is too close to the reciever(less than 4 feet) or if the transmitter is located near metal objects (inside or around a pit trailer, metal transmitter case, in the bed of a truck, etc.)connection will take longer and maybe not at all.
    Taken from the radio manual, page 9. I see in the vid that the boat is in the back of an SUV and the transmitter is pretty close. Maybe this has something to do with the problem. I'm guessing here.

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    i used to have that same problem with my elam. turned out in that instance the servo horn was hitting the receiver crystal and cause it to lose connection. finally i just soldered the crystal in. doesnt really relate but honestly, i sold it for a ul-1 and have never been happier. Not a big fan of proboat. i love their hulls...but i dunno, something just rubs me the wrong way about their products. i think i'll wait to see if the geico hull becomes available then build it myself

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    lol. If you were serious about getting just the hull, you'd know it's already available. Why get the hull, if it rubs you the wrong way? The motor and esc are already proven to be excellent. Plus, the new 2.4ghz system for under 400 bucks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rumdog View Post
    lol. If you were serious about getting just the hull, you'd know it's already available. Why get the hull, if it rubs you the wrong way? The motor and esc are already proven to be excellent. Plus, the new 2.4ghz system for under 400 bucks.
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    Diesel lovvvveeesss gfreak

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rumdog View Post
    lol. If you were serious about getting just the hull, you'd know it's already available. Why get the hull, if it rubs you the wrong way? The motor and esc are already proven to be excellent. Plus, the new 2.4ghz system for under 400 bucks.
    read again. i said i love the hulls ya knucklehead. Honestly i've had nothing but trouble with the proboat electronics, i love their hulls tho. and where are the hulls available? im talking hull only...

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    http://www.horizonhobby.co.uk/marine...iss_geico.html

    Well that shows the part listing, not sure if theyve gotten the hull only out yet

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    I was told hulls are here. I'll check in the morning.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AndyKunz View Post
    I was told hulls are here. I'll check in the morning.

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    thanks andy

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    Quote Originally Posted by dana View Post
    read again. i said i love the hulls ya knucklehead. Honestly i've had nothing but trouble with the proboat electronics, i love their hulls tho. and where are the hulls available? im talking hull only...
    Calling people KNUCKLEHEADS will get you no where on hear !!!! Does G- FREAK have a forum , you might be better off posting your uncalled for comments on there !!!!
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    Tone it down a notch please...
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    Hulls are here, but only a couple are left. I think you guys ordered them all over the weekend! Snooze ya lose!

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    Quote Originally Posted by scoota View Post
    Calling people KNUCKLEHEADS will get you no where on hear !!!! Does G- FREAK have a forum , you might be better off posting your uncalled for comments on there !!!!
    i was trying to be nice "shrug" . By the way your grammar is terrible

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    Quote Originally Posted by jac4412 View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by dana View Post
    i was trying to be nice "shrug" . By the way your grammar is terrible
    MMM my grammer is bad , that's rich coming from someone that uses words like nucklehead to describe a fellow member
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    Quote Originally Posted by scoota View Post
    MMM my grammer is bad , that's rich coming from someone that uses words like nucklehead to describe a fellow member
    hey the guy tried to call me out and make me look like an a$$. so in my opinion he was being a knucklehead."here" |hi(ə)r|
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    Quote Originally Posted by dana View Post
    hey the guy tried to call me out and make me look like an a$$. so in my opinion he was being a knucklehead."here" |hi(ə)r|
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    Now your just making your self look like a bigger a$$ , give us a break
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    Quote Originally Posted by scoota View Post
    Now your just making your self look like a bigger a$$ , give us a break
    wow what an A$$ cork this guy is. I'm sure Rumdog can defend himself if he wants to scoota... get over me already lol

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