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I have a servo gone mad!???

Got the loader running perfect, everything was fine and suddenly the bucket servo started doing this when the radio is on?
I have minimal experience with these and this is first time seeing this. Can someone help me out? Thanks.

http://youtu.be/B9bZnmPxIDs

Mario

Re: I have a servo gone mad!???

Maybe you could convert the servo, to continuous rotation,
For another project.
Cheers, Neil.

Re: I have a servo gone mad!???

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Originally Posted by oztruck (Post 95859)

Looks like the servo has died. But to eliminate the RX swap the 2 servo leads on the valve body. If the same servo is giving trouble after you have switched leads then it is the servo but if another servo has the problem then it is the RX.
Hope that helps.

Chris

Diagnosis confirmed. Thanks Chris. It's the servo. I'm surprised though. The servos are not original plastic gear type. I upgraded to metal gear servos after the boom function stripped a gear and there's not that much run time on them...:confused:
I still have one original servo that works and have installed in the mean time

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Originally Posted by doodlebug (Post 95862)

Maybe you could convert the servo, to continuous rotation,
For another project.
Cheers, Neil.

Maybe run a shaker table or screening plant the way it is right now. Lol
Seeing as I'm just starting out in this hobby, I need to build up my various odds n ends parts inventory.Once I take it apart and see what's up, I'm sure I'll find a use for it. Maybe windshield wipers! :lol:

Mario

Re: I have a servo gone mad!???

Hey Mario, Time to "Manic Mechanic" on it :lol::lol::lol::lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBDmRFa_jeA
Yah, Old School! Could this be your new theme song :bounce::bounce::bounce:
Cheer's, Neil.

Re: I have a servo gone mad!???

i was going to say it died to but they beat me to it.

hey i going to convert one of same tractors pretty soon, im how much smaller in the loader to a tamiya truck? i kind of big on stuff be close to the same size.

Re: I have a servo gone mad!???

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Originally Posted by cosworth34677 (Post 96620)

The scale is pretty good for a medium size loader vs a semi truck. Check out how it looks on the lowboy in this video.

http://youtu.be/dX85uEcAXDQ

Mario

Re: I have a servo gone mad!???

whos make of lowboy are you useing in the vid?? looks nice

Re: I have a servo gone mad!???

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Originally Posted by bigford (Post 96635)

whos make of lowboy are you useing in the vid?? looks nice

I got it from RC4WD last summer. It comes fully assembled, I just added the checker plate strips.
They now offer the trailer with powered ramps at the same cost as what I paid for mine.

https://store.rc4wd.com/mobile/home.asp?#page-46

Mario