Stupid mfu that keeps shutting down

[heavy_duty]

I am using a futaba 9c 2.4 ghz.This is the same set up I ran with last year at Indy.No problem.I tried resetting the set up on the mfu,u know press white button and left stick up/down,left /rite. and so forth.This is bull crap.

Ed

[rc_farmer]

Ed, does it just run along, quit and restart itself while you are driving?

[heavy_duty]

hello Rob,
Yes.It will run for about 30 seconds and all of a sudden shut down,then restart and run for another minute,shut down.

Ed

[tc1cat]

Are you running LiPos in the truck? My Futaba 4 channel 2.4 does the same thing. If I keep the throtle stick just forward of nuetral the truck will run fine until I forget and go to complete dead center on the stick and then it starts acting up again. It is the radio and not the MFU. Ask Travis about this. He told me it has to do something with the fail safe setup in the radio.

Lynn

[FreddyGearDrive]

Originally Posted by tc1cat

Are you running LiPos in the truck? My Futaba 4 channel 2.4 does the same thing. If I keep the throtle stick just forward of nuetral the truck will run fine until I forget and go to complete dead center on the stick and then it starts acting up again. It is the radio and not the MFU. Ask Travis about this. He told me it has to do something with the fail safe setup in the radio.

Lynn

That happened to me.It was the radio, I think they should put a few more functions on these radios! It's beyond me why no one is buildin a radio JUST for us?? It took me days to git my atlas truck to work proper like w/a futaba 9 channel. Was ready to burn both of them.
Get away from it for awhile & let your head clear,then giver another shot!
Good luck!
FGD
Oh! Also had a bad servo one time that gave me a real run for it!
Might want to unplug one servo at a time,& try it.If all else fails.

[heavy_duty]

Lynn.I am running regular batteries,non lipo,s.I will try that trick with the dead center issue.
FGD, thanks for the advice.I did try that trick with removing one servo led one at a time.
Funny thing is,once this sucker runs,I drive it around the basement,in large circles,and I wait for it to sputter and then it dies,restarts,dies.I then pick it up.check battery voltage and I even tried to put a spektrum capacitor in the battery slot.No luck.I will stay at it and keep you all posted on what I find.THANKS EVERYONE for your support.This is a great board.Proud to be a member.

Ed

[Stepside]

Ed,

Jimmy had this w/ his black 379 and sent the MFU back to tamiya... they gave it a good report and sent it back... Jimmy put a different radio on it and it was a night and day difference.

Do you have another radio system to trouble shoot with?

[janderson]

Originally Posted by heavy_duty

I am using a futaba 9c 2.4 ghz.This is the same set up I ran with last year at Indy.No problem.I tried resetting the set up on the mfu,u know press white button and left stick up/down,left /rite. and so forth.This is bull crap.

Ed

Yes 2.4ghz does not work well with our MFU. Some have said they got it to work but direct from us it is sketchy. Your best bet is a analog FM/AM setup.

If you are going to try 2.4ghz make sure it has analog trims, those seem to have the best chance.

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by janderson

Yes 2.4ghz does not work well with our MFU. Some have said they got it to work but direct from us it is sketchy. Your best bet is a analog FM/AM setup.

If you are going to try 2.4ghz make sure it has analog trims, those seem to have the best chance.

Yes, I have a Futaba 2.4 with analog trims. I had trouble at first till I realized the right joystick vertical trim cant be in the center position. I have it just south of center and all works well. If I place it in the center position the truck starts and stops all the time.
I purchased a DX6 recently, will be installing this winter. Hopefully it works well and I don't have to run it over or smash it with a hammer! Lol

Mario