Been stuck for a week or so trying to get mine to work. New build. Bench tested everything before installing and it worked perfect. Built the truck... no love. Didn't realize the plug could be backwards... Had no idea... easy fix! Thanks for helping me!
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
Those are the best kind of fixes! Glad we could help :-)
@Amoose10373 ай бұрын
The way it was plugged in was the problem for me, really helpful video thanks
@HobbiesDirect3 ай бұрын
Nice, easy fix! 🙂
@jasonstivers780611 ай бұрын
Brilliant 👏 video deserves way more likes. You helped me. Thank you.
@HobbiesDirect11 ай бұрын
We think so too haha. Glad it helped you 🙂
@MiketheHighLord3 ай бұрын
Thank you! Your video solved my problem! My problem was the D/R. We thought it was the bottom dial on our FlySky to limit throttle and had it turned way down.
@HobbiesDirect3 ай бұрын
Nice, the cheapest fix ever!
@markmalcolmdunthorne-holme7653 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips, nice and precise.
@JohannesKarpf-ls4sk Жыл бұрын
For me when I use my Transmitter sometimes instead of steering it just makes the cooling fan go slower and sometimes it just doesn’t respond at all
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
Sounds like the ESC's BEC can't supply enough current to drive the servo, or the servo is faulty and pulling more current than any BEC could handle.
@hermierey421911 ай бұрын
Same for me. Any suggestions how solve this? Thank you!
@HobbiesDirect11 ай бұрын
@@hermierey4219 If it is that the ESC's BEC can't supply enough current, you will need an ESC with a more powerful BEC, or a separate, individual BEC to supply the servo and fan :-)
@ganert861610 ай бұрын
Have got same problem what should i change or try ?
@HobbiesDirect10 ай бұрын
@@ganert8616 If it is that the ESC's BEC can't supply enough current, you will need an ESC with a more powerful BEC, or a separate, individual BEC to supply the servo and fan :-)
@guysmalley6 ай бұрын
You pointed to my issue I reversed polarity thanks. I appreciate it.
@HobbiesDirect6 ай бұрын
Easy fix, nice!
@Bbeavis Жыл бұрын
Love your dry humor A-a-ron.
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
We try to spice it up! 😀
@REPORODGE Жыл бұрын
Great video I got left turn but no right going to try this method thnx
@juggie19 Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@FigureFromLibary21 күн бұрын
Thank you so much the wire thing near the power switch was put in the wrong way
@HobbiesDirect20 күн бұрын
Glad it helped!
@stuartperth6431 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, been away from RC for a long time, DR was set to Zero. Thus my steering problem. We call this a user error. Thank s.
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
Awesome! $0 quick fix!
@totallyrandomuser57604 ай бұрын
Now that I think about it, I might've plugged ESC(5.7V) into channel 1 reversed(trimmed in a way that allows easier plugging into tight Sanwa) and killed the steering signal lines. Or those lines died when I tried driving in snow and car shut off after some time
@axellcline8649 Жыл бұрын
I think I may have a bit of a unique problem I just got a WL toys 144001 and and there is no response out of the transmitter on the big wheel that turns the servo INSTEAD the small knobs at the front that control steering trim and driving trim are what is steering the car I got a tiny amount of movement from the servo using the big wheel that is actually meant for turning but no luck, I is a binding issue but I’m not really sure was thinking of taking it to a hobby shop as this is my first experience with RC but I would love to hear your thoughts
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
Have you checked that the steering DR isn't turned all the way down?
@abo0d7025 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for making it not steering at all
@granddaddyHerps Жыл бұрын
My kraton 6s had a servo saver go out. I was about to buy a new servo.
@Mulisak Жыл бұрын
Hi guys, I will try my luck here. I have Traxxas Rustler XL5, it was working just fine and then suddenly, the steering started to jitter and not respond properly. Basically if I just try to steer while stationary, it steers, but once I apply the throttle, car just won't steer or won't steer straight away. When I apply full throttle and steer, car just looses speed very quickly. Basically it behaves as like it does not have enough juice to power servo and motor at the same time, but batteries are fine, I tried 2 different batteries and also 2 transmitters, it's still the same. I tried to reverse the channels like in your video and it's still the same. So my guess would be servo or ESC, but I don't really know, I will try to disassemble it and clean it properly, but I'm not counting on it. It's quite weird, because this started all of a sudden, I'm not bashing my cars, it didn't do any hard landings or crashes etc... I will be thankful for all comments.
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
You are right, it sounds like there isn't enough current being sent to drive the servo. Whether that is because of the ESC's output, or the servo drawing too much, is hard to say without being able to test the car. Hit up your local hobby shop and see if they have a test servo you can plug in and see if it works :-)
@sal_ssp7 ай бұрын
Very helpful video, thank you
@HobbiesDirect7 ай бұрын
You're welcome 😀
@chancesaviation33672 ай бұрын
My problem is that my steering only works if you lift the car off the ground or the car is in motion. When it’s at a standstill, it only turns right and can’t turn left. Any ideas?
@HobbiesDirect2 ай бұрын
Either the servo saver is too loose, something is broken in the rack, or the gears are slipping :-/
@chancesaviation33672 ай бұрын
@@HobbiesDirect Ok at least I know what to look for. Thanks!
@mendy54537 күн бұрын
Just straightened the antenna wire and it corrected the continuous left tapping
@Murphys_Law97 ай бұрын
Wow i had it in backwards i was about to buy a more expensive one that i really didn’t need 😂 Thanks
@HobbiesDirect7 ай бұрын
Haha classic! The cheapest fix there is.
@seychelles444 ай бұрын
Is there a way to wire 3 pin servo to work as 2 wire? To turn left to right? I understand about the signal wire, but can that be bypassed?
@HobbiesDirect4 ай бұрын
Bypassing the signal wire would do just that; bypass the signal. No direction signal, no turning.
@RYNOCIRATOR_V52 ай бұрын
Hiya, A while back I bought an AGF A81BHMW servo for my Traxxas XRT, while I was out one day there steering went lame and very weak. Power cycled the system and it went back to normal, for a few seconds at least, decided to go home, on the way back to my car the steering magically fixed itself? I decided to fit a Castle BEC (which I was putting off for fear of doing something wrong) to get more power to the servo, hoping it was a voltage issue causing the problem (6.0 volts up to 8.4 with the BEC). Went out again and it was great for a while, then did the same thing again. Any ideas? It's not the gears, they sound fine. Other than the BEC, new fans all round, new servo, and Traxxas X-Maxx/XRT light kit, all electronics are standard Traxxas stuff.
@HobbiesDirect2 ай бұрын
As long as the servo is definitely getting all the volts it needs, it sounds like there might be a fault with the servo itself :-/ Does it still play up if you turn TSM all the way off?
@RYNOCIRATOR_V52 ай бұрын
@@HobbiesDirect Yes I think still screws around with it off. It started a while after installing the new servo, quite a few outtings, not immediately. *[edit]* Also, again, it's not all the time, it can just magically fix itself. It makes no sense. Thanks for the reply by the way.
@leventkircalk8 ай бұрын
İ have hbx 12891 brushed. When i pair car and remote controller, car directly turn left and stuck like that. When i turned off back in normal
@HobbiesDirect8 ай бұрын
Have you checked your steering trim? If it's not that it could be receiver or servo, or even hand controller.
@motok1d8 ай бұрын
I just took a low speed hit with my new Losi pro moto and now the steering servo is locked and I cannot move it in either direction with the power on or off. There is no noise or movement coming from the servo.
@HobbiesDirect8 ай бұрын
Only way to know is to take the servo out and have a look - sounds like maybe a gear has moved out of place or something else in the steering is jammed.
@isaac_glover Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate😊
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
No worries!
@MikkelStahr10 ай бұрын
I have a problem with my controllers stearing.. there are no response what so ever.. but when i switch the servo with esc, it turns just fine.. like in your video! but not when i switch back.. there are still no response- and the dualrate just turn the wheels like its ajusting it.. Can you reconnect / Rebind transmitter and receiver ?
@HobbiesDirect9 ай бұрын
Sounds like you are adjusting the Trim, not the Dual Rate. Make sure the Dual rate isn't at zero. Then try rebinding. If still nothing, it might be time for a new receiver :-/
@chrisspearline7674 ай бұрын
Mine is actually set up one to burn two to turn
@callous_edits4737 Жыл бұрын
I have 2 rc cars and took the batteries out and charged them and I must have put the wrong ones in because when I try to turn it on to connect to the remote both of them work for one car but they both don’t work 100% like one will only turn and the other remote will just go forwards and backwards so I just need some help on what to do or if I can fix it
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
Without knowing anything about the cars, you're just gonna have to do some trial and error and figure out what component is letting down the team.
@FrankieCreates964 ай бұрын
My arrma senton 4x4 550 goes reverse and forward but slowly turns left and right ... Most likely new servo right 🤔
@HobbiesDirect4 ай бұрын
Most likely new servo :-/
@FrankieCreates964 ай бұрын
@@HobbiesDirect good thing is not a hard thing to change, thanks 😎
@TheDaniishDude Жыл бұрын
Help needed! I’m completely new to RC and I recently just received my 124016 V2 2 weeks ago and now my steering doesn’t react to anything after only running it 4 times. It doesn’t even center it self when I’m powering it on. It had a slight jittering and turned all the way to the right when powering it on after cleaning it and It lost steering completely 2 days ago, I might have been too heavy with the water? I left it to dry and the next day it was back to normal. Ran one pack on the beach today with my new paddle tires and after a failed jump(nothing crazy) it lost steering again… The car do still drive and reverse but steering is completely dead. Servo gear sounds fine, nothing binds in the steering, fresh batteries both car and transmitter. Ive tried plugging the cables from WL into my MJX receiver and the MJX turns and drives with the WL transmitter. If I do it the other way around: nothing happens… Bad/fried esc, bad servo?
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
Definitely on the right track. Either servo is faulty, ESC can't supply enough current, or receiver has a dodgy channel.
@TheDaniishDude Жыл бұрын
@@HobbiesDirect hmmm i hoped you pretty sure about one of them but I guess I have to keep diagnosing. Any suggestions how to attack it from here?
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
@@TheDaniishDude can you swap receiver channels to see if the servo works with the trigger?
@TheDaniishDude Жыл бұрын
@@HobbiesDirect that doesnt work either, then it would have worked when i plugged in my WL cables in my MJX
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
@@TheDaniishDude Okay, if it's not the receiver, then as above, either servo is faulty, or ESC can't supply enough current. Just keep going through the process of elimination.
@Bobodeman6 ай бұрын
My kit car steering wont work but the steering trim is. Any thoughts?
@HobbiesDirect6 ай бұрын
Sounds like the steering dual rate is turned all the way down 🙂
@Zeehalves89 Жыл бұрын
I modified a rc car toy. Had put 2 esc, one connected to the back motor (acceleration) and battery. Other, connected with the steer and battery too. It works fine, but sometimes the steer doesn’t respond. I turn right than left, for example, in the remote controller, but the car doesn’t go. It not work when I make it one after other right on. If I wait, like, 1 second, it turns. But it’s not working right on time that I turn in the controller. I have to wait to do. Why’s that?
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
Being modified, and with no other knowledge on the make/model of car, or what the specs of the electronics are in it, it's very hard to say. But it *sounds* like the ESC's BEC doesn't have enough current output to supply the servo, so it's browning out.
@Noah.3774 ай бұрын
When I Steer left on my controller the rc car goes to the right and and when I turn right it goes to the left any chance you could help with this plz 🙏
@HobbiesDirect4 ай бұрын
There should be a channel 2 reverse switch on your controller :-)
@dada67855 ай бұрын
Thank you
@jatoja4248 ай бұрын
What to do if when i turn on the controller the wheels just start spinning backwards by themselfes but after i apply a little pressure to the throttle it stops
@jatoja4248 ай бұрын
And if i use another controller it just sends wrong signals i thinknit might be the fault of the quartz or something
@HobbiesDirect8 ай бұрын
Sounds like the throttle trim is off, try adjusting it@@jatoja424
@ravenjamtay534710 ай бұрын
Hi could you do video of one of the most problematic remote controls. Product enterprise Daleks and Davros had issues. I'm trying to resolve the issue with Davros since I only had two plays with it until wheels continually clicked every time it moved then stopped working! .
@HobbiesDirect10 ай бұрын
Toy grade stuff is really hard to diagnose - it sounds like a gear might have moved out of place or stripped. Your best bet would be to bust out your Sonic Screwdriver, open it up, and see if you can find any physical damage. Allons-y!
@dancearoundtheworld5360 Жыл бұрын
(WL TOYS 14800) hey Aaron you got a full rc car redo video, my rc wheel loader has no steering, motor works even new one didnt help, doesnt steer, no channels to swap to check, just battery to board to features i dont have power at main board should be 9v, lithum ion battery still good
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
If you don't have power at the main board, but the battery is all good, double check all connections and maybe re-solder. Otherwise, it might be time for a replacement main board.
@dancearoundtheworld5360 Жыл бұрын
@@HobbiesDirect I'm at a stand still because I looked the whole internet for a new board and didn't find a seller and certain some connections aren't even soldered to the board
@andrewchen864711 ай бұрын
I have a problem with my hosim q905. I took the turning wheel from the remote and when i screwed it back on i heard some snapping noises and when i tried driving my rc car, the front wheels was not turning and with more 360 degrees of snapping the remote wheel the wheels turn but it doesn't go back to the centre automatically.
@HobbiesDirect10 ай бұрын
Sounds like you broke the travel stoppers for the steering on the remote. You could likely repair it if you took it apart and are good at that sort of thing :-)
@andrewchen864710 ай бұрын
@@HobbiesDirect unfortunately I am not. Thank you for the information, much appreciated ☺️
@Seriouslydave Жыл бұрын
Mine works if i turn the wheels left and right then use the remote to turn it left then right it then locks up making a fizzing noise. The gears are ok inside, it just started doing it no impacts just went out of range one time.
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
If the end points weren't set correctly, the internal position sensor may have been damaged or burned out; might be time for a replacement :-/
@shyonemami738810 ай бұрын
My build is brand new and when i binded the transmitter to the esc, the servo jerked left and is unresponsive (throttle works, steering doesnt). I cannot get the steering to engage. I connected another servo and the backup worked fine. Could it be that my servo is faulty?
@HobbiesDirect9 ай бұрын
That's the most likely scenario, but it also could be that the new servo draws too much current for the ESC to run it.
@shyonemami73889 ай бұрын
@HobbiesDirect turns out i forgot to bench test it before assembly and had set the servo horn before ever centering the motor. I removed the servo horn, centered the servo motor, and then reassembled everything, Problem Solved!
@HobbiesDirect9 ай бұрын
Haha nice! Problem solved 🙂@@shyonemami7388
@haydnholder7090 Жыл бұрын
What if you took a transmitter/ receiver aswell as servo out of another car that works, but there's still notta? Would it be the esc? Only thing i havent replaced, first time coming across this problem in my 15 years of rc 😅
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
If you've changed everything but the ESC, that's the last place the problem could be.
@haydnholder7090 Жыл бұрын
@@HobbiesDirect man thats weird maybe the bec or somthing blew in it (even tho its new lmao, tt02 kit)
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
@@haydnholder7090 That's unfortunately possible :-/
@hamzaeljacifi5710 Жыл бұрын
Hi everyone - i just got a brand new WLTOYS 144010 and stupidly when wanting to start it I plugged in the white battery connector cable (used to charge battery) instead of the deans cable (red). Some cables started smoking right after and melted. The car starts, engine runs but steering does not work. Would appreciate any support here 🙏🏻
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
Did you plug the battery into the receiver? Sounds like you've burnt out the receiver, servo, or both :-/
@user-ze3io1iq7g7 ай бұрын
Great video. Thank you. New subscriber here :)
@HobbiesDirect7 ай бұрын
Thanks, and welcome!
@Icy2-hq4itАй бұрын
My Rf car makes a weird sound when i try to trun but it wont turn bc of the weird noise
@HobbiesDirectАй бұрын
Something wrong with the steering servo?
@Icy2-hq4itАй бұрын
@@HobbiesDirect idk when i turn the remote it just goes like bzzzzzzzzzz bzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
@gavbrown1643 ай бұрын
So my car flipped over now steering don’t work but it’s still got power to it but makes a whining noise it’s like it’s jammed and car still goes forwards and backwards
@HobbiesDirect3 ай бұрын
If the steering rack still moves smoothly, it sounds like you stripped a gear in the servo :-/
@gavbrown1643 ай бұрын
@@HobbiesDirect hi no steering rack or servo does not move at all it’s still
@HobbiesDirect3 ай бұрын
@@gavbrown164 But can it be moved by hand? Not all jammed? If it seems fine otherwise, it'll be that the servo has a stripped gear.
@gavbrown1643 ай бұрын
@@HobbiesDirect can’t move it at all mate just makes a whining noise
@HobbiesDirect3 ай бұрын
@@gavbrown164 Sounds like you've broken a gear in the servo 😕
@overratedprogrammer Жыл бұрын
I don't know why I can't find anything about the servo being stuck.. like I can't even move it by hand. No idea how that happened. Trying to get it apart right now
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
Sounds like time for a new servo :-/
@overratedprogrammer Жыл бұрын
@@HobbiesDirect so for some reason while I was taking the servo off it all of a sudden freed and worked perfect. So I was driving more. Then the same thing happened. So this time I took the servo apart, the gears seemed messed up. I tried to "rebuild" it, it worked for a little, and now i can move it by hand all the time, but I can only steer left or right all the way. So I'm just going to order a better servo and hope it's compatible lol. Thanks for the responses
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
@@overratedprogrammer No worries! If it's a standard size servo it should be compatible, just don't go to high on torque or you'll freak out your esc/receiver.
@strinex4047 Жыл бұрын
If you can mby solve the problem,my car can go right but no left if you can diagnos it
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
Steering servo maybe?
@imno34717 күн бұрын
What if I don't have steering dual rate on my transmiter
@HobbiesDirect6 күн бұрын
Then dual rate can't be adjusted electronically - there might be a linkage to adjust the throw, but some RC vehicles just don't have any adjustment.
@imno34716 күн бұрын
@HobbiesDirect turns out that the servo itself is going on way more than the other no matter the steering trim what should I do
@HobbiesDirect5 күн бұрын
@@imno3471 Is the servo centered?
@imno34715 күн бұрын
@@HobbiesDirect yes, it is
@imno34714 күн бұрын
@HobbiesDirect the transmitter was recently opened, and I might have broken something in it.
@magmagold29692 ай бұрын
I have no idea what happened to mine, I was driving it around slowly and it for some reason stopped steering does anyone know what it could be
@HobbiesDirect2 ай бұрын
Did you maybe bump the D/R down on your radio?
@magmagold29692 ай бұрын
@@HobbiesDirectyes I have mine at the max and it still would not turn but it would drive forward and backward just not turn
@magmagold29692 ай бұрын
@@HobbiesDirectI didn’t mean yes I meant no sorry😅
@magmagold29692 ай бұрын
@@HobbiesDirect I think my servo has burned out😢 I don’t think it was the d/r because I have mine on top of my remote with a hatch to close it
@HobbiesDirect2 ай бұрын
@@magmagold2969 If there's no signs of life at all, then it might be time for a new servo :-/ If you plug it into channel 1 instead, you can see if it moves with the trigger. If it does, then it's likely the receiver that's the problem.
@txpatriot7038 Жыл бұрын
Connector is backward... I just assumed they were designed to be idiot proof lol....they are not. Thank you!!!
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
Happy to help!
@xsyphen486911 ай бұрын
My rock crawler would turn left but won't turn right and I can't find the issue
@HobbiesDirect11 ай бұрын
Check end points on your radio, and the physical linkages of your steering. If everything else is fine, it might be time for a new servo 😕 Does it still make a noise when trying to turn right?
@tygaurd Жыл бұрын
How about when the servo jitters or twitches ?
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
A lot of Savox servos seem to do that, and we haven't figured out why. Using a glitch-buster capacitor pack in the receiver can help in some cases.
@tygaurd Жыл бұрын
@@HobbiesDirect thank you for the response
@GRIMSUP10 ай бұрын
My controllers steering wheel makes it go backward
@HobbiesDirect10 ай бұрын
What controller on what vehicle? Are the channels switched on the receiver?
@PHILLIPPINESGOVERMENTАй бұрын
Mine has a problem mine doesn't work
@HobbiesDirectАй бұрын
That *IS* a problem!
@Yumi_xxx Жыл бұрын
Please could you help fix my rc car 🙏 As you seem like quite a professional 👀
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
What car do you have and what's it doing/not doing?
@Yumi_xxx Жыл бұрын
@@HobbiesDirect it’s fine thank you. I’m returning it 🙏 Simply just didn’t pair
@dannycalin60 Жыл бұрын
my servo is like 70percent to the right and 50 to the left
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
Have you/can you check the end points on your radio?
@dillonj9836 Жыл бұрын
i have a brand new servo and when i put the throttle in the steering one it works but the steering still doesn’t work any idea what it is
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
have you checked the steering Dual Rate (D/R)?
@Jayzkayaydancasper11 ай бұрын
Why is mine shaking left and right
@HobbiesDirect10 ай бұрын
What servo in what car with what controller from what brand? If it has any sort of stability control, it might be calibrated wrong, or the controller's wheel's contacts might be dirty or not working properly. Or, it's time for a new servo.
@Jayzkayaydancasper10 ай бұрын
@@HobbiesDirect Deerc 300E brushless
@Jayzkayaydancasper10 ай бұрын
Not to bother as now got the 1/8 scale mvck rx flux 4S
@HobbiesDirect10 ай бұрын
Nice!@@Jayzkayaydancasper
@suchislife82 Жыл бұрын
My problem is the steering isn't on the wheel it's on the a and b switch smh
@Lvtdgb_40m Жыл бұрын
None of these worked for mine
@NBKRebelGamer87 Жыл бұрын
My car is turning left or right but it is sticking either way unless I turn the wheel back. After I turned left or right the wheels would automatically return to the neutral/facing forward position but since I put new steering arms on due to a break in one I am having this issue with the steering...Any suggestions? In 2:10 of this video when you let go of the steering wheel the wheels return to neutral/straight, mine isn't doing this. When I let go of the steering it is still facing left or right.....Any suggestions please?
@HobbiesDirect Жыл бұрын
As a guess, either the position sensor in the servo has been damaged in the crash, or the new arms are binding up on something.
@NBKRebelGamer87 Жыл бұрын
@@HobbiesDirect Thanks I'll look closer to see if there is any binding, If still no luck I'm replacing them with aluminium ones anyway so if there is still issues I'll replace the servo!