Issues?
Hi Everyone,
I have a Ko Esprit Vantage II which I converted to FrSky about 2 years ago. Up until recently, it has been reliable with no issues. I love the feel of the transmitter, hence why I had it converted rather than go for a newer model.
Recently I have been having issues with my car loosing signal. This happened a few times racing indoors, with no major damage. It also happened recently, and since I hadn't set a failsafe properly, the car slammed into the barriers at the end of the straight at West London and destroyed the car. Not good.
I had a few issues again at the weekend, has anyone else had these sort of issues?
I have tried;
1. Changing receivers, I'm using the V8R4 ii receivers. I've tried 5 different receivers and lost signal on all of them.
2. Position of receiver- I have had the receiver on it's side behind the servo, flat on the chassis and on top of the servo. Had issues in all of these positions.
3. I installed a Lipo in my transmitter, as the battery doors had a few clips missing when I had cells installed, and I didn't know if the transmitter was turning off if the batteries moved during a race. Still had issues since the Lipo was installed, and I keep it topped up.
Do any of you have any other suggestions? It happens intermittently and at meetings where it has happened, it's happened at different points of the track.
I was thinking about extending the receiver aerials. Looking at other 2.4 systems, all of them have longer aerials. Has anyone tried this?
Should I replace the hack module? Could this be causing the issue?
I use my radio regularly, doing 2-3 full day meetings a month on average, plus setup time at home.
Thanks for you help,
Marc
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