[tonydevon]

aha yes I do, many thanks, just tried that with it 3 or 4 feet away and it linked up a lot faster, excellent tip thanks, never had this problem with crystals LOL

I found on the net a comment about switching on Tx holding full throttle, then switching on the ESC holding throttle till it beeps, then let go

lo and behold it worked, had forward and brake, then reverse

until I turned it off and went back to it, tried same trick again thinking maybe you have to calibrate every time, but no joy, methinks I got a wrongun, time to look s for cheap ESC maybe?

edit, update, I found some instructions about beeps and calibrating, it followed the exact pattern so Im confident that its correct procedure, but still nothing

hope I can get a cheapy speedo before the weekend