Piccoboard problem?

[Spencer]

For the past few days, I have not been able to get the piccoboard to work. I switch on the transmitter (fully charged), plug in the battery pack and 3 seconds later the piccoboard light comes on. At this point the motors start and stop on their own and their is little or no control of both the servos! I have no idea of what to check for as previously I have just waited for the board to initialise and them I'm off.

Has anyone suffered from this before and knows what to do?

Thanks
Spencer

[dongle]

check the crystal on the PB - if you have had a minor "mishap" you could have damaged it. failing that check for broken or loose wires - take of the rotor to avoid injury then wiggle servo leads etc to see if anything stops/starts moving (obviously switch trannie on first!!)

Try removing both servos and trying again - I had a very similar experience with my PB and it turned out to be a dodgy servo that was taking too much current through the BEC making everything go haywire! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]
M

As dongle said make sure both crystals (Tx and Rx) are firmly in position and make sure your Tx aerial is screwed in tight!

[Spencer]

Your right, it is one of the servos and I'm afraid to tell you that because of that I have broken the other rotor you sent! As soon as the light came on, it went mental and hit a wall. Sorry about that - there's no helping some people is there.

Will I have to replace the servo? Is the Supertec Pico the only choice or is there better?

Sorry Hogster.

Regards,
Spencer

*sigh* [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] Oh well not to worry - 'fraid I can't send you any more as I've only got 2 left! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] Good luck with wherever you try to get them from [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Enright13]

Spencer,

The Supertec Pico ISN'T the only choice. Gee Dee do some Saturn S54's which weigh just 5.4g. Then there are the transparent blue HS50 ones which I understand are a bit pricey. But if it's just slipping servo gears then they also sell a gear train kit for your Picos for less than £2! Otherwise give me a shout, because I have a couple of spares which I might be able to cannibalise bits out of for you.