Servo is going crazy!!!!

[rccrawler6911]

I have a AE-2 ESC and a AX-3 controller and I have the stock axial servo..
when I turn my controller and truck on my servo goes all the way to the right and stays there and I have no steering at all :/
Please help its no fun having my rig not running (

 

[ninja turtle]

pull the servo horn off and center it?

 

[SINister]

pull the servo horn off and center it?

yeah sounds like the channel has been flipped.

 

[rccrawler6911]

No the horn is completely centered I havnt messed with the horn since I bought it

 

[rccrawler6911]

After a while it starts to twitch?

 

[PFC FNG]

Check the connections and wiring. I have noticed that if a servo gets power but not a signal, it generally will travel to one extreme or the other.

 

[rccrawler6911]

Check the connections and wiring. I have noticed that if a servo gets power but not a signal, it generally will travel to one extreme or the other.

how did you fix the problem of it getting power but having no signal??

 

[ik632]

It's usually a plug issue when that's happening. if you have a multi meter, you can pull the back of the servo case off and check continuity from the plug to board. From there, try swapping the esc/servo channels in the receiver. Unplug one of the motor leads so you don't make the truck drive and see if that changes things. Pay attention to the lights on the ESC as well. They will flash red/green for forward back. Turn the steering wheel back and forth and see what you get. Then trigger forward/back and see if that steers. You'll probably want to pull the screw out of the servo and let it center up without being connected to steering for testing.

 

[Duuuuuuuude]

Do that. ^^^^

 

[rccrawler6911]

It's usually a plug issue when that's happening. if you have a multi meter, you can pull the back of the servo case off and check continuity from the plug to board. From there, try swapping the esc/servo channels in the receiver. Unplug one of the motor leads so you don't make the truck drive and see if that changes things. Pay attention to the lights on the ESC as well. They will flash red/green for forward back. Turn the steering wheel back and forth and see what you get. Then trigger forward/back and see if that steers. You'll probably want to pull the screw out of the servo and let it center up without being connected to steering for testing.

Okay so If I don't wanna go through all that trouble cause my servo is Plastidipped can I just buy a new servo and be done with it?

 

[Mr.Joshua]

Probably...worse case is you end up with a better servo. You could still switch the ESC/servo channels around to check the connection on the ESC

 

[rccrawler6911]

Okay I did that and my servo still works so where good but I forgot to unplug a motor lead and now I have no forwards or reverse.... FML

 

[rccrawler6911]

False alarm i fixed it haha,
I guess im buying a new servo... does anybody know how good the traxxis e-max high torque waterproof servo's are?

 

[Duuuuuuuude]

Okay I did that and my servo still works so where good but I forgot to unplug a motor lead and now I have no forwards or reverse.... FML

Huh? What do you mean it still works? I thought it didn't work, or didn't work properly.

 

[rccrawler6911]

I dont know I confused myself but the servo is shot but everything else works properly