Kraton why does my Kraton takes off in reverse?

I could be wrong because I am also new, but I think that it could be the failsafe. You might have to reprogram the ESC. On page 25 in the manual it shows you how to program the failsafe.

I would wait for more experienced users to see what they say though.

Welcome to the world of rc

Rule 1 = transmitter is first on and last off

Both are correct. As a new b I had to learn the hard way also. #1. Read the manual #2 read it again. #3. Keep the manual in s safe place and refer to it often.

Capt PB said:

I am new to the RC scene. Can someone tell me why my Kraton takes off in reverse when I turn off the controller before I turn off the car. Thanks in advance.

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Because you're doing it wrong.

The transmitter is the FIRST thing turned on and the LAST thing turned off. Always.

Turning things on and off in the right order is important but not nearly as important as correctly setting your failsafe. What happens when you drive it out of range?? What happens when your transmitter runs out of batteries or otherwise fails? The vehicle defaults to its failsafe condition and stays there until you turn it off.

This should be bench tested with wheels in the air on any vehicle you are not familiar with. It literally takes a few seconds to do and could prevent serious damage or, worse yet, someone getting hurt. With wheels in the air and the vehicle restrained in some way; turn tx on, turn vehicle on, turn tx off. It should sit there and do nothing otherwise the failsafe needs to be set so it does.

Sorry for the lecture, but this is important stuff that we should all know, understand, and follow!

I swapped a receiver from a nitro vehicle into an electric one. I had to change the throttle direction but I made the mistake of not resetting the failsafe. So the first time it lost connection with my transmitter it went full "reverse" which happened to be forward now. That was a hard lesson learned as I had it on my workbench in my basement. It rocketed off and straight into a wall. But it could have been a kid instead of a wall. Or my girlfriend. Or my nuts. You get the picture. Always check your failsafe.

Dustin Mustangs said:

Turning things on and off in the right order is important but not nearly as important as correctly setting your failsafe. What happens when you drive it out of range?? What happens when your transmitter runs out of batteries or otherwise fails? The vehicle defaults to its failsafe condition and stays there until you turn it off.

This should be bench tested with wheels in the air on any vehicle you are not familiar with. It literally takes a few seconds to do and could prevent serious damage or, worse yet, someone getting hurt. With wheels in the air and the vehicle restrained in some way; turn tx on, turn vehicle on, turn tx off. It should sit there and do nothing otherwise the failsafe needs to be set so it does.

Sorry for the lecture, but this is important stuff that we should all know, understand, and follow!

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Thanks, Sounds like I need to check the fail safe.

Dustin Mustangs said:

Turning things on and off in the right order is important but not nearly as important as correctly setting your failsafe. What happens when you drive it out of range?? What happens when your transmitter runs out of batteries or otherwise fails? The vehicle defaults to its failsafe condition and stays there until you turn it off.

This should be bench tested with wheels in the air on any vehicle you are not familiar with. It literally takes a few seconds to do and could prevent serious damage or, worse yet, someone getting hurt. With wheels in the air and the vehicle restrained in some way; turn tx on, turn vehicle on, turn tx off. It should sit there and do nothing otherwise the failsafe needs to be set so it does.

Sorry for the lecture, but this is important stuff that we should all know, understand, and follow!

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Wise, very important words. When I started with RC in 2009, I made a habit of always checking the failsafe. Turn the transmitter on, see everything works, turn it off and back on again. Nothing should happen. Only takes a few seconds and when it has become a part of your routine, you won't even notice doing it. A bit harder on multirotors - or in a way easier, because you only need to pick them up from above and brace for full throttle. I do not recommend this for beginners as the full throttle might surprise them, or for bigger multirotors, for obvious reasons.

Also depending on the radio you are using, you might check/define what the failsafe does for every channel. Does it return all channels to zero (steering, throttle), or will it keep the last state for steering (meaning if you were turning when the signal was cut, will it keep on turning or will it straighten out as it is slowing down).

joostin420 said:

Welcome to the world of rc

Rule 1 = transmitter is first on and last off

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WoodiE said:

Because you're doing it wrong.

The transmitter is the FIRST thing turned on and the LAST thing turned off. Always.

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This rule is... I don't want to say outdated, but it shouldn't be the first rule. This was important back when many didn't even have failsafe features on them, but these days rule 1 should be "Set and check your failsafes". Signal can be lost for so many reasons, and practically all RCs come with failsafes, so there's no excuse for not setting/checking them. Turning the transmitter on or off should never make the vehicle do unexpected things. If it does, you need to fix it. This applies to all RC vehicles, be it air, sea or land.

@stigi, sure set and configure your failsafe, but only after you turn on your transmitter first then your receiver and end with your receiver off before you turn off your transmitter.

joostin420 said:

Welcome to the world of rc

Rule 1 = transmitter is first on and last off

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good to know! Thx!