PureChaosX
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OK, so I actually purchased this transmitter and receiver from an eBay seller who had removed it from his freshly purchased Big Rock, and since Arrma models come with these transmitters, I thought I'd try my luck finding some help here.
It was sold as "For Parts or Not Working" so no refund, but at the same time the seller was unsure whether he was doing anything wrong when it came to binding the transmitter and receiver. As it turns out, he may very well have been doing it correctly, as the something does feel faulty.
I have it binded to the SLR300 receiver no problems. Steering works no problem, as do the steering adjustments. Throttle however... is a literal no-go. There is no response from the throttle at all. When I turn on the ESC (HobbyWing QuicRun 1080) it blinks, usually indicating no transmitter signal, but steering does work. It appears that the transmitter is not sending any signal from the throttle, so the ESC doesn't initiate fully, except the steering.
I've tried calibrating the ESC, but since it's not receiving a "go" signal, calibration doesn't work. I've taken the transmitter apart (since I can't return it or get it replaced under warranty) and I can't see anything obvious. No components are damaged, burnt, missing (I think), the circuit board is undamaged, pretty much nothing out of the ordinary.
I know the trigger potentiometer works as I was able to test it on the steering, so the issue lies from the connector on the board to... where ever it goes after that.
Also, the ESC works fine with other receivers, and the SLR300 won't work with other speed controllers in other cars. I CAN get the throttle to work if I use the AUX buttons for forward and backward, but that's not really useful. So the ESC is definitely working with the receiver to some capacity, but the throttle channel is just... dead.
It COULD be the receiver I suppose, but I don't have any means of testing, without buying another receiver or transmitter.
So I've run out of ideas, after trying for a good 3-4 hours fault finding... I found no obvious faults. Google isn't very helpful as it just loves to omit the word "SLT3" a lot.
Does anyone have any clues? Any ideas? Any thoughts? Even a spare receiver you wish to get rid of. Any help is a good thing. Please and thank you!
EDIT: It works in my Tamiya Konghead and my Traxxas Rustler 4x4 VXL. It works in BOTH of those vehicles. They both use Traxxas ESC's. The Spektrum SLT3 refuses to work with all my other ESC's including Tamiya, HobbyWing 1060, HobbyWing 1080, HobbyWing MAX10 and an unknown branded one. Very strange.
EDIT 2: I made a YouTube video that goes a bit more in depth, as well as video demonstrations of what happens and how the transmitter and receiver behaves:
It was sold as "For Parts or Not Working" so no refund, but at the same time the seller was unsure whether he was doing anything wrong when it came to binding the transmitter and receiver. As it turns out, he may very well have been doing it correctly, as the something does feel faulty.
I have it binded to the SLR300 receiver no problems. Steering works no problem, as do the steering adjustments. Throttle however... is a literal no-go. There is no response from the throttle at all. When I turn on the ESC (HobbyWing QuicRun 1080) it blinks, usually indicating no transmitter signal, but steering does work. It appears that the transmitter is not sending any signal from the throttle, so the ESC doesn't initiate fully, except the steering.
I've tried calibrating the ESC, but since it's not receiving a "go" signal, calibration doesn't work. I've taken the transmitter apart (since I can't return it or get it replaced under warranty) and I can't see anything obvious. No components are damaged, burnt, missing (I think), the circuit board is undamaged, pretty much nothing out of the ordinary.
I know the trigger potentiometer works as I was able to test it on the steering, so the issue lies from the connector on the board to... where ever it goes after that.
Also, the ESC works fine with other receivers, and the SLR300 won't work with other speed controllers in other cars. I CAN get the throttle to work if I use the AUX buttons for forward and backward, but that's not really useful. So the ESC is definitely working with the receiver to some capacity, but the throttle channel is just... dead.
It COULD be the receiver I suppose, but I don't have any means of testing, without buying another receiver or transmitter.
So I've run out of ideas, after trying for a good 3-4 hours fault finding... I found no obvious faults. Google isn't very helpful as it just loves to omit the word "SLT3" a lot.
Does anyone have any clues? Any ideas? Any thoughts? Even a spare receiver you wish to get rid of. Any help is a good thing. Please and thank you!
EDIT: It works in my Tamiya Konghead and my Traxxas Rustler 4x4 VXL. It works in BOTH of those vehicles. They both use Traxxas ESC's. The Spektrum SLT3 refuses to work with all my other ESC's including Tamiya, HobbyWing 1060, HobbyWing 1080, HobbyWing MAX10 and an unknown branded one. Very strange.
EDIT 2: I made a YouTube video that goes a bit more in depth, as well as video demonstrations of what happens and how the transmitter and receiver behaves:
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