Strange servo issue

[Lil Dylan]

I have a Max8 G2, Savox 2290 and DX5c Pro. My noto has developed an electrical issue out of nowhere. After a few minutes of light driving my servo will all of the sudden crank to the left all the way like it's having a seizure. It only stops when I turn my radio off. This only happens when I turn the radio on. For example, I'll turn the car on and its fine then when I turn the radio on it immediately seizes up and cannot be fixed until I turn the radio off.

Any ideas?

 

[Avyn Nix]

Try changing the radio it could be faulty or change the servo horn as it could be stripped or change the servo if you have a back up it’s really just going to be trial and error for troubleshooting like this.

 

[Camaroboy383]

Seems like a bad servo potentiometer..

 

[Xjeepguy]

Disconnect the servo horn and see if the servo operates correctly without it. Also check the servo and horn for spline damage.

 

[Senton_Prime]

Why you turning the car on before the Tx??
Rebind and calibrate the setup!!

 

[Lil Dylan]

It's not a servo horn issue. When the transmitter turns on the servo just yanks in one direction as far as it can and starts to heat up.

 

[gotnitro]

Connect a different servo to the RX and do the same thing you've done before to see if it happens. Don't install it, just plug in a different servo.

 

[Lil Dylan]

Connect a different servo to the RX and do the same thing you've done before to see if it happens. Don't install it, just plug in a different servo.

Will do, thank you.

 

[Dan B.]

Your trim knobs on the radio didn’t get cranked to full left, did they? Check your radio steering settings.

 

[Vulthraxis]

Trim would be first guess next would be Gyro setting depending on Gyro type. Then might be bad gyro or transmitter. I would for now not think its the servo or receiver. Are we talking spektrum or after market?