kill switch acting funny

[6victor6]

Ok.. so I have this killswitch...


http://innovativehobby.com/modified3rdchankillswitchfailsafe-pnp.aspx


and I was driving around, everything doing fine when all the sudden the engine died and wont start again.. I open the receiver box and the light on the killswitch is blinking. This means no radio link according to the makers of the switch. But the radio and receiver are fine, batteries are good, servos working with gusto... so.. I try turning the receiver off and on again.. nothing.. unplug and plug the battery back in.. no dice.. unplug and replug the switch back in .. same thing.. blinking even though the radio is on.. So I turned off the radio and the light on the switch goes solid!?! wtf? With the radio off, I yank the pullstart and the engine fires up!.. Turn the radio back on and it dies again.. I looked all over the place trying to find an answer to this but with no luck... I even tried rebinding my dx3r and got the same results..


Anyone got any idea what is going on?


Thanks in advance!

 

[Obeast44]

Try reversing the 3rd channel and see if that helps

 

[6victor6]

Try reversing the 3rd channel and see if that helps

Tried that too.. forgot to mention it.. Yeah, I've ran out of ideas..

 

[wicks-redcat]

check all you receiver plugs sometimes they come out loose

 

[Evildomain]

What radio are you using?

 

[Obeast44]

Check your EPAs on the third channel

 

[Evildomain]

Doesn't it seem weird that it was driving fine when it happened? It's not like you can


reverse the channel or change the EPA accidentally while you are running, right? He'd


actually have to be messing with the TX and still drive the truck. I can't even hold


a camera steady and navigate my MT at the same time. Could his receiver have lost it's


bind and reset during the drive?

 

[6victor6]

Its a spectrum dx3r.. Yeah, rebound .. checked epa... Its like the killswitch is working in reverse... And happened in the middle of a run.. I don't think the 3rd channel has anything to do with it.. But hell, I don't know.. Maybe it just went bad..

 

[Evildomain]

If you have the receiver and tx turned on can you still press the 3rd channel button and see


anything happen with the killswitch or does it not respond at all? Does the LED only change


when you turn the tx off?

 

[RampageHopUps]

Did you check to see why you didn't buy a Killer RC killswitch??

 

[6victor6]

If you have the receiver and tx turned on can you still press the 3rd channel button and see
anything happen with the killswitch or does it not respond at all? Does the LED only change


when you turn the tx off?

3rd channel doesn't respond.. tried reversing it.. nothin. .. and yes, the light only stops flashing and goes solid once I turn the tx off.

 

[Evildomain]

Since it stopped working while you were driving I would just talk to whoever you


bought it from and exchange it. Maybe it's a bad unit...

 

[6victor6]

Did you check to see why you didn't buy a Killer RC killswitch??

I did not check that.. Ya think that might fix my problem?


Seriously, isn't it the same picoswitch from dimension engineering?

 

[6victor6]

Since it stopped working while you were driving I would just talk to whoever you
bought it from and exchange it. Maybe it's a bad unit...

Just spoke to Scott at largescalerc ... he's putting a new one in the mail

 

[6victor6]

Got the new one.. Same problem.. I just don't get it..

 

[Obeast44]

Ok, we will get this sorted. I don't have a dx3r, just a dx3.0. From my understanding a dx3r has a 3position 3rd channel. Maybe and bear with me when I try and explain this. It could be that the killswitch will remain to function on 2 of the 3 settings. Im assuming it works just like the KillerRC switch. Maybe I can find some information to help you out. If not, I would be willing to test it out with my DX3.0 and pay for shipping back to you myself.

 

[6victor6]

Man I appreciate the offer.. Honestly, i really don't think the third channel has anything to do with it.. And I have set the 3rd channel to 2p.. even checked the the monitor to watch the 3rd channel function properly.. and reversed it..


The killswitch is really behaving as though its opening the circuit when the radio if on and closing the circuit when the radio is off.. So I cant check the 3rd channel cuz its shutting off when the radio is on... ???


Its driving me friggin nuts.

 

[6victor6]

Obeast44, you are the man!!


FRAME RATE!!!! How friggin obscure...

 

[hamster huey]

What did you have to set the frame rate to?

 

[Ron E]

awesome news, glad its sorted... now the fun begins.