fish6634 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 i recently ordered a killswitch and i am having problems now its fitted. everything works as it should except for when i rev it. When reved the killswitch activates and it kills the engine. Its not a switchblade killswitch. anyone any ideas? thanks Graeme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeghead28 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Which one is it? There are a few different makes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_RCModelz Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 http://www.rcmodelz.co.uk/engine-kill-switch-1048.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super sharp shooter Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Could be a lose wire conecting/disconnecting when the engine vibrates when reving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish6634 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 doesnt even rev now, it startsthe killswitch activates and it cuts out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeghead28 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Which kill switch is it though? Just try disconnecting it first to confirm it is that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper-d Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 As above sounds like you have a loose connection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_RCModelz Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Which kill switch is it though? Just try disconnecting it first to confirm it is that. It's the one above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeghead28 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 It's the one above Oh right,surprised you knew considering you weren't the OP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_RCModelz Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Been speaking on pm and he bought it from me. I've given my suggestions but looking to see what everyone else thinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Try a new spark plug? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian w Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) Check EPA set to 100% Edited April 18, 2015 by Ian w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn_T Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) I had a similar problem with a different brand of kill switch. I discovered my connections weren't as good as they could have been. In fact, it took me a few attempts to get it right. Other advice I had been given on the issue was 1. check spark plug cap is properly pushed on 2. check/replace for quality spark plug. One further thing I have done (but don't know if it has or would make a difference) is to wrap the cable around one of those little magnets you see on some laptop power cables. Supposed to stabilise the signal but like I said, no evidence to suggest this helped on not). Happy to report that my K/S is working perfectly now though. Hope that helps a bit. Edited to add image. Edited April 18, 2015 by Martyn_T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish6634 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 It seems to be working for the minute i have no idea what i have done but it isn't cutting out. The only problem now is i am wondering when it will start to do it again, i hate not knowing what the problem was. However i did route the spark plug lead so it was further away from the kill switch, i did unplug it to move it so maybe i pushed it on better as suggested above, i just hope it has sorted it but who knows........ I will give it a good run in the morning and see what happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn_T Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 If it's owt like mine was it will wait until it is as far away as you want to take it before it chooses to cut out again. Good luck with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly_roger_uk Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) Check battery. The battery voltage will drop a tad under the load of a servo (especially when steering and braking) so make sure that it is charged and in good condition. Interference. This is somewhat of a mine field and can sometimes be difficult to isolate. Ovoid cheap spark plugs and stick with the ngk cmr7h. They contain a resistive element that suppresses interference generated by the plug. This resistive element can still break down, so changing the plug is a good idea. The plug cap needs to be a nice tight fit also. A bad fit will cause all sorts of nasty interference. I have also experienced excessive interference generated by the coil itself, cured by replacing with CY / Zenoah original parts. Mixing. this is a setup issue and probably least likely in your case, but in my experience it is quite common to find the odd 'stray' mix programmed in the transmitter. If you have any sort of mix set between the throttle (or steering) and the aux channel you can expect problems because the mix takes a portion of its master channel and sends it out on the aux channel which will effect the kill switch. Don't forget that very often a good kill switch will detect even the slightest issue, even one that you would not have even noticed before fitting it. I hope this helps Edited April 18, 2015 by Jolly_roger_uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish6634 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) My TX is a KM-GT3B My settings are Trim Channel 1 R30 till i get a chance to adjust the steering properly Channel 2 N00 Channel 3 N00 Dual Rate Channel 1 100% Channel 2 100% Channel 3 100% Rev Channel 1 NOR Channel 2 REV Channel 3 NOR End Points Channel 1 Left Forward 100% Right Back 100% Channel 2 Left Forward 82% Right Back 80% Channel 3 Left Forward 100% Right Back 100% EXP Channel 1 0% Channel 2 0% Channel 3 0% ABS Channel 2 OFF Someone please tell me they see an issue on here that could cause the killswitch issue Thanks Edited April 18, 2015 by fish6634 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian w Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 There are people more expert then me but the only setting I can see that may upset the killswitch is your channel 3 setting it should have 2 way settings as the other channels do ie 100% forward and 100% back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish6634 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 My bad mate edited thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian w Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 My bad mate edited thanks O/K then Mate I am afraid I have no more suggestions for you then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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