stevo2551 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I've got a trophy buggy flux and could do with some advice please, first off, the nob broke off the switch ages ago, not a problem as I use a pic instead. I went out yesterday, plugged the batterys in, turned the tx on, flicked the switch and all normal, go 10ft over a bump or so and it cuts out complety, not lvc as when I jiggle bits it bleeps back into action like it's just been turned on. I can run it on the street no problem but put some bumps in there and off it cuts. I've had the fan off, esc out and checked all wires, one had a nic in the outer but not cut into the wire. (taped it up) all connections seemed good, stripped the switch and re fit everything, again fine on the street but same again at the quarry. Im aware these switches are prone to go but you can't buy it separate without the esc. How can I bypass the switch to try that? I'm under the impression that if I do this then I'll loose the ability to adjust the settings manually with the button, does anyone have any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vr5fx Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 There are a few things you can do. To eliminate a moody switch you could put a 3 way wire (the same as a servo wire, including the end) onto the ESC - switch wires, then use a loop (similar to a bind plug) and use this as a switch. Then keep the original/replacement switch, and put a servo plug onto that, so you could still access the calibration if needed. Check your battery connections, do you use Deans by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Change the switch may be . Mine broke on my xmaxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevo2551 Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 They do have deans connectors on yes, I've just had a closer look and one set has a dark film that wipes off with my finger, the other has similar that doesn't wipe off, I'm guessing this is part of the problem, ei this connection? both batteries worked fine when plugged into the wr8. Is there a way to clean up the female battery connections? And would some fine wet/dry paper be ok to clean the esc connections? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevo2551 Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 I've saldered some fresh deans connectors on to the batterys and all seems well on the street....I'll find out tomorrow if all is well again :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vr5fx Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I've saldered some fresh deans connectors on to the batterys and all seems well on the street....I'll find out tomorrow if all is well again :-D Let us know. Deans sometimes has this problem, even more so as the Trophy can pull more than the deans can handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shdaxner Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Yep I had this issue with Deans connectors too....I highly recommend changing connector to bullets or something like XT90's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevo2551 Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 It seems to have sorted the problem I've been out a couple of times since and it's all working well again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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