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Old 2008.07.20, 09:00 AM   #4
imxlr8ed
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Might want to check your power switch wires, and all your leads to the board. Also... might want to think about removing the board entirely and testing out of the car. RadioShack sells the 4 AAA trays with their own power switch... I usually get some of their little alligator clips to hook them up directly to the lead wires. Also, get a stock motor and hook up some alligator clips to that as well so you can hook it up to the board without using screws. I usually power up all of my boards to test them before they go back into the car, trick is to make sure none of the wires are touching when you power up. On my test motor, I have my motor clips glued together (yes... hotglue, love the stuff) so that they cannot touch when they're clipped onto on the board. Make sure the power is off on the tray, put in the crystal, turn on your controller, make sure your antenna wire isn't touching anything and I usually hold the board gently before I throw the main power on the tray... the motor may start throttling and can cause the board to twist over which can cause wires to touch (bad).

it's an easy way to test boards out of the car without having to deal with all of the install details, just make sure you have plenty of distance between those power leads, and nothing is touching or shorting. It sounds a bit scary but after you do it once, you'll see how easy it really can be.

I'll try to post a picture of how I do this today... have to go down and get ready for our first round of HFAY today!
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