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Old 2013.10.11, 10:28 AM   #7
imxlr8ed
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Set the radio to center, there is a little silver dial on top of the board you can use to center the servo to the radio.

I can't see the vids here at work but it sounds like a crystal issue to me.

If it's not that, then I'd make sure the antenna is away from any kind of carbon fiber.

If there's still an issue, I'd swap the potentiometer... might be a hairline crack in it.

The servo is going to spin until it makes the pot find center when it's all out of the car. I can usually slowly turn the potentiometer with my fingers until the motor stops.

Where are you from?... I'm curious as to what track is opening up.

Odd note here... crystals seem to have a shelf life. I can't explain that but in my AM history, some of my older crystals would just act up occasionally. Also, the old radios can get funky if they get bashed around a bit, I've got a whole box of sketchy AM radios in my shed collecting dust!
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