Mudsurfer1234

I have been runnin my truck in the snow for about 5 minutes, but then got tired of spinning and not goinin anywhere, so i put it in the garage,

After that, like a month later, I tried to do a radio check and the servos didn't move fast at all, like 5 seconds to turn!

they are really hard to turn by hand, and low sounding

Could the grease (if there is any) or something else be frozen?

they don't even turn easy when turned off

Thanks,
Scott

jefx

Heat them up with a hair dryer, if they work better, then yup.

Striker

hey Mudsurfer,

Funny but it works, wrap your receiver and servos with CONDOMS
Secondly, for real fun in the snow check out our products http://www.torkndork.com/maxxski.html and the posts on it http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/TMAX...1335027/tm.htm
The traction is great and it moves

Tachikaze

Do not place a heat gun on these, the servo cases melt very easily
Before doing anything further, disassemble the servo and make sure that the motor is not locking up on you. If the motor is locking up and you try to run the servo you will burnout the board. If the motor turns in your fingers with no gear on them then you can take and run current through the board and test to see if it runs. It should run unrestricted and the motor will go forward or reverse depending on where you place the joystick. You can then reassemble the servo with new Lithium grease and it should work.
You can go to this link to see how I water proof my servos. This is the same technique that is used with combat warships where the servo often functions under water.
Also make sure you have a charged battery[&:]
[link]http://groups.msn.com/QueensOwnAxisCommand/technicalinformation.msnw[/link]

yt35

NO................no


Before you start tearing stuff apart try thinking logical.



1) What servos ?? all of them. I know my steering servos is super hard to move regularly.
2) Is your garage heated ? If not bring your truck in the warm. let the servos thaw.
3) did you check your batteries. if it is cold in your garage your batteries will probably be dead.

jefx

I wasn't talking about a heat gun. I have used my wife's hair dryer before to dry/blow out moisture in wet servos before, and it didn't get hot enough to melt anything. I was just saying that if you think the servos are slow because they're cold, then a hair dryer would answer that question and get you in the right direction of a solution.