How far were you holding the transmitter from the plane? If it's too close, the servo leads can act as antennas. Does the problem persist when the Tx is 20 feet away?
---- Lincoln Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Have just wired my Mantis, and the tail servos work fine, but the wing > servos twitch and/or vibrate. The flap servo seems to work fine but make > extra noises, the others just vaguely move as commanded by the > transmitter sticks but jump around a lot. I tried putting a capacitor > between signal and ground near one of the wing servos, but it didn't > make much difference. This has worked for me before. I've got the wires > twisted to try to prevent interference. Rx is in nose with battery, then > a cable runs to a DB9 which connects with one from the wing. The power > wires are doubled up to cut resistance, and I've got double pins on most > of the connections at the DB9 (except flap signal). Doubled up pins are > connected with each other. Suggestions? > > Thanks, > > Lincoln Ross > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and > "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and > unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. > Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in > text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
