Problem with Radio controller on henlong tank.

[mick taylor]

The controller on my hen long tiger has stopped working.I've tried new battery's but still no joy.when turn tank on the lights flash,so don't think problem is with tank.help would be appreciated .regards mick taylor.

[ALPHA]

Try pushing the batteries in the controller back and forth... sometimes they don't contact properly... not sure why but it has happened to me many times... there are times I even remove and put them back several times before they seat right...but that's the usual problem I've found...seems Chinese AA batteries have different dimensions as Duracell (what I use) seem to be a little thicker.. and the positive probe a little short in comparison to other brands

Good Luck

ALPHA

[chops]

I had a similar problem after running my Tiger with no problems one week, and the lights continued flashing with occasional hap-hazard turret movements. I tried everything although I had new Duracell for the radio and 2x Ni-cads:
*I disconnected the Ni-cad battery
*Made sure the tank power switch was off
*Gently prised closed the 2x female connectors inside the battery's connector block -a little (to make sure it obtained a proper connection from the ni-cad's prongs)
*Turned on the radio first then reconnected the Ni-cad battery to the tank and turned it on successfully.

One of my Ni-cad batteries is old and sometimes I drain it using a spare motor I've got if the above (simple) procedure fails with it.
N.B. It's only safe to run-down the common Ni-cads of power.