Hello everyone,
I'm new to the Tank world and also on this forum.
Recently I got a Hobby Engine Leopard 2A5. There is a problem though, the turret only moves one way to the side. When turning the other side, it does not do it how it is suppost to and makes weird noises.
I've tried to look for parts on the interwebs but to no avail.
Maybe someone here had some advice in this.
Cheers,
Christiaan
Hobby Engine parts
- c.rainford73
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Re: Hobby Engine parts
I'm no hobby engine expert but it sounds like the turret rotation assembly is bound up on something in the one direction. Have you taken it apart or have photos of the turret rotation assembly?Chris wrote:Hello everyone,
I'm new to the Tank world and also on this forum.
Recently I got a Hobby Engine Leopard 2A5. There is a problem though, the turret only moves one way to the side. When turning the other side, it does not do it how it is suppost to and makes weird noises.
I've tried to look for parts on the interwebs but to no avail.
Maybe someone here had some advice in this.
Cheers,
Christiaan
Tanks alot....
Re: Hobby Engine parts
Here are a couple of pictures.
http://imgur.com/a/mFQVN
and a video
https://vid.me/2uam
The turret should turn 360 but the one side that it turns, it stops at 180 degrees and then the gears start to malfunction.
Also, on the end of the video you can see the tank gets an impulse to drive while I only pushed the button for turret rotation.
http://imgur.com/a/mFQVN
and a video
https://vid.me/2uam
The turret should turn 360 but the one side that it turns, it stops at 180 degrees and then the gears start to malfunction.
Also, on the end of the video you can see the tank gets an impulse to drive while I only pushed the button for turret rotation.
- c.rainford73
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Re: Hobby Engine parts
It appears that the gear mechanism to the turret rotation final gear is stripped and "skipping" I think you can remove the rotation assembly and look inside to confirm thisChris wrote:Here are a couple of pictures.
http://imgur.com/a/mFQVN
and a video
https://vid.me/2uam
The turret should turn 360 but the one side that it turns, it stops at 180 degrees and then the gears start to malfunction.
Also, on the end of the video you can see the tank gets an impulse to drive while I only pushed the button for turret rotation.
Tanks alot....
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Re: Hobby Engine parts
Good morning,
This same issue happened with a Hobby Engine Abrams that I had given to a friend to sort of seed feed him into Tanks as a Hobby. The issue was resolved by buying a replacement gearbox from Hobby Engine.
regards,
Painless
Edited: Email these guys and they should be able to assist: http://www.hobbyengine.com.hk/?page_id=401
This same issue happened with a Hobby Engine Abrams that I had given to a friend to sort of seed feed him into Tanks as a Hobby. The issue was resolved by buying a replacement gearbox from Hobby Engine.
regards,
Painless
Edited: Email these guys and they should be able to assist: http://www.hobbyengine.com.hk/?page_id=401
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Re: Hobby Engine parts
It seems the turret only turns 180 degrees so the wires don't tangle up.
I will take it further apart to check.
Here is a video of the side it does turn to. When pressing the button for turning the other way the motor doesn't respond. https://vid.me/TAcz
About the parts, I haven't been able to find a site where they have a good set of any Hobby Engine Tank parts.
I will take it further apart to check.
Here is a video of the side it does turn to. When pressing the button for turning the other way the motor doesn't respond. https://vid.me/TAcz
About the parts, I haven't been able to find a site where they have a good set of any Hobby Engine Tank parts.
Last edited by Chris on Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:25 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Re: Hobby Engine parts
Okay great, I'll do that whenever I've pinpointed the problem so I know exactly what to orderPainlessWolf wrote:
Edited: Email these guys and they should be able to assist: http://www.hobbyengine.com.hk/?page_id=401
Still, I think this can be a fix without the need of spare parts
Update and fix
So, I've made an alternative fix and gonna stick with it.
The only problem there was basicly was that the turret only turned left but not right.
So with a friend a little more familiar with electronics we've measured everything we possibly could.
The problem wasn't in the button of the remote.
The problem wasn't in the motor of the turret.
The probelm wasn't in the wiring.
The pins on the main board just didn't get a current.
So, now we've switched the wires for tilting the barrel up and down (since there are 2 buttons for the same function) for the motor to the turret.
Result is I've got all the functions but when the turret turns the machine gun sound is also activated as well as the light on top.
Since I don't feel like buying a complete new mainboard I'm gonna stick with this configuration.
Next time I'll probably purchase a Heng Long
Thanks for the support!
The only problem there was basicly was that the turret only turned left but not right.
So with a friend a little more familiar with electronics we've measured everything we possibly could.
The problem wasn't in the button of the remote.
The problem wasn't in the motor of the turret.
The probelm wasn't in the wiring.
The pins on the main board just didn't get a current.
So, now we've switched the wires for tilting the barrel up and down (since there are 2 buttons for the same function) for the motor to the turret.
Result is I've got all the functions but when the turret turns the machine gun sound is also activated as well as the light on top.
Since I don't feel like buying a complete new mainboard I'm gonna stick with this configuration.
Next time I'll probably purchase a Heng Long
Thanks for the support!
Re: Hobby Engine parts
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