Dead Tiger

[nw explorer]

Thanks its been chuging round the garden quite happily.I think its sulking due to arrival of Tamiya King Tiger

[fv432]

thats the reason the wire came off the switch ever seen the film "christine"

[nw explorer]

I have and it is strange the way that wire fell off.I have spent quite some time on this H/L Tiger.
Its had the turret mods and 3-1 gearboxes and zimmermit and metal bits etc etc.but apparantly thats not enough >:( its now telling me it wants a recoil unit and its own room or more wires will be coming loose.I think i may have a wire loose as well

[Tankie]

The wiring is a weak point on heng longs.  As a general rule I find if you've gone to the trouble of opening up a heng long its well worth the extra investment in time to give all the main wires a check at both ends to make sure they are not down to the last strand.

I've extensively modded 3 heng longs and re stripped and soldered the power, volume and motor wires as a minimum while I was at it.  I also put a bit of silicone sealant over the joint when re made to protect it from work hardening of the joint due to vibration.

Obviously those with an RX 18 have a significant advantage here with that end being via connectors.

[fv432]

hmm i dont think the rx18s have benefitted from the connectors at all and i tend to remove them and hard wire all to the board as imho they can give trouble

but yes correct on checking wiring and watch the polarity on the main switch as its given me a few heart attacks in my time