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Clark TK80

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2022 8:33 am
by Docomar750
Hi All

I have a TK80 SBus got it in the tank my servos (turret, barrel and recoil) will not move soud plays but no movement. Also when the motors try to kick in recoil or drive the board is shutting down completely as far as I can tel everything is wired correctly but there seems to be a lack of circuit diagrams for the board to confirm connection polarities?

Darren

Re: Clark TK80

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2022 8:35 am
by Docomar750
Sorry forgot the motors are red can ones 390s I think

Re: Clark TK80

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2022 9:13 am
by Jofaur86
:) Hello, is your battery well charged? looks like a battery whose voltage drops during a current call...as well as the capacity (amps)

Re: Clark TK80

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2022 9:22 am
by Jofaur86
have you adjusted the low voltage threshold? as well as the number of cells, and the type of batteries?

Re: Clark TK80

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2022 4:08 pm
by dgsselkirk
Yes, through a lot of trial and error our club figured out that you need to turn off the hull recoil when firing or the board shuts off. You have to use the sony programing remote to do this...

My buddy Mike (Jarlath) can probably hook you up with exact instructions as I am away from my resources... :-)

Re: Clark TK80

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2022 4:49 pm
by maxmekker
are you on messenger ? if so look me up ( stian sollie ) :thumbup:

Re: Clark TK80

Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 5:17 am
by Shagnifico
Ah the Clark tk80.. Cost more than a Beier and only has a 30 day warranty. I’ve got one, it never worked long enough to complete the installation. After six months of BS I decided to cut my losses and gave up on it.

Re: Clark TK80

Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 7:09 am
by tomhugill
Shagnifico wrote:Ah the Clark tk80.. Cost more than a Beier and only has a 30 day warranty. I’ve got one, it never worked long enough to complete the installation. After six months of BS I decided to cut my losses and gave up on it.
I’m not sure where you’re buying your Clark’s from but the Bieres 289 euros, that’s more even that the tk80spg2 boards….

Re: Clark TK80

Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 9:16 am
by Shagnifico
Actually €289 is almost exactly what the tk80 cost. Beier $280 usd from the US dealer, so yes the Beier is cheaper. And the Beier will be delivered in a couple of weeks not months.
And the Beier isn’t going to cost you anymore shipping and repair charges unlike Clark. If you can afford a tk80 you can afford a Beier sfr-d. So there’s no need to subject yourself to being screwed by Clark. I paid over $300 for a tk80 which took two months to be delivered and died within a week. Six months after I paid for it I got it back from repairs by Clark and it still doesn’t work. Live and learn I guess,

Re: Clark TK80

Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 1:32 pm
by Jarlath
I've never had issues with the TK-80's. TK-40's yes.

I now have 6 TK-80's in tanks and they all work flawlessly.
Track recoil brown out is an issue with the Clark boards. Usually affects the sound output when the tank performs track recoil.
Track recoil is such a farce anyways... Watch actual combat footage and unless you are in a light tank/vehicle with a larger gun (such as an AMX-13) you barely see any recoil transfer into the tank hull and suspension.