USS Olympia problems

JohnAsklar Opening post 3 months ago 71

I built this model NOT anticipating any future issues. It wasn’t getting power from battery. Had to cut the mounting board for the ESC , etc. After butchering that, I’m guessing my charger was bad. Showed “FULL charge “. Waiting for new charger to arrive. JohnA

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JohnAsklar
Able Seaman3 months ago
The problem WAS THE BATTERY. All good, and ready to sail! JohnA
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ToraDog
Commodore3 months ago
@JohnAsklar
John, not know what kind of battery you have on board, many chargers will not bring a DEAD battery back to life. I have had my SLA chargers tell me that the battery was charged, but if fact it was not. Often, chargers need to sense a minimum voltage to work properly.
I would suggest replacing the battery first. And remember that all batteries will self discharge and some, SLA's in particular, have a critical voltage minimum voltage, that once reached, will not recover from. Hence, they need to be periodically charged while in storage.
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GregHiltzGold

Warrant Officer3 months ago

Yes a good Multimeter is your best friend when gearing up or trouble-shooting any R/C or motorized equipment

I have seen a simple faulty switch cause me grief for over an hour, wanting to believe it had to be some Electronic component.
Always start with the batteries and confirm voltage.

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USS Olympia problems

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