Someone local for roboteq help

[mattsdragons]

Strange request I know but is there anyone around here that can give me some help with bulldog? Tried everything I know yet my roboteq still wont work properly so is there anyone with more knowledge about them than me that would be willing too let me bring buldog too them so they can have a look inside too figure out were ive gone wrong? Slip you a few quid if required, but cant think of what else too do

Drop us a pm if you can help out at all, cheers

[swanaldo]

Re: Someone local for roboteq help

where is here??

[mattsdragons]

Re: Someone local for roboteq help

Ah, forgot too add that

Im in market harborough, about 15 miles from Leicester and about 15 miles from Northampton

[typhoon_driver]

Re: Someone local for roboteq help

Have you taken it out the robot and tested it on the bench with a power supply and small motor hooked up to it?

[mattsdragons]

Re: Someone local for roboteq help

yep, One moment it worked, but not in the way I wanted, the next nothing so after someone with more knowledge on them as mine is limited

[jonny]

Re: Someone local for roboteq help

Have you tried using the proper rc lead?

[mattsdragons]

Re: Someone local for roboteq help

Yeah, tried all the obvious stuff and its still being temperamental

[typhoon_driver]

Re: Someone local for roboteq help

have you tested it with other RC gear? Read the manual to check the settings of the controller?

[jonny]

Re: Someone local for roboteq help

Explain what the problem is in detail. What is the screen saying?

[widow_twanky]

Re: Someone local for roboteq help

Matt,

Do yourself a favour, go on the roboteq website and download their software for it.

Hook it up to the PC and it should find it in the software

If it doesn't check your rc lead

If it does then go in and find the bit which allows you to update software. Update the firmware and then check the settings.

You need mixed on both sides etc etc.

This has recovered a few of mine which have gone haywire.

Actually before you do that try plugging the motors directly into the battery. If they have a problem they may have stalled and this will probably show it up. This may be anything from a broken brush or a burnt out motor but it could well be taking the roboteq with it.

Also plug it in, it should spell out 'no control' on the little screen. Turn on the transmitter and this should change. If it doesn't then check the RC gear.

Andy

[mattsdragons]

Re: Someone local for roboteq help

Just checked the rc gear, thats all fine but it shows us with ' NO CTRL' which it did after guildford. I took all the leads off, cleaned up the original plug and put it back in, still does it but the issue is im not sure what pins the wiring loops go onto on my ax2550 as my current set up, connect the positives and it turns off altogeather but I still get no response from the valves. When it did work, left was forward.

Its probably a very simple solution as it was working before, yet it just wont now

[widow_twanky]

Re: Someone local for roboteq help

Its probably a very simple solution as it was working before, yet it just wont now

Matt,

Just get a new lead from technobots. They're a fiver at the moment so you could only just make them for that money.

Even if it doesn't work you at least have a spare.

These leads break regularly so you need them anyway.

Once you've done that then the rest of the stuff is easy to check.

Andy

[mattsdragons]

Re: Someone local for roboteq help

Have done already, for the sake of a £5 its worth a shot and got a spare if its needed

[mattsdragons]

Re: Someone local for roboteq help

Popped a few pics up in my build diary