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Any Tyco turbo pro wheelie owners? I need a favor.
by Fixitguy74 on 2011-03-27 13:14:54 UTC
My sons bike started acting up and of course the waranty ran out long ago. So I popped it apart to find a wire that had broken off, but I can't find where it went to re-solder it. If anybody happens to have one, especialy if it's already apart, could you please take a look and see where the black wire on the circuit board labeled P5.0 goes. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Steve
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by jeffescortlx on 2011-03-27 13:41:57 UTC
Just scan the board for a solder joint with a little bit of wire strands sticking out. The wire is'nt going to break off perfectly clean.
by Fixitguy74 on 2011-03-27 17:59:31 UTC
I thought the same thing, so I scanned the board and the servo motor several times. I even used a lighted magnafying glass and I got nothing. The only thing I haven't opened and look at was the wheelie mechanism and this wire is too short for that. One spot on the servo motor looked like a possibility, but when hooked to it every thing went dead. It does work some what in it current state, with the wire in question not hooked up, but it only has about a 5-10 foot range and cuts out often where nothing works until you cycle the on/off switch.
by jeffescortlx on 2011-03-27 18:30:13 UTC
I thought the same thing, so I scanned the board and the servo motor several times. I even used a lighted magnafying glass and I got nothing. The only thing I haven't opened and look at was the wheelie mechanism and this wire is too short for that. One spot on the servo motor looked like a possibility, but when hooked to it every thing went dead. It does work some what in it current state, with the wire in question not hooked up, but it only has about a 5-10 foot range and cuts out often where nothing works until you cycle the on/off switch.
Your sure the transmitter battery is good?
by Fixitguy74 on 2011-03-27 18:53:51 UTC
Yep, batteries are are new in the controller and fully charge in the bike.
by morgrp on 2011-03-28 22:44:46 UTC
What colour is the wire?
by Fixitguy74 on 2011-03-29 01:00:46 UTC
What colour is the wire?
Black.
by performerrpm on 2011-03-29 02:35:21 UTC
well id be willing to bet that black wire is your reciever antenna unless yours has a metal wire antenna.
i dont have this r/c so i couldnt tell ya where to look for the connection at the board, but thats what i bet it is since the reception is so lo
by Fixitguy74 on 2011-03-30 00:33:32 UTC
well id be willing to bet that black wire is your reciever antenna unless yours has a metal wire antenna.
i dont have this r/c so i couldnt tell ya where to look for the connection at the board, but thats what i bet it is since the reception is so lo
Nope. White with a black tracer goes to a metal wire antenna. The black wire is too short for that anyway.
by performerrpm on 2011-03-30 07:02:16 UTC
hmmm dunno!!!!!
by Fixitguy74 on 2011-03-30 17:44:27 UTC
I'm almost tempted to buy one off ebay just to rip it apart and solve this nightmare, err... I mean mystery.