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need help with brand new 9.6v riptide
by poptart on 2011-08-27 09:26:51 UTC
Can someone who has or had a riptide please tell me how to set the stupid return spring under the left Right adjustment for the rudder just opened a brand new one and it keeps turning and just getting stuck to the right,,can take pic to show exactly what im talking about if you haven't Dealt with one before
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by stan on 2011-09-02 03:10:39 UTC
post a close up
by poptart on 2011-09-02 05:28:01 UTC
OK here are the pics,i was the first person to open the this riptide but when i took the top off to put the battery in to dry test it,it would only turn left fully just fine and to the right just a little bit but made a pretty loud popping sound which was the spring under the red adjuster tab popping out of the little black arrow that's under the black screw in the top left of the electronices box so took it off and lined it up i though and went to try and turn again and i just watched it pop right out again,what it is supposed to do is be a return spring so after you make a turn its supposed to return the rudder back to the middle so the boat goes straight, but if you turn right it just gets stuck and wont return,, nothing is broken i just cant figure out for the life of me how this Little thing goes on Ive tried flipping the red thing over both ways and ive tried flipping and turning the spring as you see one tip is different, i guess i just don't have the right recipe,,as you can see i just left it undone until i can get some proper direction lol thanks guys
by stan on 2011-09-02 20:54:08 UTC
Well it looks like the spring goes in a hole that i see near the rudder return but its hard to see. give me accouple days to come up with something.
by stan on 2011-09-02 21:01:08 UTC
I want a black one lol
http://www.americanlisted.com/delaware_8/tv_games_pc_games_36/tyco_riptide_radio_controlled_speed_boat_15_henderson_14070876.html
by stan on 2011-09-02 21:48:24 UTC
That is an adjustment spring. its not a return spring.
It adjusts the ruttor more to the right or left.
Take the screw you of the servo and pop that off
The 2 ends go underneath the end attachment of the servo.
If it gets stuck when you turn to the right prolly means something might have busted off from the adjustment mech and is lodged in there.
by poptart on 2011-09-03 08:30:40 UTC
Thank you for clearing that up stan,,,ill give it a shot and test it out and let you know how it turns out,,,,and yeah that black one is dope i want one now too lol i love how tyco made two color schemes of all
by stan on 2011-09-03 17:20:20 UTC
take the "screw you" lolol I think im implying something lololol. just kidding
by poptart on 2011-09-04 07:51:59 UTC
:D that was funny lol
by stan on 2011-09-04 15:51:14 UTC
get it fixed?
by poptart on 2011-09-04 22:10:45 UTC
yes sir i did today, what you said worked. thank you
by stan on 2011-09-05 01:47:06 UTC
That'll be about $250 bucks sir
by poptart on 2011-09-05 02:36:21 UTC
daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn lol,,do you take kids as collateral ?
by stan on 2011-09-05 04:31:17 UTC
No but I can give you mine and call it even lol
by olds45512 on 2011-09-06 03:49:13 UTC
if either of you guys are looking for a black riptide i happen to have one for sale. never been in the water but no box, 60 bucks shipped
by stan on 2011-09-06 16:43:22 UTC
O'll pass. I cant really spend money on much of anything right now