Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: regiment on August 20, 2014, 07:21:20 pm

Title: electric scooter
Post by: regiment on August 20, 2014, 07:21:20 pm

checking my 3 wheel scooter today I noticed that every time i switched it  on .  the rudder on my yacht moved no transmitter was on.. any clues why

Title: Re: electric scooter
Post by: Tug-Kenny RIP on August 20, 2014, 08:28:14 pm

It's all to do with frequency.

Lets hope you're not  'scooting around'  a boating lake as the reverse situation might be alarming.    %)


ken

 

Title: Re: electric scooter
Post by: inertia on August 21, 2014, 08:36:21 am

Gordon
You've probably left the receiver switched on. Not good for the battery.
DM

Title: Re: electric scooter
Post by: malcolmfrary on August 21, 2014, 10:41:21 am

What Dave said. 
If its on 27MHz, the receiver will take any signal as an instruction, and the first thing to be instructed is usually the rudder.  Unless you have a good reason to flatten the battery, don't leave the receiver switched on if its transmitter is not on.
I doubt that the scooter would use a radio to control itself, but who knows? - it might be cheaper than a wiring loom.  It does seem that switching on gives a burst of interference, which is a bit naughty.  Hopefully it won't work the other way round.