Mini remote losing connection after riding for a while (SOLVED)

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Hi guys,

so I’ve finished my first build 2 week ends ago and I’ve ridden it without issue for the whole weeks after that. I was riding it carefully because I didn’t have grip tape at first. Last week end I took some time to go buy and put some on. I also finalised the esc enclosure. My first 2 rides after that were fine.

Since then everytime I went with the board I’m experiencing disconnections with the input. As a precision, I noticed I bent the pins for the servo cable on one of my ESCs. I thought it was that so I changed my ESCs from slave to master and vice versa so that the damaged pins are on the slave and not connected to the mini receiver… Well that didn’t work. I tried pairing the remote again but that doesn’t seem to be the problem as they do pair, I only use the connection while I ride. Once it first disconnects it reconnects briefly but i can’t have a good connection ever again for this ride. Once I let the board rest for a few hours, I can ride for 2-10 minutes without issue and then it starts again…

This is very annoying. Any ideas what could be the source of this issue ?

Thanks for any help I’m desperate :wink:

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So I’ve recreated this at home. Right after I turn it on: https://photos.app.goo.gl/pJyBg5eDStwoRNZCA

-> No issue it’s throttling fin

After ~10/15 minutes https://photos.app.goo.gl/vG9nL3YjrWqb2FjH7

-> connectivity issue

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change the battery on the remote.

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I’ve thought about it but dismissed it as I charged them full the week end I finished the build and thought they would go at least a month considering that I’m not riding that much. Also every time I turn it on they whole system works for 5-10 minutes. I’ll try it though. Maybe it’s that simple :slight_smile: I mean at this point I’m open to any potential solution I feel I’ve tried everything

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Ah. The mini remote does not like 1.2v rechargeables. Try fresh alkaline to see if it helps.

The led on the remote blinks when battery is low.

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Both my mini remotes act up when they get low on charge. I probably charge weekly

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God I really hope it’s that. I use these: https://www.amazon.com/EBL-AA-Batteries-Technology-Rechargeable/dp/B00HSHLC82

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I rode it to work without disconnecting today… I’ve been on this “issue” for the past 5 days, unbuilt, rebuilt everything like 5 times. I had considered the remote batteries but my previous one lasted for 30 days without charging I assumed this was the same… Don’t overcomplicate things.

Well at least this thread may help someone in the future :slight_smile: Thanks for your help guys.

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