I bought a PX 16 Strom Engine Mosquito Racing Boat 32" Catermaran R/C Jet NQD Ship from dreamaurala. My problem is everytime I hit the trigger on the transmiter the boat will go 5 ft and shut down. It does this without fail. What could be wrong wiht it. New batteries in transmiter, boat is fully charged I bought a PX 16 Strom Engine Mosquito Racing Boat 32" Catermaran R/C Jet NQD Ship from dreamaurala. My problem is everytime I hit the trigger on the transmiter the boat will go 5 ft and shut... » Read More I bought a PX 16 Strom Engine Mosquito Racing Boat 32" Catermaran R/C Jet NQD Ship from dreamaurala. My problem is everytime I hit the trigger on the transmiter the boat will go 5 ft and shut down. It does this without fail. What could be wrong wiht it. New batteries in transmiter, boat is fully charged « Show Less
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The only thing I know is the controller have all 3 (red, green & yellow) lights on. Also make sure you screwed in the antenna all the and extended it all the way up.
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It got further than mine, mine didn't work that great. Called customer service and no help
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Hi, I really dont know whats wrong with it...but I also bought the same boat and it did the same thing...I dont think any of those boats work correctly.
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Mine ran well for 20 minutes then the transmitter quit, I have battery power and no signal, I'm with ya buddy..
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They should be able to return it for you, I returned mines back and got a refund.Good Luck Larry
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I'm not sure about how to fix it but maybe there are different batteries for different things. Also our tractor animas had gotten wet and it didn't work for a little till it dried out. My other suggestions is to try to contact the maker's website and ask
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I do not recommend this boat.... The first one we bought the battery caught on fire. The second one we got in exchange lasted maybe 5 minutes on the battery. The seller recommends charging and using the battery to build up but we just got annoyed. Sorry we sent the second back too.
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Mike,I have a cataraft & everything moves around. So I built a special holder for the unit & the battery since everythingin the boat moves. Sorry I couln't be more helpful!!! Have a Great Day --- Pete
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The motor output will go down if the voltage gets too low, probably just before you damage the motor, however it does have a low-voltage cut out, and LEDs to visually keep track of what's left in the battery. I use one standard size marine deep cycle battery (large car or truck size - not the larger 6 or 8 D), and I get several hours of run time without depleting the battery more than about 1/2. It's a great motor - -I use it in salt water to push a 12' dingy or a 27' (2300 lbs) soling (racing sailboat). Both boats go the same speed at full "throttle".
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Hi John,I wish I could remember what happened with the boat. I may have even returned it. We were looking for Remote Control boats, and had ordered some others as well. We ended up keeping 2 - German Bismarck Military Battleship and Challenger Warship Aircraft Carrier. Minor assembly for each (guns and such), and a rechargeable battery (lasts about half an hour, I think). Both are able to be operated together in the swimming pool. The kids have fun with them, but fingers need to be far from the propellers so they don't get cut off when the boats are activated. Take care, Christine
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Not sure, My first one quit after being connected to my trolling motor battery for about a week and my second one was connected to my boat starting motor battery and when I checked it after being connected for about 24 hours I found that it had blown a chunk out of top of my battery, so I returned it and got a different model. I would not recommend this model to anyone.
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Wendi, spend another $20 and get a boat that works, The controller quit after 2 hrs. The boat did rip pretty good in the river. for a while..
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That is not normal. If it's in the return period, return it as defective. Otherwise, if it's under warranty see if you can get it replaced. If you can't return it or get it replaced, does it show the same behavior when it is set as the master as well as when it is set as a slave (assuming it's in slave mode when it triggers on its own)? You should try all the different settings on the strobe to see if it will work properly from at least one setting or combination of settings that might make it useable.
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i still have my brand new one that is not working....they ask me to send it to a corporated store in Miami...i am in the bahamas...I repared the first one but not this one....so I have to pay for transport to «Miami and then if it only a bad connection that I didn't find I will have to pay for the work at the shop.Hello this is a brand new generator...so I think I will have to buy another from another compagny...a tri-fuel one or gazoline one that I could change the carburator for propane with a kit...that I already did it a few times and it work good.....Pierre
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Lake may be to choppie, the boat has to have full contact with water in order to activate the sensor. Hope this helps. Mark
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You have to unplug the battery on the Quadcopter first then turn off the transmitter. Have some extra battery,s for the Quadcopter. philboatbike
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Hello Whoopsieriot. Regrettably I know nothing about frequencies, but I did encounter the problem you described. Another boat I bought from amazon operated on the same frequency making it impossible to race as one remote controlled the other.
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If the boat is out of the water. You have to put a finger on both drive shafts. Then it will work. The water will do the same. It's a little weird but it had me confused for a while. Mine works just fine.
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I have not had any problems with the transmitter. I have purchased batteries that are duds, though. Use a multimeter or a battery tester to verify that the new batteries are properly charging. (I use the "Amprobe BAT-200" battery tester that is available on Amazon). If you have duds that won't take a charge, then you will need to buy new batteries. I have had good luck with the "NextGen 2/3 Rechargeable Battery For RF Transmitters" sold on Amazon by Parts Express.
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I can't say for sure but past experience with identical remote control cars did prove to be a problem as both cars were controlled by the same frequency. When the cell packs go bad I've had to replace them at our local hobby shop. This boat is a lot of fun. I bought it for my grandson(10). We run it on the lakes. Battery lasts about 30 minutes and the boat handles well.
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Alex , I gave this boat to my son in law Neil Wattier, his email is wattier32@hotmail.comPlease ask him ,he has the boat and I think it'll be faster talking directly to Neil.If I can be any other help please ask.Howard