N11634
10-18-2008, 10:57 PM
Hey all,
Just thought I'd pass along a minor but scary issue I had today with my X9303. I had it apart the night before to put a little lube on a sticky gimball and put it back together. I had taken a few flights already with my plane and went to fir up the Vibe 50 at the field. During my control check at power up, the radio wouldn't go into throttle hold. No matter what I did, it just completely ignored throttle hold. I figured it had to be an internal issue, the switch coming unplugged, etc. I pulled the radio apart and found that I hadn't seated the large plug that goes between the back part of the radio and the front part. It was only partially plugged it, but it continued to function! Lucky!!!
Just a tip for anyone who takes their radio apart a lot. Make sure you plug everything back in!!!
Just thought I'd pass along a minor but scary issue I had today with my X9303. I had it apart the night before to put a little lube on a sticky gimball and put it back together. I had taken a few flights already with my plane and went to fir up the Vibe 50 at the field. During my control check at power up, the radio wouldn't go into throttle hold. No matter what I did, it just completely ignored throttle hold. I figured it had to be an internal issue, the switch coming unplugged, etc. I pulled the radio apart and found that I hadn't seated the large plug that goes between the back part of the radio and the front part. It was only partially plugged it, but it continued to function! Lucky!!!
Just a tip for anyone who takes their radio apart a lot. Make sure you plug everything back in!!!