I'm putting the slip ring in my hl king tiger. Just like I did the hl m1a2 abrams. But the king tiger doesn't seem to have any power. Freshly charged battery put in tank and no power. What am I missing?
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So did it ever work? Depending on where you got the tank, it couldn't hurt to see if the seller would replace the MCFU, if you find it's the problem. If they sell a slip ring, they're acknowledging you are going to install it yourself.
I'd guess installing the slip ring incorrectly wouldn't fry the MCFU, but I'm not an expert. The circuits in the turret are all DC except for the IR receiver, which is DC and a Signal. Are you just plugging the slip ring in line, or are you re-soldering wires? If you'd crossed red & black, the motors would run backwards and the lights simply wouldn't work, not blow up the MCFU. I fried one a while back, but that was crossing the red & black from the battery. Having said that, I have had a couple fail, maybe two out of 30.
Always look for the simplest thing first, which is why I recommend checking wires.
Regarding the slip ring, they can be unreliable; a bunch of swipers and surfaces. Instead, I just zip tie the wires coming out of the turret to keep them from tangling and don't spin the turret more than two full rotations without running it back.Twenty six tanks, and not done yet!
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Hey Bob,
I started over. I pulled all the wires back out and started putting them back into the MFCU and apparently put them in the correct way this time...lol. I still don't know what I did wrong the first time but least it is working like a champ now. Thanks again for all your help and input involving this manner. Thanks again!!
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