Has anyone experienced glitching on the sheeting stick on a Futaba 6j ? If so any potential solutions? Thanks

Edited May 27May 27 by Jeff Kay
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Try moving the winch plug on the Rx from CH 3 to CH2. Then move the right stick up and down. Has the glitching gone away. If yes, then it could be the pot on left stick of the Tx. If not, then it could be corrosion on the plug on the winch or the winch.

John

When you say a glitch do you mean like the winch shudders or is searching. Does it do it in all positions. I had a chuddar at close hauled. I remedied it by removing drum and turning it a 1/4 turn and it went away. You might also try resetting your EPA on tx

hi Jeff,

You'll need it fixed for the big event in July!!

As suggested, first try the winch in another channel. If it still does it, then dirt / corrosion / damage in the winch feedback pot is most likely. If you can dismantle the winch and spray contact cleaner onto the track, then this might cure it. The problem is that having gone bad once, it is likely to do it again. If it's an RMG then replacing the pot is fairly easy (though expensive for the older 10 turn types). For other types, manufacturer's spares are hard to come by and finding a generic part that fits properly is also tricky. Depends how seriously you sail, but a new winch and keep this one as a spare might be the best option for a non-RMG.

Thanks for the suggestions- my thought was the pot on the transmitter so will try another channel.

10 hours ago, John Ball said:

Try moving the winch plug on the Rx from CH 3 to CH2. Then move the right stick up and down. Has the glitching gone away. If yes, then it could be the pot on left stick of the Tx. If not, then it could be corrosion on the plug on the winch or the winch.

John

Thanks John - left stick issue….

2 hours ago, Derek Priestley said:

hi Jeff,

You'll need it fixed for the big event in July!!

I may have copied 7 rigs worth of settings onto my spare by then !