Warning JR 8103 owners:
Yesterday I had an interesting problem with my JR 8103: the LCD screen started
flickering and eventually doing all kinds of jumbled and chopped up
unrecognizable things. The transmitter appeared to be working okay, despite the
garbled display, so I didn't land immediately. Then suddenly my digital trims
got pegged. This caused me some confusion and I stalled and crashed my plane:
minimal plane damage, followed by a half-hour of checking internal connectors,
the battery connection, and the fuse. Nothing seemed to make a difference.
This had happened once before about 8 months into my 1 year old radio's life.
The problem inexplicably went away before I sent it in for servicing. Now I
think I know what the problem is. The neck strap loop on the front of the radio
was loose. It seems to somehow have something to do with an electronic
connection inside the radio. Once tightened, the problem went away. Loosening
the loop and lightly bumping the radio reproduces the problem. Presumably, the
last time this happened, I also tightened the loop without making the mental
connection, thereby mysteriously fixing the problem.
Check your strap loop occasionally, and if you ever see the garbled display I
described, definitely check it.
-- James
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