<html><head></head><body><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div></div><div id="ydpc98058b0yahoo_quoted_8130192837" class="ydpc98058b0yahoo_quoted"><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;"><div>I purchased a Futaba 3003 from ebay ~$4. It keeps spinning when I initialize it. Should I call it bad and get another? (I have a micro servo working fine).<br></div><div><br></div><div>I pulled the top cover off. Apply power, nothing happens. I add the signal from my arduino and it starts spinning.</div><div><br></div><div>Using this code, it should do nothing.</div><div><br></div><div>#include <Servo.h><br><br>const byte servoPin = 5;<br>const int STOPPED = 1500;<br> <br>Servo servo;<br> <br>void setup()<br>{<br> servo.attach(servoPin);<br> servo.writeMicroseconds(STOPPED);<br>}<br> <br>void loop()<br>{<br> <br> <br>}<br><div><br></div><div>With everything assembled if I force the blades to the left until I get resistance, turn the signal and power on, it rotates to the right. Stops and keeps shuddering.<br></div><div><br></div><div>With these symptoms, could it have been something I did to break it? Too many volts? <br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks</div><div><br></div><div>Craig<br></div></div>
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