Daveyboy2

I have a Hen Long German Tiger tank and it will only operate when the transmitter is about a foot away from the tank. Can anyone think of any reason why it should do this?

Many thanks, folks.

tigertc

I would love to help out on this one, but without a bit more information it is difficult. The manufacturing process for all Hen long stuff is so shoddy it could be a million and one things.
If the tank was fully functional when you bought it, the first things to check are the obvious. (If it is under warranty dont bother trying to find the fault -just send it back and ask to be refunded then save for a Real Tamiya)
1. Batteries fully charged (both tx and rx)
2. Check the connection for the arials on tank and transmitter

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Bunkerbarge

This sounds like a signal strength issue so either the antenna on the transmitter or the one on the tank could be causing this.

Start off with the blindingly obvious things such as whether the transmitter antenna is correctly screwed into the radio unit. Then I would move on to checking the connection inside the radio and the tank but, as Tiger says if you have a warranty it may be worth simply sending it back.

If that is going to be an issue though and more trouble than it's worth then you may have to have a look yourself.

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