
Furthermore, even if this method did work, it wouldn't isolate the faulty component.

They do this to prevent the tank from shooting itself due to reflections off of obstacles. One suggestion that I often hear addressing this issue is to simply shoot at a mirror however, this is not a reliable solution because most tank controllers, HengLong and Tamiya included, will actually refuse to receive hits during the time the tank itself is firing. Even if you do own multiple tanks, often it can be very tedious and bothersome to have to setup another tank and radio set just to be able to test the one you’re working on. You may have been puzzled as to how you can actually test your IR emitter, or your receiver, especially if it’s your first tank or IR conversion, and you don’t have another vehicle available to shoot at the one under question. Many of you probably have at some point struggled with getting the IR battle system on one of your tanks to work, and have run into issues with testing the functionality.

It's an IR remote used to send and receive tank cannon signals - good for testing as well as refereeing on the field. Hey all, just wanted to show you a very useful diagnostic tool that I made.
