What the thread found

• When a backup receiver unit fails to respond on any channel but the transmitter and motors work fine on another receiver, the receiver board itself is likely faulty.
• A receiver board can be easily reseated by opening the unit if it has come loose from its socket.
• A faulty receiver board can be replaced as a straightforward maintenance operation that takes only a few minutes.

Depends on

• This experience is specific to analog BFD follow focus systems.
• The diagnosis process required swapping out all other components to isolate the receiver as the problem.
• The suggested fix of reseating the board was not confirmed to work in this particular case.

Gear in this thread

BFD

Parts

Follow Focus

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