Spectrum setup

[psycho_fling]

hi all

havent got it yet but is the dx6 easy to setup quickly etc? and can you set it to not need a v tail mixer?

thanks alex

[woody]

Spectrum setup

Yes ..... There is a mix option.

[ady]

Spectrum setup

my opinion is once you have one, you wont go back

[beast]

Spectrum setup

if you are using electroizers (the mix DONT WORK properly)use a mixer

it makes it go very slow (dragon king) beauty with leos speedoes works great

[typhoon_driver]

Spectrum setup

my opinion is once you have one, you wont go back

I have been very tempted to sell mine and go back to 40meg

[knightrous]

Spectrum setup

Nearly all of us Aussies have converted to Spektrum. Simply because it works every single time you set it up and turn it on... 6Ch, plenty of features, no more damned crystals that fail or tuning coils to fail in RXs, No stupid aerials to get cut off, several mixing options, and it was cheaper then some of the FM radios we had... The rest of the guys either cant afford one yet or are clinging onto their 75mhz Futaba PCM radios due to extra features in the CAP7 / CAP9 models.

(Message edited by teamvertex on September 12, 2007)

[leorcc]

Spectrum setup

quote:

I have been very tempted to sell mine and go back to 40meg

How come? Just curious.

[typhoon_driver]

Spectrum setup

A few reasons,

- I dont like the ergonomics of the trasmitter. I generally like to hold my trasmitter more horizontally than vertically and the Dx6s screen then points away from me. It also doesnt feel as natural to me to hold.

- It doesnt have a seperate channel off the joysticks that allows variable control over a channel unlike the futaba 6ex which has channel 6 variable

- The receiver whilst being small is far to fragile. The pins look far to easy to bend unlike the futaba where they are protected. I am not running an ant weight so a bit of extra box around the receiver doesnt give me any head aches.

- They refer to the channels on the Tx and Rx as flaps, rudder etc. Fantastic if you have a plane. An extra headache to work out which channels to use. With a futaba its always channels 1 to 6 and beyond. Nice and simple for any model to use.

- The sticks on the transmiter are too stiff for my liking.

- They can say all they want that it is easy to program. Took me a good half hour (with the manual) to figure out how to put mixing between two channels. With a futaba I am done in seconds without the manual.

- The problems that gave me a real headache at the UK champs were not from my speedos as I had thought but from the spektrum.

The only thing that I feel that it has going for it is that I can control my bot from 150m away. Not a major advantage as futaba now have a 2.4ghz version of the 6ex. I dont believe it has failsafing on all channels but I cant see it being long before they have the option.

So if anyone from futaba is reading this then please get in contact about sponsorship

[leorcc]

Spectrum setup

I dont like the ergonomics of the trasmitter. I generally like to hold my trasmitter more horizontally than vertically and the Dx6s screen then points away from me. It also doesnt feel as natural to me to hold.

You are ware you can bend the arial to hold it to whatever position? And i would not know why i would look at my TX while driving. Besides, angling (pointing the antenna to the robot, boat, heli, whatever) is actually very bad with a 40 MHz. You should have that one upright. Thats why a lot of antennas on bigger model TXs are already set at an angle because it is assumed you lay those flat in a cradle.

It doesnt have a seperate channel off the joysticks that allows variable control over a channel unlike the futaba 6ex which has channel 6 variable

All channels are proportinal, just remove 1 of the swithces and put in a pot or a button or slider or whatever.

The receiver whilst being small is far to fragile. The pins look far to easy to bend unlike the futaba where they are protected. I am not running an ant weight so a bit of extra box around the receiver doesnt give me any head aches

Poor the thing in cement. It does not matter for reception. Ive got mine in separate boxes, so that is no problem.

They refer to the channels on the Tx and Rx as flaps, rudder etc. Fantastic if you have a plane. An extra headache to work out which channels to use. With a futaba its always channels 1 to 6 and beyond. Nice and simple for any model to use.

The better TXs including futaba can also switch channels on stick (like mode 1 to mode 2). But I do agree that if you have a bot receiver it would make more sense to call it 1 2 3 4 5 6. But my FX18 has channel 1 and 4 on the left and 2 and 3 on the right standard.

They can say all they want that it is easy to program. Took me a good half hour (with the manual) to figure out how to put mixing between two channels. With a futaba I am done in seconds without the manual

Then you are a better programmer than I because I still need the manual on my Futaba FX18.

The problems that gave me a real headache at the UK champs were not from my speedos as I had thought but from the spektrum.

You are right about that, it should not be so far of the mark with other TXs.

The only thing that I feel that it has going for it is that I can control my bot from 150m away. Not a major advantage as futaba now have a 2.4ghz version of the 6ex. I dont believe it has failsafing on all channels but I cant see it being long before they have the option.

I contacted Robbe a while ago when they came out with their 2.4 system but they where in no hurry to alter anything with regards to failsafing.

So if anyone from futaba is reading this then please get in contact about sponsorship

I still have a nice FX18 if your interested.

(Message edited by leorcc on September 12, 2007)

[leorcc]

Spectrum setup

Oh and a F14, Skysport 4, Skysport 6, and a Hitec Zebra (which is terrible).

[leorcc]

Spectrum setup

And loads more but those are not 40 meg.

[typhoon_driver]

Spectrum setup

Leo some valid points but i am still not a fan of the Spektrum.

Thanks for the offers of futaba transmitters but I have got 3 that are sitting doing nothing at the minute but they may be resurrected and used in hornet 2 depending on how it performs with both a spektrum and a futaba.

[leorcc]

Spectrum setup

Truth be told, Ive been tempted to put the TX module of the spektrum in my FX18, but that means really gutting the futaba and then I remember what i paid for it.

[leorcc]

Spectrum setup

Oh by the way, ACT is jumping on the 2.4GHz bandwagon too. The do have some nice 35MHz txs, it would be cool if they use that casing. It is one of the best in terms of ergonomics.

[ady]

Spectrum setup

cant believe im asking this, cant seem to set the spektrum to run new robot. want forwards/backwards left and right on right stick. plugged one into ail and one in ele. switched mixed wing on, but cant seem to get both motors running right, am i missing something! tried swapping the 2 plugs around but still no luck

(Message edited by ady on September 19, 2007)