Teething issues

[duff]

Re: Teething issues

I used my 30 amp electronizes for the first time in about 8 years today, and I got the same failsafe problem you had on the DX6i. When I plugged the battery in, the one motor went forward but the other stayed still. Odd... it never did that with a skysport 4. I didn't know what was causing it, but now I think about it, the rx was taken from another robot, and hasn't been reset and rebinded. As far as I remember the DSM2 failsafe is set to the position of the sticks when you bind the receiver. So when it was initially binded, it had some subtrim on it, which was perfect for the robot it was on. Then I moved onto the new robot and removed the subtrim, but I think it still failsafes to the old robots settings.

I'm going to try setting my model data to default on the transmitter and rebinding with sticks at neutral, I reckon that'll sort it.

[Danjr1]

Re: Teething issues

I understand, won't hurt to try anyway! there not anything i can wrap the signal wires in to protect them from interference?

[Danjr1]

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if i run a seperate battery pack, won't i need to wire it into the removable link? just been checking the radio gear and now the elevator channel isn't working?! its got power as the failsafe light is on but no signal?! I've reset the Tx and rebinded and still nothing!

[Danjr1]

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if i run a seperate battery pack, won't i need to wire it into the removable link? just been checking the radio gear and now the elevator channel isn't working?! its got power as the failsafe light is on but no signal?! I've reset the Tx and rebinded and still nothing!

scrub that, the only channels working are throttle and aileron?! the failsafes when using these channels have a very dim red light and occasionally get brighter and/or flash green. Ive tried without the failsafes as well and it doesn't make a difference

[blazerbotics]

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are you running sperate failsafe's?

[Danjr1]

Re: Teething issues

yup, but the problems still there with or without them

[blazerbotics]

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you shouldn't need them, but i cant see how your failsafe works if your using a AR6200, as they go to last posistion held (apart from throttle channel, which we dont normally use for drive). If you go full throttle, then very slightly back off does it run ok? It could be that you have too much travel and therefore is going out of range and causing the speedos to failsafe. What TX are you using?

[Danjr1]

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sorted it. was a busted receiver. just bought a new one from the model shop. only the BR6000 has full fail safe doesn't it? the rest only have failsafe on the throttle channel?

[joey_picus]

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The AR6110/6110e also seem to have full failsafe, and I think the AR500 is also fine?

[Danjr1]

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i now have a AR6210

[blazerbotics]

Re: Teething issues

the AR5000 stops outputting on all channels when it losses a signal, therefore using the built in failsafes on speedos etc. I think most of the newer spektrum rx's do this. The way people have got around it is by having a remote kill on the failsafed channel, therefore shutting the robot down when it losses signal.

[Danjr1]

Re: Teething issues

will i need a separate removable link for the separate receiver battery?

[blazerbotics]

Re: Teething issues

No, just put a switch near your link.

[RogueTwoRobots]

Re: Teething issues

Just remember to turn it off after a battle. Robots usually just have their links removed by the arena marshal during disarming as they probably have no idea who has receiver batteries and who has a BEC, so if you use an rx battery, that switch will most likely be left on after the fight. Not handy in your next fight if you suddenly conk out due to forgetting to turn your battery off and it going flat!

[Danjr1]

Re: Teething issues

sweet, thanks all for your help! hopefully will have it all working for worthing and give it its competition debut!