Futaba 6EXA controller

[aliboy]

would this be good for a robot it is in my price range and looks good

[aliboy]

Futaba 6EXA controller

or i might go with Skysport 6 Radio Set seems good any opinions??

[maddox]

Futaba 6EXA controller

Budget TX/RX set, Graupner X412. the most popular over here.

[blazerbotics]

Futaba 6EXA controller

the 6EXA is the new version of the Skysport 6 (now discontinued). A Skysport 4 are also fine, any of these would be fine for feathers (we use the 6EXA on Merlin, the feathers on SS6 and the middle on a SS4).

[thorak_nemesis]

Futaba 6EXA controller

we have both a sky sports 4 & 6 and i would use the ss4 over the ss6 reason being that on a servo the rotation seems to be greater on the ss4 and a lot less on the ss6. this could in turn affect the top speed of any robot under its control.

[maddox]

Futaba 6EXA controller

Strange.
Most Robot wars specific speedos accept no signal over 2 msec or below 1 msec or go in failsafe. A problem we had with the Multiplex TX/RX sets, as they have a sleigthly bigger bandrange. Luckely enough those are reprogramable.

[blazerbotics]

Futaba 6EXA controller

James, sure you havent got the dual rates on?

[thorak_nemesis]

Futaba 6EXA controller

i adjusted it for as much motion as i can, im sure

i just think on balance the ss4 is better, it cheeper and the buddy box mod off the pot controls works better. but this is just my findings and others may have a different experiance

[james...venom]

Futaba 6EXA controller

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[grant_ploughbot]

Futaba 6EXA controller

I would always get a 6 channel radio purely for the weapon controls. Most roboteers prefer the option to use a switch or rotational device thingy-majig to work their weapons!

[big_nipper]

Futaba 6EXA controller

James, We have both a 4 & 6 and Ive noticed that too. The sticks on the 6 fall short of 1-2mS range but both the switch and rotating knob channels actually go slightly over this (at least with my Scope).

[thorak_nemesis]

Futaba 6EXA controller

i hadnt tried output on a scope to prove it yet,
though i had noticed that on the switch and rotating knob channel did rotate a servo more like you say.

comparing the response from the origional thorak on a ss6 and the new one on a ss4 the newer one seems more responsive.

[ewan]

Futaba 6EXA controller

I got a SS4 about a year and a half ago. Its still working perfectly and its all I need really for a feather. Ive never really used more than the 4 chanels on the SS4, for a heavy SS6 is probably excellent but for feathers a SS4 is just a way of saving abit of dosh.

[thorak_nemesis]

Futaba 6EXA controller

in all honisty we used a ss6 for our first heavy and a ss4 for the new heavy and i actually prefere the ss4, ( and its easier to mod for a buddy box ) with the exeption of using the switch channel on the ss6. but for modding on the joystick channel the 4 i found was the best