Denis Watkins
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Swap out the Y lead 1st
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10 hours ago, toto said:
Still find it hard to assess my bearings in the sky relative to the landing strip
You have to set " Ground in View " Toto " on your sim
1 hour is too long
Do 10 minute slots like at the field
During a day, do 3 or 4 slots,
People have totally learned to fly using flight sims.
On or before 10 hours, you will be a flyer
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1 hour ago, toto said:
Connected the main battery and when I tested the throttle there was an almighty grinding noise. Switched it all back off.
Google ESC Timing Toto
If it sounds like a gearbox crunching, the ESC to motor timing isn't set right
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Plinky, on ebay, breaks down Spekrum for spares, try him
He has been breaking down a DX9
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11 minutes ago, toto said:
Once in the sky, it's just about all you see at times and it's hard to get your bearings in terms of lining up for approach to land etc.
I'll bet it can be done by changing some setting or another,
You are right Toto, no point in flying aimlessly on the SIM
Set it to " Ground in view "
That is how we fly outdoors with ground in view.
A chap came to my place and only had sim flying experience prior, and he could fly straight off
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Straighten the carb up Toto, if you have not already done so.
So the carb throttle arm is at the best straight alignment to the servo push rod.
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Have a look at Antex Soldering Irons Graham.
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Am late to the party guys
But each Volantex gyro is programmed for each style of model they fit them too
So you are right Pufferman to alter servo placement and orientation to fit that receiver
No adjustment is provided by the Tx as you say
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Softer tyre definately. Hard foam tyres, often provided by the manufacturer, save weight but are difficult to land on tarmac.
Low bounce, rubber tyres are heavier and more expensive but do provide " low bounce "
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Yes there is Andy. I will find photos.
The bearing version clearly has a bearing shape in the housing behind the prop
Where a non bearing, the casing tapers behind the prop, clearly unable to carry a bearing inside.
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Try from this YouTube David
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Not to state the obvious Frank, but easily missed
You hold the AR8010T bind button before powering up the Rx
The introduce the Tx bind.
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Take the rocker covers off, with a view to oiling the whole lot after inspection.
Check for broken valve springs, I use a bit of wooden dowel to push each up and down
Watch carefully for springs moving.
Check tappets have a gap
Oil up afterwards
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Rapid beeping is a high Throttle warning
There to protect you at switch on
And the motor refuses to work.
Check if throttle has become reversed and
Check motor wires and soldering
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32 minutes ago, KenC said:
OK perhaps then as I see various dongles on Fleabay , perhaps there is one that works where others are a problem. Could someone that has had success with a USB dongle , Phoenix and Spektrum transmitter , please post a phone pic of their dongle ( only the usb one please to save issues ) .
Not to muddy the water Ken, but my set up of Windows 10, Spektrum Tx and Phoenix runs simply by Jack plug to USB cable
Some quotes here
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10 minutes ago, Paul De Tourtoulon said:
I couldn't find the data sheet, can you post it ?.
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Futaba Chart, last line, 2008SB compatible.
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1 hour ago, EvilC57 said:
When I was at school in the early’70s I remember the chemistry teacher passing around an open glass beaker about half full of mercury, getting us to notice the weight, then allowing us to float steel ball bearings in it and pick them out with our bare fingers. Different times…
I do, and remember, as a child, getting a Chemistry Set for Christmas or Birthday, full of toxic substances.
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14 minutes ago, Nigel Heather said:
No I didn't know that. I had just been looking at my locals shop that sells lots of different sizes but not an assorted pack - so you need to know what size to buy.
What I'm sure about is how much tension - the balance of tension and not crishing the wing.
All these years for sports size 5ft - 6ft span, approx 10" chord, or other size close by have deducted 2" from the chord, so 8" bands.
I have found 6 bands to be safest amount
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3 hours ago, Nick Somerville said:
I have a pair of Spektrum 2S LIFE receiver packs in my P47. For some time when charging them my Overlander charger will complain ‘Connection Error’ after setting either to be charged. I generally charge at 1.0amp using either the LIFE balance ir Charge settings. The issue has been more frequent on one of the batteries. Usually after several re starts the charger stops complaining and they get charged.
However, the more troublesome battery is now not prepared to be charged at all. It reads 66% on my checker so it’s not as though it has gone flat. I don’t tend to fly for more than 4 10min flights on an outing so they hardly get much of a drain.
weirdly the two batteries in my Sea Fury are also Spekie Life batteries and the charger also complains in the same way from time to time. The issue worsens when charging both batteries simultaneously on the two channels. In fact for both models I always only charge one at a time now because of this. Incidentally the charger sometimes takes up to a minute or so before complaining.
When charging LIPO batteries I never have any problems with the charger.
Any advice would be most welcome
Connection Error’
Nick. Is most definately not you pack
it is your leads or plug connection broken or bad connection inside
check your leads or plug
your charger is doing a perfect job of telling you Connection Error’
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Oh flip Manish, I don't know if I can explain this, but will try, as you remember how we did this before computer radio.
Hopefully, you can see down the barrel of the carb, and you can see the servo arm. Now, try to use the outer hole of the throttle arm, and an outer or next 1 hole in of the servo arm.
Open your barrel to half way, and turn your servo arm to centre, and make sure your pushrod fits from throttle arm outer to at least 2nd hole from outer of your servo.
All being well, you are mechanically about the middle with both.
With the Tx switched off, put your throttle stick to the middle which is upright to the sky.
Now be prepared to observe as you switch the Tx on.
There should be very little difference between switching between the two.
Now observe the barrel is just fully open at full stick and
Slightly open at closed stick.
Use your end points to achieve correct barrel position high and tickover.
Now your throttle cut should do its job, and you can check on your Tx monitor too.
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I think think both may have been bumped through hanger ( by Paul )
Be extra careful moving models Paul
Casual bumps on surfaces destroy servo gears very easily.
Test servos for full throws carefully as usually teeth are missing from ( bumped ) gears
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7 minutes ago, toto said:
Without trying to over complicate things.
If you wanted to use your second ( slave ) transmitter as a standby for example if your TX battery ran out on your main transmitter, then both would need to be set up.
My next question would then be .... is it possible to have both transmittere bound to the RX or will the RX only accept one bound transmitter at any one time.
Again, not looking for problems but just trying to understand the limits of the equipment.
Thanks
Toto
Belt and double braces Toto
Totally unnecessary
You can fast charge the odd low Tx battery as it is a rare occurrence going to the field with a flat transmitter.
All eventualities would be 2 or everything we own
Complicating things doubles problems and failures too
Wot4 XL Flaps?
in Sport, Aerobatic and 3D kits
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It is quite common to get confidence in a motor running leaving an high idle speed Kim, but even at 3000rpm the model can fly past.
You are right to suspect the idle as 2500rpm - 3000rpm is not so different on the ear.
Personally I get mine and the lads motors down between 2200rpm and 2500rpm for apparent in air braking and landing.