Philip Lewis 3

Looks like they don't care as there is only one firmware version rather than FCC and EU.

D8 is D8, there is only one version, that RX will never bind with D8, only Access or D16, AFAIK all FrSky RX's come from the factory with D16 V2 so unless opened and flashed by T9 that's almost certainly what it has on it.

I don't use it but it doesn't look like there is a uni version of the firmware for that RX but no doubt Mike B will provide a better answer like whether one is available or in the offing or not.

It tells you on pages 8 and 9 of the manual you uploaded, you almost certainly have the first version (ROM A): FAILSAFE: For those instances when the model flies out of range of the transmitter for more than a brief instant, the receiver provides a settable failsafe function on all servo channels. There are two implementations of this failsafe function. The ROM A version is shipped with all modules. • ROM A version To use the failsafe function, follow the steps below. 1- Bind the receiver first (see binding section above). 2- Move the transmitter controls for all channels to the desired position whenever failsafe occurs. 3- Press briefly the F/S button of the receiver (less than 1 second), the transmitter module will make a long “beep”, indicating the failsafe position is stored in the receiver. These settings will be stored until the receiver is bound again to the transmitter. • ROM B version This version is provided as a user installed firmware upgrade. The firmware is available from the download section of the FrSky website. With this version you can set failsafe position on the Transmit module at any time during your flight. 1- Bind the receiver first (see binding section above). 8 DJT Manual Rev.0.12- Move the transmitter controls for all channels to the desired position whenever failsafe occurs. 3- Press briefly the F/S button of the Transmitter module (less than 1 second), the transmitter module will make a long “beep”, indicating the failsafe position is remembered by the receiver, even when flying. The same action can be achieved when the model is on the ground by pushing the F/S button on either the transmitter or the receiver. Ifyou wantto disable the failsafe function, with eitherROM version, re-bind the receiver to the transmitter. This will set the failsafe feature in the normal offstate. Note that ifyou accidentlypress the “F/S Range”button ofthe transmitter module during yourflight(with ROM B), you willupdate the failsafe positions inadvertently.

Well I found two out of six, not a great hit rate really, as they are they will have ACCST V2 on them. £30.00 plus postage at cost for the pair if anyone wants them.

They are.

They are all D8 receivers, you will need either D16 or Access to bind with a X18, there doesn't appear to be any D16 or Access firmwares available for these.

Failsafe is set in the receiver, normally by setting the sticks and switches to the failsafe positions you want then a quick press on the bind button and the receiver will acknowledge by flashing the LED lights, that's standard but can depend on what actual receiver you are using, look up the receiver manual on the FrSky website if unsure.

I really need to take a look into this, in theory I've got at least 6 6XR or 8XR Rx's, a few R9 Slims and some 6 channel Access RX's none of which have been involved in a crash or ever damaged, question is where, if I can find them I'll put a post on here because since moving over to the TD line I'll certainly never use them again.

I think this is what you want, the FAI Scale Sporting Code, this covers all scale competitions so you might want to skip to F4C and F4H which is the scale RC Planes sections, schedules and judging criteria are covered in here. sc4_vol_f4_scale_24.pdf

A wall or trees on the flight line is like a lake in front of the tee to a golfer, they all instantly attract the object that is trying to avoid them!

Available in Boots the Chemists in different sizes, (other stores are available, try your local pharmacy).

I completely flatten them with headlight bulbs, then I connect the two leads together to evidence that they are dead and then take them to my local recycling plant which has a battery section.

Now you know and if you bookmark this thread you can look back at it if you decide to update to 1.5X although I believe a fix was put into place to ensure existing sound setups weren't broken when updating as too many people didn't understand how or what they needed to change.

They go straight into the Audio folder itself, so when you plug into the PC and open the SD card (or the PC does for you) then you see folders, Audio, Models, etc. Open Audio folder and they go straight in there, the Audio folder contain the en folder, your audio folder should look like my first post above at 13:34, in the audio folder you should currently see the en folder and a file called audio version. The three files you see in my post leader etc are my custom sound files.

Exactly,

On 1.4.17 any custom sound files (which these are) need to be in the Audio folder not in the en folder as shown in my first post above. If you have put them in the Audio/en folder or a folder within en then they won't be able to select them in the special functions menu. Ethos uses a system folder but I'm sure it doesn't use the sounds folder, if that is where the wav you want to use are then copy them out of the sound file and put them straight into the Audio file a level above the en folder. You can also delete all the languages you don't need.

OK I can see some problems here for those who do update and think they have lost their voice files, below is what you will need to do if you choose to update. Whilst there were some initial problems with 1.5.0, 1,2 and 3 if using particular complex glider templates like Mike Shellim's but I believe they have been ironed out now with 1.5.4. I am currently flying on 1.5.4 and have no issues. You can for sure stay on 1.4.X with no problems but you'll miss out on some potentially new additions in 1.5.X such as: Trims to sub trims, takes your trim settings and puts them in the sub trim whilst re zeroing the trim Instant trim, fly straight and level on the sticks and hit the switch, the trim you were in with the sticks gets transferred to the sub trim, be careful with that one but could be useful with way out of trim models Perhaps potentially the most useful to the most, inbuilt set up of the stabilized receivers in the model wizard. Different voices available (can't really see the point in that), now all voice files can go in the Audio/en/gb folder, you can also have an entirely separate folder if you want and call it what you want, in my case Caller because it's a sequence of maneuvers, see attached file structure, then in the system settings you select the folders you want it to use and you can have up to three, as in the other screenshot. Hope that helps someone out. screenshot-2024-04-01-46210.bmp

I assume we are talking user made audio files here rather than system files, they need to go in the root of the audio folder not in the en sounds folder, see attached. a very common mistake to have made. This will all change if/when you upgrade to 1.5.X so fee free to come back and ask again.

Fail off switches (most electronic switched like the Powerbox type) use a small amount of current to hold the power off, not a lot but enough to flatten a battery over a reasonable time.

I totally agree, practice towards an A certificate, and also fly circuits in the opposite direction, do not get "handed".

Another way is to connect it and another live battery to a balance board at the same time, in effect you are connecting the batteries together, give it a few minutes then try it on the charger. If it's been dead for a while it might not respond though, certainly works with a freshly depleted pack.

It was indeed, might be helpful to know if there is a pipe with it?

I recently did some research on this and from what I could find BWC can only effect NiCad's, NiMh and PB batteries (not so much in cars but has been found on some farm machinery) but does not affect Lithium batteries due to the way that they work. A bit more here, 5th post down,

I think if in the outputs menu you set the lower limit you want not to go beyond it should respect that, I stand to be corrected as I haven't used Open TX for a few years but that would certainly work in Ethos essentially written by one of the ex Open TX developers (Bertrand), worth trying though.