ross blackwell Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Have been away from viewing forums for a while so its time to tap into that vast bag of knowledge out there.Down here in Tasmania our Tx's need a "Ctick" before they can be used in any club. For years I just whent along to the local supplier & purchased an A M or F M radio set & until recently was not aware of this dreaded "C" tick: baught myself a nice looking Walkera W-2801 PRO radio & suddenly stories abounded about "some-one" with a "dodgy" radio. Do you chaps have the same problem over there? The Tx in question is 2.4Ghz but I guess the squiggles it emits maybe zig when they should zag? Is it possible to change a Tx's "output arrangement. At present flying with my "dodgy" radio is restricted to the farm paddocks near by.I welcome any comments be they cynical or helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Skilbeck Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 To be used in Europe they need to be CE approved/marked but most devices are. To be used in the US they have to be tested by the FCC (I think in the US). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolstonFlyer Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I found this C-Tick and EMC complianceMost countries have some sort of electrical test standard, I would expect anything bought locally would be OK. Edited By WolstonFlyer on 05/08/2012 19:48:09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Powell 2 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 In the UK we use the European 'CE' mark. Some of it is nuts. You are not allowed (in theory) to put an old piece of 'electronic' equipment in the domestic waste. 'Electronic' can even mean a torch , even one with a filament bulb, or a turntable pickup arm (which with the cartridge removed is not even electrical, let alone 'electronic'. But you can put a lithium battery in the domestic waste, as batteries are not deemed to be 'electronic', and unlike Nicads, the chemicals inside are deemed to be non-toxic. You don't even have to discharge them first, though they 'recommend' that you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross blackwell Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 Just looked up the EMC compliance suggested Walston flyer (thanks for that) & that makes it a little easier to follow. Shall file that away for future reference. On another forum I see where someone "water soaks" Rx & esc's before use? Does anyone really do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolstonFlyer Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I hope they don't "water soak" them rather than "soak test" e.g use them under full / partial load in test conditions before use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross blackwell Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Whoops! Maybe I got my terminology wrong there.At least I know what "soak test" means now. The only time I've water tested mine was an occasion while flying out over the ocean from a usually reliable site & fell into a big "sink" Retrieved everything but life was never the same after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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