John Privett Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Bathgate to Hamilton, 23 miles, 33 minutes down the M8 according to my friend Mr Google! I'd take up Gary's suggestion if you possibly can. Even just 15 or 20 minutes face to face with an expert (with the heli there of course) will probably sort out more issues with the heli than months of postings on here - or any forum! Not that we want you to desert us of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Sutherland Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 Hi John, thanks for the photo. I will give Mike a call tomoz to see if he knows what component should go there and if he can repair it. I'm good at soldering, but its well small and probably over fiddly for my fat fingers lol Yeah I think a trip there wouldn't be wasted. There are a couple of clubs closer, West Calder is closest but the chairman emailed to say there weren't any heli members/trainers and recommended somewhere out fife way. I've never flown rc heli's before, other than little battery models. Charge for 40 minutes get 5 minutes flying models. I bought the heli on eBay from a guy in Arbroath, won it for £132 plus fuel to collect so kinda won a watch. It's in full working order, well until I replaced the battery in the rc lol It's fitted with an MDS 38, seem pretty good, but hadn't been run for over 3 years prior to me collecting it. I prefer boats, well should say ships, but there aren't pre built huge ones available here and if I buy pre built from china etc it will be in pieces when it arrives here lol so don't fancy that. I've seen a few beauties on Mr Google, but haven't got the confidence to buy to have shipped here, also I don't have enough room nor water to use it. Anyways I will let you know how I get on tomoz. Once again, thanks for all your help and advice Regards Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryG Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Hi Paul I have enclosed the link to our club web-site. This has the location of the site and some information about us. No, you do not have to be a member to visit. the best time to meet up with the heli guys is generally between 10 and 4 on Saturdays/Sundays. If you want I could find out their contact number. Just PM me and I'll get as much info as I can for you. Regards, Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Sutherland Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 Hi all, thanks for all the help and advice you all offered. I contacted Mike this morning and the ff6 rc is now oh it's way for repair. That component is a Schottky diode, it sometimes gets blow, if a flight simulator lead becomes faulty, i.e a short in the plug that goes in to the transmitter. It can also happen when modifying a transmitter and an error in the wiring takes place. The transmitter can be repaired, it's just a matter of replacing the diode. The P&P both ways costs almost double the cost of the repair, o it's well worth it in the long run. This site has been more than helpful, and I think it's safe to say I will be on here more for help and guidance etc. Cant wait to get the rc back and arrange a trip to Hamilton to meet with the pros. Thanks all Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian McShane Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Hi All. I sold 4 x S3152's ( Futaba servos ) to a friend of mine but they wont work on his Futaba FF6 TX/RX PPM/PCM. Is this so or is there something he can do to get them working. With thanks. Adrian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Adrian, I can't think why they wouldn't work. Has he any different servos he can try to see if they work with his receiver? One possibility is that he is using a PPM receiver and has the transmitter in PCM mode. Or vice versa. In that case no servo would work! The transmitter needs to be in the same mode (PCM or PPM) as the receiver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian McShane Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Thanks John. I will forward your reply to him. I have not had a chance to take a look at his model myself but I just can't understand why he is having this problem. It could just be something he is over-looking. Thanks again John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Assuming it's not the servos, then is he using the correct crystals? If his receiver is a dual-conversion rx then he must use a dual-conversion crystal in it. Also if they're not Futaba crystals in both tx and rx then it may not work. That's assuming it's a Futaba rx! If not, then the crystal in the rx must be suitable for the brand of rx used. And if it's a non-Futaba PCM rx then it's not going to work at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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