Tim Mackey Posted August 1, 2009 Author Share Posted August 1, 2009 Oh yeh... a big difference in connection time indeed - and very possibly the difference between saving or losing a model IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Mullineaux Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Interesting stuff regarding the AR500 RX I lost a very nice model, a magnattila at a club fly in a few weeks ago , I contacted horizon hobbies and was asked to send TX and RX back to them, they told me they had done a soak test on the Rx for two days and could not find any fault but had updated the software in the Tx output and that they would exchange the AR500 rx for a AF6200 on this occasion but did not say if they found a fault, this was the second AF500 I had sent back to them on that occasion they just sent a replacment AF500 with no explanation, It woulld have been nice to know what was the fault, I am unsure as to how reliable Spektrum is as lots of comments in our exeter club more so from the 2.4 futaba user's , Roy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bandit Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Hi all, This may be one for timbo, but anyone chip in. I've just had brought me an F4U from Parkzone and have an unused DX6i waiting for a model. I also have 2 AR500 Rx's which I fancy using. What are the compatability problems if any. Cheers, Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 None. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon B Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Indeed, i'm using that exact set up at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bandit Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Hi Timbo, Thanks for that, I'll get it set up for the weekend. Cheers, Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntsmith Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Posted by Peter 'Servo Scrounger' Savage on 01/08/2009 14:25:00: well, the AR6100 (the tiny one) still has plenty of range for even the farthest flying (out of line of sight) so unless you are doing FPV flying, im sure the ar500 will be fine in your model, my dad has one in his flair puppeteer and that is pretty massive! You mention the AR6100. Is this the earlier version with the atennas at 180degress or the newer ones at 90 degrees. I tried the earlier ones to OOS range but looking at the reports and spec of the latest ones (with that 90 degree antenna set up) they are not as good. I could be wrong as I havnt tried one yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted February 27, 2010 Author Share Posted February 27, 2010 Are you meaning the 6110 ? - as this is the latest parkflyer mini 6 channel version - which has the aerials at 90 degrees. As far as the official specs are concerned I cannot see any difference ( performance wise ) form the earlier 6100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter 'Ivanna Crashalot' Savage Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 yeah the ar6100 has them at 180 degrees, the ar6000 (DSM) has the aerials at 90 degrees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted February 27, 2010 Author Share Posted February 27, 2010 Yes I know that, I am asking him if he means the newer 6110 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter 'Ivanna Crashalot' Savage Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Yes, you can just go on google images and type the number in and it will show you which one is which Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyB Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I'm about to use a Speccy AR500 Rx - am I right in thinking that I should use a 6v Rx battery? I think I may have read somewhere that all 2.4 systems need a 6v power supply, assuming of course the servo's can take the extra voltage. John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bowker Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 The AR500 voltage range is 3.5v to 9.6v, however check the max voltage of your servo's otherwise you may damage them. When I converted a Fox chuck glider into RC I had to use a 3.7v mobile phone battery to power the whole lot as a 7.4v Li-Po would have fried the servo's. If you are using an ESC with a BEC then no RX battery is required as the BEC will regulate the voltage from the flight battery/Li-Po Edited By Allan Bowker on 06/10/2010 09:42:59 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 No John - its not absolutely necessary to use 6V.What is important is to ensure the chosen battery can deliver the required current for the servo loads involved without"sagging" below the crucial 3.5V minimum.In practice, with the latest instantaneous QC enabled, even if you do suffer a brown out - your'e unlikely to even know about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 You may like to take a look at this old thread John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntsmith Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Horizons service is second to none, imho, so if you send them in you can be sure they will be returned in supersonic time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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