Peewhit Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Hi folks, A couple of months back my AR500 receiver developed a fault after only about ten hours use in a slope soarer Every time it powered up it went into bind mode. Those nice chaps at Horizon Hobby replaced it for me very quickly - their service really is excellent. Guess what, the replacement has developed the same fault after only a few hours in the air - a bit frustrating when you find this out on the slope. Anyone else had a similar experience or is this just my bad luck? Only a two channel SAS Fusion but this time it's going to get a AR6200 - I have had two of these for over a year with no problems at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Nope, never. Are you sure you are following the bind procedure and subsequent boot up procedure EXACTLY as per instructions?Explain word for word how you do it, and we will see what we can suss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peewhit Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 Hi Timbo, The receiver initially bound without problem following the usual procedure - bind plug in battery/bind port, power to another port (led flashing), switch on transmitter (DX7) with bind button held in (led solid) remove bind plug and power off receiver, power off transmitter. Tip of the long aerial is at 90 deg to the short one. Tx set to delta wing, battery (via switch) to battery port, left aileron in aileron port and right in elevator port. I always power on the Tx before the Rx, and turn the Rx off first. Everything was fine for several outings then suddenly one day the Rx went into bind mode immediately on power up (just like the last one) and will not rebind. Horizon concluded that the last one had developed a fault and therefore replaced it. Seems to me that the replacement has developed exactly the same fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Years ago, I bought a power drill from B&Q...It broke after about two minutes. They replaced it without question. After two minutes the new one broke. Replaced again, and again etc. There was a fault in the batch ernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Hmm, interesting - sounds like you are doing everything correctly - indeed you may have a duff one / two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peewhit Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 Thanks anyway. Have somewhat lost confidence in the AR500 - AR6200 on the way to replace it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Parker Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Peewhit, Out of interest are you re-binding the receiver with the servo plugs disconnected (ie. with just bind plug and power lead as per initial bind) or are servos still connected. If still connected then perhaps you have signal to ground leakage through a (faulty) servo. This may fool the receiver into bind mode. Just a thought and clutching straws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 A few more straws.... it is definately entering ind mode is it - and not merely displaying flashing LEDS to indicate brown out?? If it is entering bind mode, then you will, of course have no control, whereas if you do still have control, its a brown out scenario instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peewhit Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 Definitely entering bind mode as opposed to brown out. Thought about a servo possibly shorting it out. Have tried to re-bind with no servos connected at all - no success - just willnot bind. Thanks anyway chaps - think the packet of straws is starting to run out. AR 6200 arrived today - set it up with no problems at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Smalley Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 im with you peewhit the only problems i have ever had with the spektrum stuff have been with AR500 i will not buy another one!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peewhit Posted October 3, 2009 Author Share Posted October 3, 2009 So it's not just me then, Lee. It is worth the extra cost of the AR6200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Smalley Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 yes defo never had prob with any other spekky stuff but AR500 1 lost bind mid flight (immpossible i had horizon say) well the model did not go into fail safe battery was on 6.8 volts when checked, when i found the reciever it powered up fine but was unbound and i had to rebind reciever and everything worked, range check was fine horizon swapped it anyway, had another that would brown out and not reconnect after 10 seconds (its supposed to be milliseconds) stick with anything else and you will be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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