Spektrum dx6 setup

Having problems with new transmitter, i have bound it to the reciever, what im trying to do is have it so the right stick will operate all four wheels forwards and backwards, and the left stick will control left and right. i will also have to reverse one side of the motors, otherwise i can see one running forward and the other back. its in my featherweight which runs on 2 electronize to 4 motors. The first problem im having is when i press forwards or backwards the motors start of by almost stalling then turn slowly for 3-5 seconds, and then they go to their full speed, and will stay their until i let go of the stick.
my next problem will be how to set the controls up 2 how i want it. Instructions may aswell be chinese for me :crazy:

(Message edited by ady on July 17, 2007)

(Message edited by ady on July 17, 2007)

Jeez trust you to be awkward!
I think this is the way to do it....

Plug your controllers into the receiver ( one in each ) rudder and elevator
Pick the V tail option on the transmitter.

TO ACTIVATE V-TAIL (VTL) MIXING
1. In System Setup mode, press the SCROLL button until €œMIX WNG€ appears on the screen.
2. Press the CHANNEL button once to access the V-Tail Mixing screen.
3. Next press either the INCREASE or DECREASE buttons once to activate V-Tail Mixing.

(Message edited by woody on July 17, 2007)

Your motor slow start speed problems sound battery related ....possibly voltage sag due to high initial current draw.
Could you nick a battery from one of your heavies ...add a temp lash up ..and just see if that cures your prob?

Edit ...Do you have the same prob with both sets of batts ....the old 7.2v and the new 8.4v ones?



(Message edited by woody on July 17, 2007)

cheers woody, worked spot on, i think the batteries are flat as they are 8.4v, and when i plugged them into the constellation to charge them it read 8.8v. i didnt realise how quick these go flat i only charged them a few days ago and hadnt used them before, they are new batteries (nimh 3300mah,7 cell) so hoping im charging them correctly now. i have just been slowly charging and discharging them,

will try the old 7.2v after these have charged to see if i still had the problem, got till saturday to sort the problem out which is one good thing i spose

(Message edited by ady on July 17, 2007)

(Message edited by ady on July 17, 2007)

Itll take forever @ 0.1 amp .....like 36 hours!

Seeing as how this Ebay purchase is giving cause for concern ..Id be inclined to bite the bullet and buy a new charger.

NiMh cells if not charged regularly will go flat in storage. I always charge my nimh cells a day in advance on slow charge, and during the event on 1C fast charge.

Nicads dont have this problem (or at least a lot less).

sorry i meant 0.3 amp, to start with when they were new, now i tend to charge them on auto, which i think takes about 45mins, then when i have time i charge them at 0.3, i have purchased a second constellation charger which is new, to be sure i dont have a duff. but i think its ok now.

are nicads any better than nimhs?

Not really, each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Id be inclined to say high performance Ni-Mh cells are the better of the two on most fronts though.

Look forward to seeing you on Saturday Adrian.

if i get problems sorted i will see you their. just picked up new charger from post office and this is the plan. i am going to cycle these batteries 5 times, discharging at 2.0amps to 1.2v per cell and charging at 0.3amps,leaving about 10 minutes inbetween charges, should this be enough to sort these batteries do you think?

(Message edited by ady on July 17, 2007)

Should work OK, Dont worry if it dosent, fix it on the day, like everybody else does, lot of help and knowledge at events.

i dont mind fixing it on the day, as this seems to be the norm!:lol:, trouble is i only have a certain amount of patiance and time cycling batteries:angry:

ok thought i had it sorted with the controls, plugged one in ele and one in rud, when i press forward and back on right stick its fine, when i press left on left stick it goes right and vice versa, i changed the servo to reverse hoping it would put it right way round but instead when i press left stick left, it then goes forward?

Swap the motor supply wires from the controllers over from one side to the other.
Id have thought servo reverse on the Rudder channel ONLY would cure it ...



(Message edited by woody on July 19, 2007)

(Message edited by woody on July 19, 2007)

sorry woody, do you mean swop the positive and negative wires that go from the motors into the speed controller, thats plugged into the rudder side of the reciever?



(Message edited by ady on July 19, 2007)

Hmmm ...been a while since Ive done this Ady.

Try simply swapping over your receiver connections first...... Swap over Ele and Rud plugs.

(Message edited by woody on July 19, 2007)

Then if that doesnt work ......put it back as it was ......then swap over the output of the electronize controllers... the wires that supply the motors.

Take the R.H. output and swap over to the L.H. side and Visa Versa

ok, will have a go again in the morning, thanks for you help, i love these last minute glitches.

Its a common problem .......I just cant remember the fix without having the bot in front of me and fiddling.

Hey your lucky. I just had 2 fires in 2 robots, both scheduled to turn up Saturday.

Bum!

sorted straight away, it was just a case of swapping the rud and ele over in the reciever, as you said. thanks

:)

does anyone know, is it ok to use a Br 6ch channel reciever in a DX7 transmitter?

Quote ......
Q: Will the DX7 work with AR6000 receivers that are included with the DX6?
A: Yes. The AR6000 receiver included with the DX6 works perfectly with the DX7 transmitter. The AR6000 receiver is designed for parkflyer and Mini helicopter use only and, even when used with the DX7 transmitter, the AR6000 must only be used in parkflyer type of aircraft. The Model Match feature functions perfectly when using the AR6000 with the DX7 transmitter.

Which indicates that it will be compatible with the BR6000

I think i remember reading somewhere that you can (maybe the Spektrum website specs on DX???) but i wouldnt take my word for it.

yes you can. the DX7 is backwards compatible with the dsm(1) technology like the BR6000 and will work great. The DX6 is not dsm2 compatible, so receivers like the ar7000 or ar6100 will not work on a DX6.

thanks for that, i have a few BR6000 recievers, and just ordered another spectrum. decided to get a dx7 this time.