Originally Posted by
daveimi
Converting tank steering into fwd/bk left/right is known as mixing. There are three main ways of mixing. The first is on the handset, you'd need a half decent handset for this, and they will only usually mix on the right hand stick. The second option is the speed controller does it, but you'd need a dual motor controller such as a Wotty or Sabertooth. The third and less common option is to use a gadget that goes between the receiver and the speed controller called a V-Tail mixer. This can be problematic as they sometimes struggle to deliver enough power to the receiver and there can be fail-safe issues.
You will find that in feathers people tend to mix on the handset, and in the heavies people tend to mix on the speed controller. This is mostly down to the commonly used controllers in each class. From personal experience I've had less issues mixing on the controller, for me it's been a case of spend the money and reap the benefit further down the line, but in reality there is no right or wrong way.
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