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I guess you shake 2.4 GHz after a pint of this stuff!?
lets just say the 72 hours of blindness that geoff mentioned might be reality.
Just so people are aware, Ofcom posted new rules on use of the 2.4GHz band specifically for use with radio control models.
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/i...cal/ofw311/OfW
Thats interesting! I was told it was 100mW, and the DX6 is 10mW. If you heard it direct from spektrum then i guess your right
on the receiver without failsafes, can u jus add failsafes to it to make it work safely?
no, it has a hold system, it keeps on giving the last good signal, failsafe will not work on a good signal.
The DX6 has 2 different receivers that will work with it, one the AR6000 is the standard that usually comes with the Tx from hobby store for planes, it has the hold last command on all but the throttle which has go to idle command on fail safe, the RX we need to use is the BR6000!
It has programmable failsafes. But read the instruction CAREFULLY if you turn on the Tx before the Rx it will be in the hold command mode,
So with the BR6000 Always turn the Rx on first, then the Tx, then the main Power on the bot.
NOTE if you use a BEC and have to turn your bot main power on to power your BEC it is OK your receiver will energize in the failsafe mode and your bot shoud not twitch, at least in our testing it didnt. But contrary to popular belief turn your Tx on after the Rx is powered up
Matt
TPC
When the receiver is first powered up all the outputs are off. Electronic speed controllers will be in failsafe and servos wont move. Once the receiver has found the transmitter it will begin outputing valid signals on all channels.
When signal is lost (e.g. Transmitter off) it continues to output the last known signal and goes into failsafe mode after a brief time. The AR6000 only has a preset position (set when you bind the receiver) on the throttle channel. The BR6000 has presets on all channels.
If for some reason you are using servos it is important to note that when you first power the receiver they will not move to a failsafe position until the receiver has found the transmitter (this is the same as any other receiver). Servos could be in any position to start and this could potentially fire a weapon or cause the robot to move.
Either ditch the servos or fit an additional failsafe.
Spoke to the uk distributer again today. dx6 is still illegal in the uk. those who do still use them are liable for anything that goes wrong. thats what ive been told. Although they did say its a matter of when and not if they become legal.
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