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[scottyt]

Hi All,i have just bought a second hand Spectrum dx6i cheap of a lad that is giving
up flying.it has a AR6100e receiver and i was wondering if this will run a boat on 12 volts.
I am new to this so do not know much,if this receiver is no good what would be the
best receiver to go with the Transmitter.
Thanks Scotty.

[wideawake]

It all depends what you mean Scotty.    I take it that the 12 volts you refer to is the motor operating voltage.   That is (or can be) entirely independent of the receiver voltage.   The Spektrum receivers have quite a wide tolerance of input voltage but NOTup to 12 volts.    You have two options IMHO, using an ESC with a BEC output or simply using a standard 4 cell (4.8volt) pack for the receiver.

All standard receivers from whatever manufacturer expect to be powered by 4.8 - 6 volts so looking for a different receiver isn't the answer.   You also need to be aware that the various 2.4GHz systems aren't compatible so basically your DX6i will only talk to Spektrum receivers.

HTH

Guy

[scottyt]

Hi Guy,Thanks for the quick reply,i will be useing a Viper ESC and it says it has a 1.2 amp
BEC,would that be sufficient.
Thanks Scotty.

[Bunkerbarge]

I have a couple of models with a Spektrum 6200 Rx in them and Viper ESC's.  They work fine.

Getting your hands on the Tx is the good bit but to really make it worthwhile you need to buy more recievers to go in your other models.  The trouble is that they tend to be in the region of 45.00 to 50.00 pounds, however you can't beat them for the shear pleasure of having two models on the water at the same time and switching from one to the other without having to worry about frequencies, pegs, crystals etc..etc..

You've got a good set up there so well done if you got it cheap.

[scottyt]

I got the tx&rx plus helicopter with spares for £75.00,i have been playing with the parts
removed from the helicopter and notice that when one stick is moved it moves not
only the servo i want to move but another as well,is this normal and how do i get it
to move just one servo for each function ie  left/right,fwd/rev ect,is this possible.
Thanks Scotty.

[barriew]

Have you got the manual? You need to set it up for aeroplane not helicopter. I can't remember the programming and my stuff is still packed after the move. If you can't download the manual from the Horizon website, maybe some else on here can help.

Barrie

[wideawake]

Hi Scotty

For a start yo got a very good deal!    As regards your questions, it sounds to me as if the transmitter is in HELI mode and/or there is a mix selected.   That would make sense if it's been used for a heli as I believe that it's normal to fly them with certain controls mixed.    I can't remember the menu options off the top of my head to reset it but I assume that you have a manual with the outfit.    If not you can download the manual as a .pdf from the website at http://www.horizonhobby.co.uk/aeroonline/e6spektrum/e6dx6i/e6dx6i.html  the link is at the bottom right of the page.

Once you've either deleted the mixes and changed the basic setup to plane or done a factory reset then it should operate one servo per channel.

HTH

Guy

[scottyt]

Hi All,yes it is in heli mode,i got the manual with it,the lad said all that was missing was a blind
plug but that i did not need it. I am not much good with technical or elastictrickery but i will
give it a go.
Thanks Scotty.

[wideawake]

Hi All,yes it is in heli mode,i got the manual with it,the lad said all that was missing was a blind
plug but that i did not need it. I am not much good with technical or elastictrickery but i will
give it a go.
Thanks Scotty.

Excellent!    Glad we could help.   BTW what the chap meant was a BIND plug.  It's used when you pair up a TX and RX.   You shouldn't need it unless and until you add extra receivers in other models.   I'm sure that Horizon Hobbies spares department will send you one gratis.   They must have got loads from dead sets.    Otherwise it's easy enough to make one from a spare servo plug.  All it does is ground the data line.

Cheers

Guy

[scottyt]

O.K now i am getting confused.
Thanks Scotty.

[wideawake]

O.K now i am getting confused.
Thanks Scotty.

No need!   Your TX and RX are working together at present.     That means they're "bound"  which is just the word used to indicate that they've communicated with each other and "paired up"   For your present set-up no more to worry about.    Your DX6i has 6 (I think) model memories which means that it can store the settings used by more than one model.    You can use this facility by moving the receiver from one model to another or by using an extra receiver.   If you do the latter that receiver needs to learn that it must only respond to your TX not any other one.   That's what binding achieves.     This is part of the way that 2.4GHz equipment works and is crucial to fact that a) there are no crystals on 2.4GHz and b) that 2.4GHz sets don't interefere with each other.

HTH

Guy

[exvtop]

Just a word of caution.
Page 19 of the Dx6i manual says "After you've programmed your model, it's important to rebind the system so the the true low throttle and neutral control surface positions are programmed"
I read this to mean that you do need to rebind the receiver after you've set trims etc.
If you would like to have a bind plug I have a spare one you can have. PM me.
Mike.

[craftysod]

Just to refresh your memory Guy,it can store 10 models,with your help set mine up.
Scotty,
You got a good deal,but extra rx are not cheap.
Read the manual to change from heli to plane model.
This tx is designed for the aero guys,and has far more than us boaters need.
Mark

[scottyt]

Thanks Lads,i started to read the Manual last night,it sounded like a lot of gobaldy goop to
me but i will soon find out which are the bits that i need to focus on.
Whilst i was playing with it i found that my Receiver would not work with the ESC unless
i had a separate battery pack for the receiver,is there a way around this as i would like
to use only one lot of batteries.
Thanks Scotty.

[barriew]

Whilst i was playing with it i found that my Receiver would not work with the ESC unless
i had a separate battery pack for the receiver,is there a way around this as i would like
to use only one lot of batteries.
Thanks Scotty.

That depends on your ESC - does it have a BEC? If you tell us the make we can probably tell you the answer to that!

Barrie

[scottyt]

Hi Barrie,
The ESC is a Viper and it does have a BEC,1.5amps.
Thanks Scotty.

[barriew]

In that case, do you have the ESC plug in the correct way? It is marked on the RX case, although on my AR500's its not very easy to see. As I say, my equipment is still packed away so I can't check it for you, but the manual should tell you, or I think that there are some postings on here which spell it out.

Barrie

[scottyt]

Hi Barrie,yes it is plugged in Brown to outside,red to middle,orange to inside,and the Esc has a solid red light
indicating no signal,if i plug in a seperate battery pack and remove the red wire from the ESC then it works
just fine,this may be the way i will have to do it but i would prefer to have just nthe main battery to power
things.
Thanks Scotty.

[barriew]

Have you any means of testing the BEC output from the ESC? A simple multimeter or another Rx? I would think from what you say that the ESC is faulty.

Barrie