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Technical, Techniques, Hints, and Tips => Radio Equipment => Topic started by: brianc on April 11, 2010, 07:28:54 pm

Title: cirrus receivers
Post by: brianc on April 11, 2010, 07:28:54 pm
Hi Gents.
Got one for all you knowlegable guys out there.
I bought one of those cheap 40 meg Cirrus receivers for an small yacht I`m building,checked the connections and theres nowt for battery pack connection.
Designed for a Becc system I think,question is,can I input a battery pack in any way?
Remember,your talking to a complete R/C moron here,so be gentle guys %)
Title: Re: cirrus receivers
Post by: gingyer on April 11, 2010, 07:32:09 pm
brian,
 I am sure if you put the battery into the
servo ports it will work fine. :-))





Failing that and smoke come out I am wrong {-)
Title: Re: cirrus receivers
Post by: brianc on April 11, 2010, 07:34:51 pm
Thanks big guy,
Remind me not to ask you for advice in anything life threatening %% {-)
By the way...I here your going to Dortmund %)
Title: Re: cirrus receivers
Post by: gingyer on April 11, 2010, 07:43:17 pm
did you hear I was going to dortmund
I wonder who could of told you  %) 
 :D :D
Title: Re: cirrus receivers
Post by: John W E on April 11, 2010, 07:50:54 pm
hi Big Bry and Ging

What happened at the South Shields show?  I didnt see the faces ... anyway, the Cirrus RX - normally I use a Y lead plugged into Channel 4 (one side of the Y lead battery - the other side number 4 servo).

If you have a look at the end of the Cirrus receiver, where the servo plugs fit - you will see there is notch down the left hand side which takes the Futaba plug.

Black outside pin - negative

Middle pin - red - positive

outside pin - white - for owt ya like  :-)) sometimes we use it as a signal.

Hope this helps,  did the border guards keep you both away from the North East  %) %)
Title: Re: cirrus receivers
Post by: brianc on April 11, 2010, 08:05:50 pm
Thanks Bluebird,Appreciate the help mate  :-))

I`m afraid I could`nt make it down,the missus told me I had more important things to do(more important than a show?????? silly wench >:-o)
I know Ging is saving his groats for the Dortmund show next week(If they let him in the country that is %%)
I`ll be going to most of the remaing shows this year,so we`ll hopefuly meet up at one of them mate :-))
Title: Re: cirrus receivers
Post by: brianc on April 11, 2010, 08:17:39 pm
A BIG thank you to both of you :-)) :-)) :-))
Success first time,one very happy chappy O0
Title: Re: cirrus receivers
Post by: John W E on April 11, 2010, 08:30:01 pm
Big Bry - hi there

Cirrus RX are a good little receiver.  I have 2-3 of them...and you can get a good range out of them.  Over 100 miles...make that yars or even yards... %% %% tired after the show  :o

The only downside with them is that you sometimes split the case when inserting the servo plugs - they are sometimes tight (the plugs fitting into the case that is) and it parts the case - but a bit of lecky tape around the casing solves this no bother.

aye
john e
bluebird
Title: Re: cirrus receivers
Post by: brianc on April 11, 2010, 08:40:57 pm
Thanks for the tip John.
It`s all gone together with no problems mate and will be left in the yacht permanently :-))
A great Forum this,problems solved in a few minutes..what more could you ask for ;)