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Truly old school Digifleet find.
scimitarjohn:
Sometimes eBay (other auction sites are available) comes up trumps. Just got another Digifleet AM Tx, I would have thought this was one of the early 'Custom' Txs as the serial number is only 1824. So now it's time to replace those manky DEACs (fortunately the boards look in good nick) power up and see what I get.
roycv:
Hi , I have one of those that I bought myself.
I also have some old round Deacs that still hold a charge, Not much of a charge I admit but who is counting! Rather odd putting 7 cells in a Tx, but he did a lot of odd things.Roy
scimitarjohn:
--- Quote from: roycv on November 23, 2024, 06:29:39 pm ---Hi , I have one of those that I bought myself.
I also have some old round Deacs that still hold a charge, Not much of a charge I admit but who is counting! Rather odd putting 7 cells in a Tx, but he did a lot of odd things.Roy
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Many thanks Roy but I use Li ion in just about everything nowadays. When he started using Ni cads 7 cells did make up a neat hexagonal pack :-)
A new Skyfly set I used as a donor had a 12v battery pack!
roycv:
Hi, SJ you seem to be into the old stuff, like me! I have found that the AA high capacity cells they sell now are a mm wider in diameter than before and the old 2 ch. sets with set places for the cells will not shut up properly. I tried some old 700mAh cells that fitted no problem.
I did some experiments with modern 1100mAh AAA cells and eventually found that a pack of 10 cells (12 volts) fits in without any problem. I had to isolate the positive and negative wires in the transmitter and extend them to have a female servo connection end. The existing charging point can also be used for them.
The components shop have made me up 3 similar packs (10 off AAA cells) up to now, and they sit in place without cutting away any plastic with a piece of thin foam to stop them rattling. They then give me over 4 hours run time.
My favourite transmitter is the HiTec 40Mhtz FM 3 channel with the slide switch near my right thumb. It suits my running 30 - 40 inch loa yachts where I use a 3rd. ch. to tweek the fore jib.You can't do that with the 2.4 Ghtz sets unless you have a set position proportional switch on the Tx.
I also use old 2 ch. 27Mhtz and have loads of crystals. I also run 27Mhtz FM multi channel sets and of course 40Mhtz. I have so many radio sets I have no need to go into 2.4Ghtz. Also I have a lot of rx's especially the 3-5 ch. 40Mhtz FM ones. I bought them very cheeply when the market was flooded with them on the advent of 2.4HGhtz.
I have accumulated quite a lot of 40Mhtz AM crystals which I do not use any more.
Somewhat b******d at the moment with eyedrops having had one cataract done and waiting for the next. This has kept me out of my workshop, but the improvement in my eyesight has been dramatic, opening up other possibilities.
Regards
Roy
dodgy geezer:
Ah, interested in the cataract surgery. My eyes are also becoming vintage - and I understand that you can go for long sight or short sight lenses. Most go for long, but if you are a modeller short may be better. Which did you pick, and how good are they for modelling?
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