Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Model Boating => Topic started by: City trawler on January 30, 2015, 04:48:15 pm
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hi all. im currently using a planet t7 but im in need of a few more proportional channels. can anyone recommend a transmitter that's not hugely expensive, OR is it possible to run two lots of 2.4g radio gear in my boat so iv got plenty of channels. chhers guys
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FrSky Taranis
Turnigy 9X
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Is that available in the uk
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:-)) I use the Turnigy 9x for all my boats(got 2),great price great value been using them for a year without any problems,the range is 2km so no problem with that and simple to programme,Hobby King have them on offer at the moment for about £40 Quid wish I could have got mine for that price paid more than twice that, Ray. :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-))
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Do hobby king deliver to the uk
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:-)) Yes make sure you go on the UK site then all the prices are in pounds, pay by paypal is best, the set does not come with instructions but you download from their site (I printed them out and keep in a folder)extra rx is about £6 and if you don't want the battery holder you can get a lipo battery from them I used mine all last year without recharge,Ray. :-))
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Everywhere iv looked is out of stock or pre order lol so they must be good
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:-)) Try fleabay I have seen them on sale there but don't know the price,Ray. :-))
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If you can afford it, go for the Taranis. Up to 16 channels, vastly more flexible than the 9xr, and superior build quality.
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I can't find the frsky taranis anywhere in stock in the UK or fleabay
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There's 2 on at the moment.
priced around £189
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FrSky-TARANIS-X9D-Plus-16CH-Digital-Telemetry-Radio-Transmitter-/191474647651?pt=UK_ToysGames_RadioControlled_JN&hash=item2c94c74263
Cheers
ken
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Yeh iv seen them but don't fancy ordering from overseas
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It's where they are made, I believe.
However, caution might be advised as it's only a machine. {-)
ken
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I just checked Hobby King & their global warehouse are showing lots of Taranis in stock. Prices range from $172.00 to $219.00 U/S. That is where I got my 9x, no problems. Right now the Taranis is getting good reviews & I would be temped to buy a Taranis ,you get lots of channels & as another member said good quality too. I hope you don't mind me saying but you seem to have problems searching the net. I would suggest you get a friend to help you learn the fast & easy ways of finding items on the net. don't get upset I took a long time until a friend spent an evening teaching me ( several in fact, I'm a slow learner.) cheers Mick B.
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I found the hobby king king ones etc but I don't like ordering from overseas. I don't fancy being stung for customs charges etc. I will only order from UK sites.
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You'll pay more for the set anyway, if you get it in the UK. If you go with Hobbyking, and there is a problem with the set, you can return it to their UK warehouse, even if purchased from Hong Kong
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I'm going to stick to uk sites I think and pay abit more money and possibly get a different brand
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http://boltrc.com/uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=75_76&gclid=CPGe5oWzvsMCFcKx2wodJoAACg
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I don't know what companies you have dealt with in the U/K & overseas, but my experience has been that it was U/K companies caused me the most trouble, In fact I have had none with off shore companies, like China .I must state here that there are some great British Traders, but with one in particular it has been over 2 years without being resolved. Another took the money off my card the day I ordered & I never got the goods. So I would say it is not where you order from but who you deal with. PM me I can give you names both good & bad. Mick B.
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RC-Helicopter-3D-plane-Transmitter-6CH-FLYSKY-FS-T6-Receiver-2-4GHz-Mode-2-UK-/121467089492?pt=UK_ToysGames_RadioControlled_JN&hash=item1c4800b254
40quid, 6 channels, uk seller (although I bet its just a Chinese holding address) it gets no cheaper, and its digital display. I got one of these for our club owned club 500, its brill, you just set up on plane mode, not helicopter, comes with a receiver, I am sure it has more than 1 model memory, cant remember :-))
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Iv got the flysky 9 channel now but just don't now how to set it up
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whats the model number, and what do you want to do with the channels, I might be able to help, but need to have a look at the tx spec
also, if you already have 9 channels, what do you need more channels for? just need to understand your requirements
Paul
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It's an FS TH9X transmitter. I'm wanting proportional channels so I can operate trawl doors independently and also the net drum aswel as all the usual throttle n rudder etc
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ok, are you familiar with rc planes or helis?, sorry to sound like an inquisition! how many channels are required to operate your model without any extras, eg, throttle, rudder, anything else (im not into tugs so humour me if it has more channels just to make it work!)
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I no nothing about planes or helps. I need 5 channels without the channels to operate the trawl net. My other option is to leave the net static on a drum
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ok, ill try to explain best I can, I'm sure others may chirp in and help if I go off in wrong direction, Its easy with the tx in my hand, so I am flicking between here and the instructions for your tx.
You have a plane or heli transmitter (tx). These can usually be adapted for boat use, usually, the throttle is not sprung to centre and it has to be adapted. The language in the instructions is all in plane/heli language. so to sort that out, assuming you have mode 2 throttle on left.
left stick up/down is throttle for boat and plane
left stick right/left is rudder for plane so therefore is rudd on your receiver
right stick up/down is elevator for plane
right stick left /right is aileron for plane and usually rudder on a boat
Before you start, select plane as type of model, otherwise you will be in a world of pain if you are in heli mode! %%
then stick selection (its called stick mode selection, model 1,2,3,or 4 in the instructions) you need model 2 (its getting complicated to explain now! :o)
Power up the tx, and power up the rx (use 4 aa batteries into the bind/batt slot in the rx, don't overvolt it, and make sure you plug in then right way round), receiver should now be powered, or power it direct off your model without any servo plugged in, plug a servo into each channel in turn to establish what stick movement works what, so plug into ch 2, I reckon that's either throttle or rudder, so move left stick up, does the servo move, or move stick left, does servo move (sorry if you know all this!)
once you have the channels for the two stick movements that's 4 channels sorted, all proportional. Next is the gear switch top left of tx. its none proportional, on, or off. You can in the menu set travel adjustment to limit how far it goes, but that's pretty much it, that's 5 channels done. Now I'm sorry I started, cause its difficult to explain!
some of the switches are not channels, 3 that are elevator d/r, aileron d/r rudder d/r. D/R is for "dual rates", so, you are flying a plane, the rudder is way too sensitive and moves too far for your liking, making the plane difficult to control smoothly. You can set "d/r", so when the switch is flicked, it limits the movement, so the rudder now does not move as far. Same switch and setting also allows for "expo", exponential, which "dulls down" the sensitivity of the stick at the neutral position, so now its not as sensitive to small stick inputs. These features can be used for a boat. I have a large fast Electric brushless Huntsman. If I am on a large lake, I have the rudder d/r on, so I can take fast sweeping turns, without fear of piling in too much rudder and capsizing. If on a small lake where I will be going slower, I flick switch off, and can do tighter turns cause now I have full rudder travel, make sense?? :}
Trainer switch top right, is for a buddy lead, so a trainee pilot can fly with a teacher, so no good for you
one channel, lets say number 9, is only available in a certain modulation, and way beyond my capabilities of explanation by forum, as you rx is 8 channels, you only have 8 to play with, so we have now covered 6 in total, 4 on the sticks, 1 is gear switch, and 1 you cant have!
now this is where I could do with the tx in my hand. You have 3 knobs, all of which offer proportional control, and they are used in heli mode, to alter the pitch of the blades (pit) hover throttle on the right alters the throttle pitch of a heli, and the other knob is another heli fine tuning. I reckon, you can assign 1 or more to a channel, but you will have to plug the servo in to remaining channel one at a time, turn the knobs, see if servo moves, if it does, bingo, you have another proportional channel. There isa alsao an aux channel, and I cant see where it is in the rubbish chinglish instructions.
It has some mix set ups, and has 8 model memory, so is quite good, but a tad complicated. You could always use the gear channel, and fit an inline servo slow (very cheap from the likes of hobbyking) so then the operation wont be fast on/off, it will be slow.
I'm sure it will give you what you want, but I think you will have to experiment, hope some of that helps
Paul