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JayDee

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Re: Planet T5 radio, a review
« Reply #25 on: July 06, 2011, 05:57:38 pm »

Hello PSWINN,

On your post about fitting a low voltage warning buzzer, where are the two connections on the Tx ?.
In my Planet Tx there are three printed circuit boards, the main one, the Tx one and one on the back of the on/ off switch.
Which one is the buzzer connected to?.

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Re: Planet T5 radio, a review
« Reply #26 on: July 08, 2011, 09:14:01 am »

sorry probably should have added it in.
its the PCB at the top. its the one that has the LCD attached to it hope this helps
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Re: Planet T5 radio, a review
« Reply #27 on: July 12, 2011, 09:36:00 pm »

Hello,

Found the Buzzer connections, trip to Maplins needed now !.

Did a lot of sailing at the Kirklees Event, while doing it, the winch on Endeavour chewed up the sheeting line ( my fault, poor quality Cord) so yesterday I changed the cord and tested all systems!.

What I DIDN,T do, was to turn OFF the transmitter, today, 25 hours later, the voltage showing on the tranny was - - 4.7 Volts !!!!!!.
Everything was still working!, the cells are 2300 mAh NI-MH ones, quite old, not new ones.

This is a record for any TX that I have owned before.

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Re: Planet T5 radio, a review
« Reply #28 on: July 13, 2011, 10:11:23 am »


That's a Great  'Feel good'  factor.  Thanks for sharing.

I wonder if if the current rises when the sticks are moved. 

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Re: Planet T5 radio, a review
« Reply #29 on: July 13, 2011, 10:43:32 am »

Hello,

I was wondering that too !!.
Will have to break into the feed to the Tx and wiggle the sticks for a while!.
That should show any rise in current.

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« Reply #30 on: July 13, 2011, 10:58:36 am »


My reason for this joy is that the voltage from the rechargables is lower than ordinary batteries, so this brings the level nearer to the cut off voltage. Hence my need for a buzzer, but this report on  'battery life'  is good news.

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Re: Planet T5 radio, a review
« Reply #31 on: July 13, 2011, 11:42:27 am »

Hi Guys,
Thought you may like a traders view point. I have been stocking and selling these Planet T5's from the day that they first appeared at Perkins. We cautiously purchased ten to see how they would sell and of course as soon as they arrived I had one on the test bench and stripped down to see what it was made of. To my surprise it was very well made, no dry soldered joints, no cheap parts were used and the whole layout was well thought out. Then onto the normal range tests and usability, All passed with flying colours! Apart from the fact that the Throttle channel had this annoying ratchet and was not sprung loaded. OK for other form of modelling but no good for boats or cars.
So I rang the development team at Perkins and asked them to get Twister (Planets manufacturer) to produce a Spring conversion kit and whilst at it produce the opposite - a Ratchet conversion kit.
After a few months both arrived on my doorstep and was quickly opened and the back taken off the Transmitter. I set about stripping parts out to convert to spring from Ratchet also with my camera at hand. I completed the first conversion in an hour! the second in three minutes.
I produced a small instruction handout to give to my customers when they purchased the conversation kit. I will put it as a download on my on-line shop shortly which you will get at www.huntersystems.co.uk and then go to the Planet dept.
Now after selling hundreds of these sets I can put hand on heart and say - I have never had one return of Transmitter but have had one Receiver returned - the complaint was that there was no binding slide switch on the Receiver! As all of you know that have purchased this Kit, the switch is a micro button switch. It seems that the customer had in his mind that the switch was a slide switch and had ripped the switch off the PCB. I sent him a new one with a note to tell him of the situation. I kept the damaged one for my garden railway. It only needed a bent piece of wire to close the contacts at the time of binding.
Twister have now brought out a whole range of Planet T5 compatable Receivers from 4 to 7 channels and are now bringing out a 7 channel programable radio.
As far as I am concerned there is no other Radio set that is as capable and as low priced as the Planet T5.
Regards To you all.
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Re: Planet T5 radio, a review
« Reply #32 on: July 13, 2011, 09:08:55 pm »

yes i agree i only really got mine due to the price for a 2.4MHz £45 for TX & RX was amazing and again i really cannot fault it.
the spring back you talked about was an issue when i got mine they didn't have anything other than a TX & RX but i only needed a 2 channel setup at the time so stole the spring and other bits of one i had locked out now i do see them selling the convertion kits.

Hunter
Do you have a link to the new programable radio?

just to add i was pleased that planet also added enough space to accommodate switches on the top and even holes in the plastic molding under the outside metal spaced out correctly so you don't make a mess.
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Re: Planet T5 radio, a review
« Reply #33 on: July 13, 2011, 09:41:45 pm »

ive got both the original t5 and bought a new 6 chanel programable tx last christmas , the only fault with the six being that ch 6 is piggy backing ch 1 with no way of separating it !
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Re: Planet T5 radio, a review
« Reply #34 on: August 19, 2011, 05:04:46 pm »

As I type this, one-handed, I am smashing my piggy bank with a hammer in the other hand. I hope, amongst the buttons and euro-cents, I can find 45 shiny British one-pound coins. If so I shall be scurrying off to the model shop tomorrow, with a note from SWMBO, who says that I can have one if I'm good.

(or I might just buy one online, but then I'd have to wait for it and I'm too excited to do that  ok2)
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Re: Planet T5 radio, a review
« Reply #35 on: October 16, 2011, 08:08:48 pm »

Based on all the positive comments I ordered a Planet radio on Friday. I used to use 35mhz 'computer' radios in gliders but really never used even half of the available functionality.

The planet system seems ideal for a model boat.

Should be here on Tuesday all being well.

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Re: Planet T5 radio, a review
« Reply #36 on: October 17, 2011, 12:17:07 am »

Definitely a good decision. I have mine now and am using it with Model Slipway HMCC Sentinel and Trent lifeboat. No interference with anyone else on the lake (or the guy who flies r/c planes nearby), no more engine stutter and no more fannying around with crystals. A step in the right direction.  :-))
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Re: Planet T5 radio, a review
« Reply #37 on: October 25, 2011, 02:27:06 pm »

The planet 5 arrived today. My initial impression is exactly the same the same as those expressed by others in this thread: It has a quality feel and is remarkable value for money. Binding the RX to the TX was very simple and took only a few seconds.
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Re: Planet T5 radio, a review
« Reply #38 on: November 07, 2011, 09:50:00 pm »


yes i agree i only really got mine due to the price for a 2.4MHz £45 for TX & RX was amazing and again i really cannot fault it....



How about £25 for the RadioLink T4U 2.4 Ghz...?
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Re: Planet T5 radio, a review
« Reply #39 on: November 12, 2011, 01:31:19 pm »

Been using the planet system for a while now and really cannot fault it. As a basic set for model boat use it seems just about ideal. Great value for money.

Must admit i am a little 'old fashioned' and was unsure about 2.4ghz but am now a convert. The advantage of no crystals or channel selection and reduced/eliminated possibility of a 'channel clash' with another user is just such an advance in the right direction.

It makes me smile when i think how much we used to pay for a single channel, non-proportional push-button (one push for left turn, two pushes for right turn) superegen (Only one radio could be switched on at a time) radio set back in the 1960's.

The first radio control model boat i built had a rubber band powered escapement rather than a servo!

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Re: Planet T5 radio, a review
« Reply #40 on: November 12, 2011, 09:32:09 pm »

It just goes to show, how modern technology has taken a lot of the fun and guesswork out of model boating, only joking folks.
 The planet T5 is superb and I am waiting for Perkins to release the T7 without the Twister helicopter.
It is compatible with all the Planet receivers.

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Re: Planet T5 radio, a review
« Reply #41 on: November 14, 2011, 09:50:33 am »

Perkins are showing the T7 as 'in stock'. I have just ordered some and am awaiting delivery. Will keep you up to date :-))
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Re: Planet T5 radio, a review
« Reply #42 on: December 13, 2011, 02:59:26 pm »

I've used the T5 for six months now with reversable speed controllers and it works fine   :-).  However, now I have a problem - I want to use the T5 with an Overlander XP speed contoller on an Orlyonok A90 Ekranoplan powered by one tail mounted propellor.  Problem is that the speed controller will only start when the centre sprung throttle stick is pulled fully down (reverse on most of my boats).  Releasing it to the centre position then leaves the prop going at half speed which is not ideal from a safety point of view  :((.  Overlander tell me that I cannot force the speed controller to recognise or accept the mid position as zero throttle.  Any suggestions as to how to solve this problem would be appreciated.  However, I still want to be able to use the T% as it is for my other boats.
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Re: Planet T5 radio, a review
« Reply #43 on: December 13, 2011, 04:35:09 pm »

Hi jeremy, I had the same problem on my jet-ski and my brushless air boat. I removed the spring from the left stick and replaced it with a ratchet.
Not everyones cup of tea, but it works for me.
 I just have to make sure the stick is in the neutral position when starting my other boats.

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Re: Planet T5 radio, a review
« Reply #44 on: December 13, 2011, 10:14:58 pm »

Hi all
Just seen the new planet 7 on ebay with info on the TX & RX price not bad for 7channels
I do have a planet 5 & very happy with it  :-)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/390373448050?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

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