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AlanT

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Help ! - Planet receiver fault
« on: September 23, 2012, 06:56:47 pm »
Hope someone can help.....

I am trying to bind my Planet receiver to my Planet TX.....I've done this on five other boats previously but for some reason I can't get this one setup.

When I switch on the power all I get is a steady red light in the RX. It should be a steady pulse flash unil you press the binding switch and then it should flash three times...

Anyone know what the problem is......Connections or faulty RX?...

Regards

Alan
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Re: Help ! - Planet receiver fault
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2012, 09:33:06 pm »
hi Alan, sounds like a faulty Rx to me.
Your Tx is off when you power up the Rx I presume.
The normal set up is power up the Rx, steady pulse. press bind button, faster pulse.
power up the Tx. the Rx should have a steady light once binding is complete.
As you have already done  this on several boats I should think you are following the correct procedure.

john
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Re: Help ! - Planet receiver fault
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2012, 09:55:56 pm »
sometimes if the tx is to close to rx it can fail to bind , 3-4 feet should be ok , failing that and your doing everything else right then possibbly a faulty rx
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Re: Help ! - Planet receiver fault
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2012, 11:13:20 pm »
Another classic problem is trying to get a 2.4Ghz Rx to bind while sitting next to a wireless computer also radiating strongly on 2.4Ghz.  I don't know if that's a possibility, but if it is just move away from the computer wireless connection, or turn it off...
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Re: Help ! - Planet receiver fault
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2012, 11:37:44 am »
Many Thanks for all your great replies some useful information in them and John identified the problem 100%.

I ordered a new Planet A6M receiver and plugged it into the boat electronics and straight away i got the pulse lights after that binding was easy and setting up the Viper ESC straightforward.

The original A6M is obviously faulty.....I am a little worried as this is the second Planet receiver I have fail to initiate. There seems to be a quality control issue....I know they are fairly inexpensive but that is not an excuse for poor quality control.

Is there an alternative receiver I could use with the system?......

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Alan
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