airtronics vg4r
07-22-2012, 12:15 PM
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airtronics vg4r
i have a vg4r radio i put in a new battery and now the failsafe is beeeping at me and i cant get it to work with the receiver. i have tried and put the old battery and it still beeps at me. any help would be nice
07-22-2012, 02:06 PM
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RE: airtronics vg4r
Buy a spectrum
Actuly I don't know whats rong wit your radio, I know on the specrums the switches have to be in certain positions for it to boot up. Could that be it?
Actuly I don't know whats rong wit your radio, I know on the specrums the switches have to be in certain positions for it to boot up. Could that be it?
07-22-2012, 02:15 PM
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RE: airtronics vg4r
well theres no extra switches on it, its only a 4 channel radio and its a older pcm model. i do have newer radios in my other planes but like this radio
07-22-2012, 03:00 PM
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07-22-2012, 04:20 PM
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Is this the older 72mhz Vanguard VG4R? If so, they did not have a failsafe?
When you say "fail safe" what is beeping? The radio? Throttle stick all the way down? Is the beeping coming from the electric motor or ESC? If so, try reversing the throttle channel? If this is an electric setup, please remove the prop. They do love to cut fingers.
As to buy a Spectrum, I would rather use a 4 channel Airtronics then a Spectrum any day of the week
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When you say "fail safe" what is beeping? The radio? Throttle stick all the way down? Is the beeping coming from the electric motor or ESC? If so, try reversing the throttle channel? If this is an electric setup, please remove the prop. They do love to cut fingers.
As to buy a Spectrum, I would rather use a 4 channel Airtronics then a Spectrum any day of the week
Buzz.
07-22-2012, 05:09 PM
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RE: airtronics vg4r
this is the old vangard vg4r 72mhz and it does have a fail safe (round button just left of the battery meter) i am running it on a tower hobbies trainer 40 nitro. the radio keeps beeping. normaly it would only beep when low battery or when i push the button.
07-22-2012, 06:29 PM
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In the radio support forum there is a manufacturer support forum for the various brands. The Airtronics forum is monitored well and somebody there should be be able to answer your question if somebody here can't.
I'm not familiar with the vg4r radio so unfortunately I can't help there.
Hogflyer
I'm not familiar with the vg4r radio so unfortunately I can't help there.
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07-24-2012, 04:13 PM
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Now I see the difference.
Mine are FM, the label is red yours is PCM and blue. PCM has the failsafe, the FM did not come with that feature. I only remember seeing that on the VG6DR radios. I did not know they came in the 4 channel radios.
It was a long long time ago, in a far off world, but I thought there was a procedure you went through when turning it on? You hold a button down, turn it on, wait for so many seconds, then release the button? I just remember the guys at the field doing something when they turned it on. It may have been there own ritual before flight? It was a long time ago, so I may be wrong.
Buzz.
Mine are FM, the label is red yours is PCM and blue. PCM has the failsafe, the FM did not come with that feature. I only remember seeing that on the VG6DR radios. I did not know they came in the 4 channel radios.
It was a long long time ago, in a far off world, but I thought there was a procedure you went through when turning it on? You hold a button down, turn it on, wait for so many seconds, then release the button? I just remember the guys at the field doing something when they turned it on. It may have been there own ritual before flight? It was a long time ago, so I may be wrong.
Buzz.
