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Using MIX on 6EX transmiter

Old 10-11-2013, 11:09 AM
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I am trying to use MIX 1 by mixing Channel 6 with channel 4. I have a separate servo on the nose wheel and want to mix it with the rudder with reduced rate on the nose wheel servo. I set up the mix with chan 4 as master, 6 as slave and plugged the nose wheel servo into chan 6. Well, when I give left rudder, the nose wheel servo responds properly but, when I give right rudder, there is very little if any movement of the nose wheel servo. i.e. it works properly for a left turn but does not respond to a right turn. What do I have to do to get it to respond in both directions? There does not appear to be any individual adjustment for both directions or, if there is, I have not been able to decipher the instructions properly. Thanks for any help in this problem. Rodney
Old 10-17-2013, 06:06 AM
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Before you do your mix from rudder to nose wheel, you would need to negate the flap switch from affecting any programming.

So you will need to do one Pmix with Channel 6 as Master and then also Channel 6 as Slave. set the rates to -100% and do not assign a switch to this mix. Just leave this as ON.

Now you can do your mix with Rudder as Master, Channel 6 as slave and set the amount and switch that you are wanting. With this first mix done, you will have full movement in both directions for your steerable nose gear.

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Old 10-17-2013, 07:17 AM
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Thanks for the answer Krysta, I have not had a chance to try this yet but soon will.
Well, I tried what you said (at least I think I did) and it does not work. Here are the steps I took that did not work:
Turn on Xmter > selected model used
Simultaneously pressed Mode & Select then pressed Mode 4 times to get to Pmix
pressed Select to MAS then pressed "+" to get CH6
Pressed Select to get to SLV
Ch 6 was still indicated for slave
pressed Select
SW ON
now pressed Select
display shows PM% | ON
now pressed Select -100%
now pressed Select MAS and pressed "+" until CH4 was displayed
now pressed Select SLV and pressed "+" until CH6 was displayed
This still did not work, still only moves the servo that is plugged into CH 6 in one direction.
Note: It seems that the servo, when plugged into CH6 always moves fully in one direction, i.e. is not centered when power is applied and the transmitter/receiver is properly working on all the normal first 4 channels.
WHAT AM I DOING WRONG
Thanks for any help you can give me.

Last edited by Rodney; 10-18-2013 at 10:57 AM. Reason: Clarification
Old 10-21-2013, 08:32 AM
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Are you going into PMIX2 to do your second mix?

Make sure in PMix 1 where you are negating channel 6 in the radio that you do not set this to ANY switch, just leave the switch to ON.

Then go into Pmix2 and do your second mix.


It sounds to me as though you do not have the first mix fully done, try flipping the channel 6 switch to see what this is doing to your servos direction, I think you'll find it affects the other mix.

Pmix One should be;

-100%
Master and Slave both channel 6
Switch ON (above this you will see another smaller "on")

Pmix Two should be;

+100%
Mast 4 and Slave 6
Switch (your choice, I picked DR switch)

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Old 10-27-2013, 04:08 AM
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Thanks again Krysta, you nailed it. I followed your latest instructions and it work out well. Rodney

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