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Old 05-12-2014, 05:13 AM
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Default 14 mz settings are mysteriously changing

Last season a sailplanes settings changed. I thought "thats odd", laughed it off and retrimmed. Yesterday, I go to fly my jet(first time out this year, me and planes) and the retract end points changed, reset that. Then... i take off and all flight trims are off and am forced to retrim. THATS IT, I dont trust this tx anymore. Anyone have any ideas as to what the prob might be?
Also... The 2 flight timers I had preset and flew with last year are no longer programmed.

Thanks in advance,
Dave
Old 05-16-2014, 04:49 PM
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Yes, same thing happened to me.
Sent it in for repair....sent back with note ....couldn't find anything wrong? Really!
Sent in again with a follow up phone call. Finally fixed
It's the memory chip giving out on you.

Happens on 14MZ's more then we want to know.
Old 05-19-2014, 04:30 AM
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Thanks mx240, I'll look into it.

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A failing memory chip can be intermittent and cause hard-to-find problems. If you send the transmitter to the service center, it will be checked as carefully as possible.
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I am having the same issue on my 10CAP.

It has the expanded memory module in it, but the 'dropped/changed' model settings only happen on the first 15 transmitter-stored models.

Is this the same issue? Thanks in advance.

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Old 03-27-2015, 07:41 AM
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You have a different transmitter, so it's not the "same" issue. However, if your transmitter is spontaneously losing models stored in the memory, it needs to be looked-at by the service center.
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I have the same issue with my 14mzh. Models losing data.. etc. It needs to see the service center.
My question is can i drop it off next week at Toledo or should I send it in to the service center?
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You will have to send it in. The marketing staff members at the trade show won't be able to accept service items.
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Bax,
That's what I'll do, thank you.

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