Might metalic iron-on covering interfere w/2.4GHZ receiver?
07-09-2009, 07:59 PM
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Might metalic iron-on covering interfere w/2.4GHZ receiver?
Might sound like a dumb question, however I've seen some strange stuff happen with 2.4 GHZ (Futaba/Spektrum) radios.
I'm about to begin covering a new build (.90 size) and thought some metalic iron-on might look nice. Then I wondered what the shiny stuff really is inside that iron-on, some kind of metal perhaps? Would/might it adversely affect my receiver?
Any thoughts or experiences?
I'm about to begin covering a new build (.90 size) and thought some metalic iron-on might look nice. Then I wondered what the shiny stuff really is inside that iron-on, some kind of metal perhaps? Would/might it adversely affect my receiver?
Any thoughts or experiences?
07-10-2009, 09:50 PM
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RE: Might metalic iron-on covering interfere w/2.4GHZ receiver?
Probably...
I have a House of Balsa Stealth Sport that had Chrome monokote on it at one point. It had a habit of falling out of the sky. I was using a Spektrum AR6100 receiver in it. It would periodically go unresposive for a few moments. One of the other club members had mentioned that the Monokote did actually have a metallic component in the chrome covering. I stripped that off, and went with another colour, and all the glitching instantly disappeared. I haven't had a glitch with that plane or any ony of my other Spektrum equipment since.
With that, I am going to avoid the chrome except for small trim pieces now.
I have a House of Balsa Stealth Sport that had Chrome monokote on it at one point. It had a habit of falling out of the sky. I was using a Spektrum AR6100 receiver in it. It would periodically go unresposive for a few moments. One of the other club members had mentioned that the Monokote did actually have a metallic component in the chrome covering. I stripped that off, and went with another colour, and all the glitching instantly disappeared. I haven't had a glitch with that plane or any ony of my other Spektrum equipment since.
With that, I am going to avoid the chrome except for small trim pieces now.
07-11-2009, 12:32 AM
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RE: Might metalic iron-on covering interfere w/2.4GHZ receiver?
I've heard the same thing. But only with the chrome film. I've used silver metallic and aluminum without issue.
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07-11-2009, 10:04 PM
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RE: Might metalic iron-on covering interfere w/2.4GHZ receiver?
Thanks for the input. I was thinking of metalic blue and either chrome or aluminum. Guess I'll stick with the more basic colors just to be safe.
