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RE: Airtronics / Sanwa MX3 FM 3 CH Radio Swap Program - 7/11/2005 9:00:40 PM   
poor judgement



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Status: offline 		thats some good news!

anyone priced up the shipping yet?

and is there any difference in the frequencies used in the US compared to the UK?

if theres no issues there then my radio is going over too.


many thanks for listening CenRacing.

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RE: Airtronics / Sanwa MX3 FM 3 CH Radio Swap Program - 7/11/2005 9:27:21 PM   
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ORIGINAL: rolland

Mine installed just fine without any problems. I plugged in some of my Airtronics, Hitec, XTM, CEN, and Traxxas servos just to check and had no problems with the connectors.
If you had gone out and boughten an MX3 radio from you LHS it would have came with the same RX.
As far as needing a " Z adapter" the radio does have a servo reversing option.
My only problem with the MX3 is the poor quality manual, which isn't CEN's fault.

rolland



I just recieved mine today and I have the same issue that benifur had. It is a "Z" receiver and the servos and failsafe plugs are too large to fit. I will now have to buy 4 of these http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WTI0001P?&I=LXLX67&P=V to make it work. If your's worked you must have received a different receiver than I did.

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RE: Airtronics / Sanwa MX3 FM 3 CH Radio Swap Program - 7/12/2005 5:04:43 AM   
rolland


 

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Status: offline 		No mine is a Z reciever also. The CEN servo plug was a little tight but went in fine and the Hitec servo was just fine. A little tight is better than to loose. The only problem that I had was with the battery switch plug and all I had to do was trim a little bit of of the side with a hobby knife.
Personally if it was me I would sand or trim the servo plugs to fit. If a little bit at a time is taken off their should be no problem getting them to fit.


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RE: Airtronics / Sanwa MX3 FM 3 CH Radio Swap Program - 7/13/2005 7:58:10 PM   
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ORIGINAL: poor judgement

thats some good news!

anyone priced up the shipping yet?

and is there any difference in the frequencies used in the US compared to the UK?

if theres no issues there then my radio is going over too.


many thanks for listening CenRacing.


Hi PJ
Shipping my old radio systen from Denmark to the States was DKK 108 equal 10 Pounds Sterling.
I hope return is abt the same...
I have made remarks to CEN to ship 27 or 40 mhz system which is legal bands for r/c cars in Denmark.
Also I have asked them to mark package "replacement goods - exempt from duty and vat" - owise I will be paying 30-40 pct tax here in Denmark when my SANWA arrives.
So can only hope my wishes will be fullfilled.

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RE: Airtronics / Sanwa MX3 FM 3 CH Radio Swap Program - 7/13/2005 11:06:35 PM   
poor judgement



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Status: offline 		thanks sej, thats brilliant. i would be interested how u do with customs etc. ive just had an issue with another manufacturer marking internationally mailed parcels incorrectly, and me having to foot the bill...

so am i right in thinking that the uk/european radios should be 27mhz for AM and 40mhz for FM? and is this the same in the US?

just dont fancy my truck or car makin a run for it when someone sends a text message...

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RE: Airtronics / Sanwa MX3 FM 3 CH Radio Swap Program - 7/14/2005 6:49:10 AM   
SejR/C



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Status: offline 		PJ, re marking goods guess there is always a risk. Gotta take that chance
Re channels, must admit dunno too much abt bands n mhz so cant help you there. Actually when stating 27 and 40 for DK that's both for AM. I was assuming it is the same for FM.... - Guess time will show...

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RE: Airtronics / Sanwa MX3 FM 3 CH Radio Swap Program - 7/14/2005 10:18:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		I just got my new RX every thing fit's, tight but fit's. Luck of the draw I guess. It looks exactlly like the other one but this one is fine.

< Message edited by benifur -- 7/14/2005 10:21:22 PM >

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RE: Airtronics / Sanwa MX3 FM 3 CH Radio Swap Program - 7/15/2005 3:27:50 AM   
rolland


 

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Status: offline 		Yes the plugins are a little tight. You have to take your time to make them fit and don't force them. The reason that they are to tight is beyond me, maybe Airtronics designed them that way, if so I think they need to re-think their design.

I am glad that you managed to get it to work it really is a good radio and it works so much better than the stock one.



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RE: Airtronics / Sanwa MX3 FM 3 CH Radio Swap Program - 7/15/2005 5:10:15 AM   
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Status: offline 		I was amazed at the differants while I waited I put a old Futaba AM in out of my Traxxas in it and it still didn't steer very good (slow responce just like the stock stuff) with this Airtronics stuff (I have a plane that has airtronic's it works real well) it truns good I'm going to put a better servo in it but WOW what a diff unbeilevable.

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RE: Airtronics / Sanwa MX3 FM 3 CH Radio Swap Program - 7/15/2005 5:20:13 AM   
benifur



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Status: offline 		You know that was kind of my point in my frist post why did they give us such a whimpy TX&RX with such a bad A$$ truck???????????????????????????????????????? alls well that ends well I had it out tonight it's working dang good I'm happy WOT!!!....

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RE: Airtronics / Sanwa MX3 FM 3 CH Radio Swap Program - 7/15/2005 3:54:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		I believe that the US frequencies are 27mhz or 75mhz. When ordering your radio make sure its the 27mhz one, as 75mhz is a military frequency in the UK.

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RE: Airtronics / Sanwa MX3 FM 3 CH Radio Swap Program - 7/16/2005 6:47:18 AM   
rolland


 

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Status: offline 		I know that was probably the point of your first post. But you can't necessarily blame CEN because Airtronics made the Rx. If you were to go out and buy an MX3 it would have the Z Rx and you would still have the same problem but you would have spent alot more. All of the MX3's that I have seen in the stores and online have all had the Z Rx's.


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RE: Airtronics / Sanwa MX3 FM 3 CH Radio Swap Program - 8/1/2005 9:09:54 PM   
rolland


 

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BTT

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RE: Airtronics / Sanwa MX3 FM 3 CH Radio Swap Program - 8/1/2005 10:35:40 PM   
CEN Racing



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Status: offline 		Hey guys,

First off, thanks to everyone for the group effort on troubleshooting the radio issues on here. We really appreciate your efforts and its clearly creating a positive situation.

With regards to the Servo/batt leads not fitting into the receiver benifur was correct. They shouldn't fit. When we put them into the trucks here at the U.S. office we give them a thorough shaving (something that is done quite often in place of replacing the actual plugs). It was an oversight on our part not to mention this necessity, but its done so frequently and without hesitation in the racing world that we failed to think of mentioning it, and for that I apologize. I'm glad that everything is working out for all of you (for the time being) with the swaps and I'll be here to answer any questions you may have regarding how they function. Thank you for your continued support guys/gals.

*Please, to anyone that is about to or has recently radio swapped remember, you must shave the edges of the servo/batt plugs to make them fit. Forcing them could damage them so please take time to take off enough material that they go in with just a good push. (They also may sit at a bit of an angle. Do not be alarmed, they'll be fine)

Best Regards,
CEN Customer Service

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RE: Airtronics / Sanwa MX3 FM 3 CH Radio Swap Program - 8/5/2005 11:53:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thank You Cen Racing for validating my complant. There's somebody in this forum that owes me an apology.

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RE: Airtronics / Sanwa MX3 FM 3 CH Radio Swap Program - 8/6/2005 12:36:20 AM