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RE: Spektrum DX2.0 range=50 yards ish (arrgh!) - 1/21/2008 5:31:05 AM   
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Status: offline 		I am almost sure they would replace it, and they should do that. Let us know what they do.

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RE: Spektrum DX2.0 range=50 yards ish (arrgh!) - 1/21/2008 11:00:09 AM   
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RE: Spektrum DX2.0 range=50 yards ish (arrgh!) - 1/21/2008 1:16:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		Have you tried having the TX antenna perpendicular to the ground? Doing that immensely helped increase my range. This has to do with the transmission signal pattern from the TX.

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RE: Spektrum DX2.0 range=50 yards ish (arrgh!) - 1/21/2008 1:22:21 PM   
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Status: offline 		PS to above post, I extended my antenna with a 3.5 section of Styrene tube because I found some extra length inside the TX case. You have to cut open the black rubber/plastic outer shell and cut free the metal "anchor/dongle" thingie to get it unstuck from the antenna. The finished product looks like this.

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RE: Spektrum DX2.0 range=50 yards ish (arrgh!) - 1/24/2008 1:07:21 AM   
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Status: offline 		I called them today to check on it, if they were going to say no problem found and they were sending it back I was going to buy another radio.

They said they got it last Friday and tested it finding NO range problems again. They said they went ahead and sent a new one out Monday though as I requested but they don't feel it will fix the range problem I'm having.

I'm guessing it should arrive tomorrow and if a new unit doesn't take care of the range problem, I promise I will get to the bottom of it even if it's a matter of seeing if my watch or cell phone is causing this or drive 50 miles away to see if the whole city of Austin is causing it! I just hope the new one works like intended and for some reason it was a problem they were unable to reproduce while in for repair. Either way I'm going to post it here and let them know so if anyone else has the problem in the future they don't have to play the repeat shipping game.

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RE: Spektrum DX2.0 range=50 yards ish (arrgh!) - 1/24/2008 2:19:54 PM   
kg2mb


 

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Status: offline 		Any way you could isolate the rx from the chassis?Back in the day,rc10 carbon chassis,ae recomended mounting rx up hi like on the shock tower,away from the chassis.rc

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RE: Spektrum DX2.0 range=50 yards ish (arrgh!) - 1/24/2008 2:30:46 PM   
Reseg



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Status: offline 		Yes that's one of the things I will try if the new one still has issues. I'll pull out the servo, RX, and use the external 4 AA battery pack to power it, sit it on the sidewalk and walk away until it loses reception to see if anything in the chassis is somehow causing this.

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RE: Spektrum DX2.0 range=50 yards ish (arrgh!) - 1/24/2008 2:53:09 PM   
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Status: offline 		6 volts a 5 cell is what i use in my Nitro tc3,spektrum 2.0 no problems.
Try a 5 cell rx pack.venom and reedy are both good. spektrum seems to like 6v
over using alkalines. rc

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RE: Spektrum DX2.0 range=50 yards ish (arrgh!) - 1/24/2008 7:27:13 PM   
Reseg



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Status: offline 		The new one came and wow, they upgraded me to the DX3.0 from the 2.0 and sent me the pack that has a free extra SR3000 receiver! Keep in mind I hadn't demanded anything or told them off to make them feel like they needed to try to make me happy with freebies.

I put everything the way it was when I was having the problems except now with the new DX3.0 and the new SR3000 and an updated Mamba Max ESC firmware. It was cold outside so I made just a couple of quick passes and I had NO signal problems at all. I drove it about twice as far as I was ever able to drive the other unit and never lost signal. I hope I don't jinx myself, but it's working perfectly!

I'm very happy everything looks to have worked out and they gave me a free upgrade without any threats or demands they make me happy.

This one came in a frozen hash browns box like the last one lol, dunno what the deal is with these guys and hash browns, they must eat a ton of them...


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RE: Spektrum DX2.0 range=50 yards ish (arrgh!) - 1/25/2008 12:10:23 AM   
kg2mb


 

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Status: offline 		Dude,thats awesome I have the 2 and 3.0 no probs....Your lhs should have taken that radio you just bought
and exchanged it the whole set,you would have bin done.Did spek say they found anything??Good to
know just in case

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RE: Spektrum DX2.0 range=50 yards ish (arrgh!) - 1/27/2008 1:27:57 PM   
boohoo



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Status: offline 		i got a new problem they change my receiver now i cant get it to bind properly when i do get it working it only last a few seconds looks like it came from a new radio set aswell

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RE: Spektrum DX2.0 range=50 yards ish (arrgh!) - 1/27/2008 9:01:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yeah, my DX 3.0 rx would lose the bind with the tx within 30 sec, and they wouldn't bind again.

I called them and they told me to send it in. I sent my radio in and hope I get a new one! Maybe another free rx like reseg got!

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RE: Spektrum DX2.0 range=50 yards ish (arrgh!) - 1/28/2008 6:38:45 AM   
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RE: Spektrum DX2.0 range=50 yards ish (arrgh!) - 1/28/2008 5:13:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		sending back again find out in a few days hopefully

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RE: Spektrum DX2.0 range=50 yards ish (arrgh!) - 6/30/2008 6:26:29 AM