Arial route
03-22-2004, 06:08 AM
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Arial route
Hi
My son has the aerial in his Dominator running in a tube along the bottom of the fuselage under the servos (Hitec 225) and he seemed to get a lot of glitching,think it is RF of the servo motor, moved the aerial outside the plane and no problems. I have the same set up (internal aerial) but with Futaba 3002 servos and have no problems, has anyone else had this problem with 225s, if so how did you fix it?
Geoff
My son has the aerial in his Dominator running in a tube along the bottom of the fuselage under the servos (Hitec 225) and he seemed to get a lot of glitching,think it is RF of the servo motor, moved the aerial outside the plane and no problems. I have the same set up (internal aerial) but with Futaba 3002 servos and have no problems, has anyone else had this problem with 225s, if so how did you fix it?
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03-22-2004, 06:23 AM
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RE: Arial route
I've run antennas between hitec 225 servos many times without a problem. I would suggest he try another receiver and see if he still has the same problem.
03-22-2004, 09:11 AM
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RE: Arial route
How old is the switch harness. How good is the crystal ? Remember to keep an open mind fix'in gliches. try tapping each componant on the bench with everything connected and switched on.
03-23-2004, 09:40 AM
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RE: Arial route
You once you get rid of the glitch -- don't fly it until you do! Check out Darrol Cady's method of keeping the antenna contained it the air frame:
http://www.darrolcady.com/Racing_Inf...ch/Antenna.htm
I once had a brand new Q-500, new radio, new everything; it didn't range check very well. But since it was new receiver I flew it anyway. On the second flight while flying parallel to the run way and almost knife edge, as the airplane was directly in front of me it went into fail safe. It continued in a straight line and really pretty arc into the ground almost 3/4 of mile away. There was a really big cloud of dust and lots bits and pieces flying through the air. Horizon did send me a new radio!
I almost hit the porta-potty at the Speedworld MotorPlex cross country bike course.
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http://www.darrolcady.com/Racing_Inf...ch/Antenna.htm
I once had a brand new Q-500, new radio, new everything; it didn't range check very well. But since it was new receiver I flew it anyway. On the second flight while flying parallel to the run way and almost knife edge, as the airplane was directly in front of me it went into fail safe. It continued in a straight line and really pretty arc into the ground almost 3/4 of mile away. There was a really big cloud of dust and lots bits and pieces flying through the air. Horizon did send me a new radio!
I almost hit the porta-potty at the Speedworld MotorPlex cross country bike course.
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03-23-2004, 11:03 AM
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RE: Arial route
If your using PCM.. and getting RF interference, you shouldn't be getting gliches. It should just go into hold?? If your gliches are true gliches, then I would think servos all the way.
03-23-2004, 12:39 PM
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RE: Arial route
Yeah..with PCM..I'd check the servos and switch if you're getting "glitches". Randy's right about the servos, but it could also be the switch cycling on and off intermittently during different control imputs, making it look like glitches. Just because it's new doesn't mean something can't be wrong..
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