futaba receivers
12-21-2008, 04:10 PM
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Is any one warpping thier Fassst receivers with foam like it said to in the manual.I read a piece from Bill Baxter of Hobbico that said not to wrap the Fassst receivers.Has anyone else read this piece?If so whats your opinion?
12-21-2008, 11:32 PM
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RE: futaba receivers
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Give a link to what BAX said?
Give a link to what BAX said?
"FASST Receiver Installation Guidelines"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_7606959/tm.htm
12-21-2008, 11:46 PM
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1. Don’t wrap your FASST receiver in foam.
Protecting your receiver from vibration by wrapping it in foam used to be a “must”. Not so with 2.4GHz FASST receivers. Unlike 72MHz equipment, they’re not as vulnerable to vibration. Using less foam lets them operate cooler — which is a plus for all electronics.
Tip: To keep the receiver cooler use small foam blocks (like standoffs) so that there is an air channel around the receiver.
Protecting your receiver from vibration by wrapping it in foam used to be a “must”. Not so with 2.4GHz FASST receivers. Unlike 72MHz equipment, they’re not as vulnerable to vibration. Using less foam lets them operate cooler — which is a plus for all electronics.
Tip: To keep the receiver cooler use small foam blocks (like standoffs) so that there is an air channel around the receiver.
12-22-2008, 10:25 AM
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RE: futaba receivers
in my spad its ziptied directly to the fuse. other planes i use a foam pad and velcro straps to hold it down. i use the foam bad just as a cushion to take up the slack of the velcro straps, but its not wrapping it.
12-22-2008, 10:53 AM
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RE: futaba receivers
I am not using foam at all, just Heavy Duty Velcro, and make sure no part of the receiver is touching the plane, just the velcro. Works well, even on a 24,000 rpm shaking Nelson Long Stroke. No issues.
