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SPEKTRUM DX3S
I have the SPEKTRUM DX3S and was wondering how many people have had issues with the telemetry set-up on a rc car and how reliable it is ?
Has anybody had issues with getting it to function properly ?
Has anybody had issues with getting it to function properly ?
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RE: SPEKTRUM DX3S
For the most part it works great. The only problem I've has is one of my temp sensors went bad. It totally stopped reading one day. The other temp sensor still works fine, there is nothing wrong with the radio or the telemetry connection, it's just the sensor.
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RE: SPEKTRUM DX3S
How about the RPM sensor.
My LHS is having a !@#$ of a hard time trying to get it to work on my Savage and have already replaced the RPM sensor twice.
My LHS is having a !@#$ of a hard time trying to get it to work on my Savage and have already replaced the RPM sensor twice.
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How about the RPM sensor.
My LHS is having a !@#$ of a hard time trying to get it to work on my Savage and have already replaced the RPM sensor twice.
How about the RPM sensor.
My LHS is having a !@#$ of a hard time trying to get it to work on my Savage and have already replaced the RPM sensor twice.
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RE: SPEKTRUM DX3S
Just intalled my Spektrum Dx3S telemetry tonight and there has to be a better way to get those rpm decals to stick to the flywheel....Wondering if a guy could use chrome paint to make a dot on the back of the flywheel...I'm using associated flywheels which are dark in color......Saw a thred on another site where a guy had a shiny flywheel and used black nailpolish to make his dot on the flywheel...makes sense...Those decals would never stay on after a few runs....Any tips on this would be helpful..Thanks...
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RE: SPEKTRUM DX3S
The manual says you are supposed apply superglue around the edges (not on top of the sticker) of the sticker to secure it to the flywheel but even then it will still fall off; at least that is what my LHS has told me.
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Who cares about your top speed anyway?
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How about the RPM sensor.
My LHS is having a !@#$ of a hard time trying to get it to work on my Savage and have already replaced the RPM sensor twice.
How about the RPM sensor.
My LHS is having a !@#$ of a hard time trying to get it to work on my Savage and have already replaced the RPM sensor twice.
I also run my Hyperdrive PRO2 on an indoor track without telemetry and it runs awesome. Don't need the telemetry on my pan car. Good luck to ya'all
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RE: SPEKTRUM DX3S
what's the length of your rx antennas? i just got my dx3s last sunday and was comparing it with the futaba r603fs (now sold).. and its shorter..by about 2 or 3 inches...
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RE: SPEKTRUM DX3S
I've had problems with the RPM sensor as well, but everything else works fine. The range seems a little iffy, sometimes I can read it the whole time, most of the time it flickers on me. My temp reading on the controller is about 20 degrees over what a handheld temp gun says when the truck is hot, when at room temp they read the same. I trust the temp gun more, anybody else noticed this?.
I think my antenna was only a few inches long 3 or 4 maybe?
I'm gonna try the black nail polish trick.
I think my antenna was only a few inches long 3 or 4 maybe?
I'm gonna try the black nail polish trick.
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I would personally NOT try to put the sticker on the flywheel. That's the fastest moving part of the whole system!! It would be MUCH better to put it on a driveshaft between the transmission and diffs. Its moving so much slower, that getting it to stay on will be like child's play compared to the flywheel. Plus, on a 2 speed setup, thats the ONLY way to get reliable speed readings at both low and high speeds.
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RE: SPEKTRUM DX3S
If your looking for RPM's, putting it on the driveshaft won't work. When you stop, the driveshafts stop and that's not going to give you RPM. You need to find a way to adhere it to the flywheel. Clean it with alcohol. There is a way to make it work, just gotta find the right person to do it. Or the right method.