12X battery issue
04-15-2012, 06:29 PM
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12X battery issue
I searched all the past posts and didn't seem to find what I was looking for. I turned my 12X on today hoping to fly and the screen kind of just blinked continuously. I tried to charge the battery with my Hyperion 720 duo...but I got an error. I put the charge lead in the pack and used a multi-meter and the other end (banana plugs) and it read 10.3 volts. Needless to say I went home. I put an old 10X pack in and it powered right up, though none of the memory was there.....which sucks. I resoldered the board of the 10X pack to the NiMH of the New(er) 12X pack and all seems to be well....notwithstanding all the lost memory.
I've read that the newer cassettes had a fuse instead of a diode for the older 10X packs. Would a failure of the fuse on the board wipe out the memory in the Tx? Has anyone else experienced this?
I ask because I hesitate to reuse the old board (diode) with the 12X if if weren't meant for it. I also hesitate to buy a new pack just to change it out to eneloops (which is the plan).
I'd appreciate any experience anyone has....
I've read that the newer cassettes had a fuse instead of a diode for the older 10X packs. Would a failure of the fuse on the board wipe out the memory in the Tx? Has anyone else experienced this?
I ask because I hesitate to reuse the old board (diode) with the 12X if if weren't meant for it. I also hesitate to buy a new pack just to change it out to eneloops (which is the plan).
I'd appreciate any experience anyone has....
04-15-2012, 06:58 PM
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RE: 12X battery issue
if your screen just blinked it's low voltage. just get the Eneloops and install them and it should be fine.
nothing should wipe the memory though, it's flash based and doesn't require a keep alive voltage.
nothing should wipe the memory though, it's flash based and doesn't require a keep alive voltage.
04-15-2012, 07:33 PM
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RE: 12X battery issue
No problem using the board from the 10X, in the 12x. They are IDENTICAL. After having swapped out over 500 packs, I can telly you they are completely interchangeable.
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04-15-2012, 07:53 PM
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if your screen just blinked it's low voltage. just get the Eneloops and install them and it should be fine.
nothing should wipe the memory though, it's flash based and doesn't require a keep alive voltage.
if your screen just blinked it's low voltage. just get the Eneloops and install them and it should be fine.
nothing should wipe the memory though, it's flash based and doesn't require a keep alive voltage.
04-16-2012, 01:16 AM
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RE: 12X battery issue
My 12X does the same thing.I have two packs, one Eneloop and one JR.I think that this is caused by low temp. Once the voltage gets about 10.4 volts the screen will flash once
and then turn on. Any lower in the voltage and only the landing gear default in the up position will let the screen come on. Ehen the gear switch is in the down position the screen will juist flash, but the transmitter will not turn on. I think I will have to buy a new transmitter, and transfer the info tothe new one. I can not trust this one any farther than I can through it.
and then turn on. Any lower in the voltage and only the landing gear default in the up position will let the screen come on. Ehen the gear switch is in the down position the screen will juist flash, but the transmitter will not turn on. I think I will have to buy a new transmitter, and transfer the info tothe new one. I can not trust this one any farther than I can through it.
04-16-2012, 04:09 AM
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RE: 12X battery issue
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I searched all the past posts and didn't seem to find what I was looking for. I turned my 12X on today hoping to fly and the screen kind of just blinked continuously. I tried to charge the battery with my Hyperion 720 duo...but I got an error. I put the charge lead in the pack and used a multi-meter and the other end (banana plugs) and it read 10.3 volts. Needless to say I went home. I put an old 10X pack in and it powered right up, though none of the memory was there.....which sucks. I resoldered the board of the 10X pack to the NiMH of the New(er) 12X pack and all seems to be well....notwithstanding all the lost memory.
I've read that the newer cassettes had a fuse instead of a diode for the older 10X packs. Would a failure of the fuse on the board wipe out the memory in the Tx? Has anyone else experienced this?
I ask because I hesitate to reuse the old board (diode) with the 12X if if weren't meant for it. I also hesitate to buy a new pack just to change it out to eneloops (which is the plan).
I'd appreciate any experience anyone has....
I searched all the past posts and didn't seem to find what I was looking for. I turned my 12X on today hoping to fly and the screen kind of just blinked continuously. I tried to charge the battery with my Hyperion 720 duo...but I got an error. I put the charge lead in the pack and used a multi-meter and the other end (banana plugs) and it read 10.3 volts. Needless to say I went home. I put an old 10X pack in and it powered right up, though none of the memory was there.....which sucks. I resoldered the board of the 10X pack to the NiMH of the New(er) 12X pack and all seems to be well....notwithstanding all the lost memory.
I've read that the newer cassettes had a fuse instead of a diode for the older 10X packs. Would a failure of the fuse on the board wipe out the memory in the Tx? Has anyone else experienced this?
I ask because I hesitate to reuse the old board (diode) with the 12X if if weren't meant for it. I also hesitate to buy a new pack just to change it out to eneloops (which is the plan).
I'd appreciate any experience anyone has....
What I did was plug a another battery in to it while the power switch was on. After that the radio worked but would not hold any memory and not hold the selected model. I ended up sending it to Horizon and they replaced the IP board I believe. This iss the part of the radio that downloads any changes to memory. It was under warranty. From the time that I shipped it till i received it back was about 3 weeks. If yours is not holding memory then you most likely have the same problem and it will have to go in for service. I have been using the Tx since flying all of my jets and my giant scale. I have had no issues since the repair.
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Joe Lewis
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