ORIGINAL: wright 971
Hi Dan it is possible to use a Tamiya apple ,but there are drawbacks ,The apple used with the SLU has to be cut in half (sharp intake of breath) then you have to wire the TBU to the lower half.Tim has a wiring diagram,but needless to say any sort of warrenty goes out the window.
I havnt tried it and wont now ,we have our own club so we can make the rules to suit the members,at the momment its bring what you have and run it (no BBs allowed)so we are starting with a clean sheet some have Tamiya systems a couple of DBCs and a few SLUs and the odd El-mod.The Tamiyas are outnumbered by other types,so they will have to conform to the rules for the many.(when we get round to sorting them)
regards pete
Hi Pete
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Food for thought
Tamiya mass produces in exacting detail the single biggest factor in IR battling. The apple.
On an IR system the most expensive labour intensive part is the IR Sensor.
Manufacturers that build to the five pinout arrangment for Tamiya do not have to spend a dime or a minute of time producing their own apples. This means a manufactuer who adopts the five pin arrangement can get product to market faster and at less expense then the guys who play around with building their own apples. If you have to design and pay for plastic parts,or hand build apples you are fighting an uphill battle. As a manufacturer it is costing you money and slowing the release of your product while you wait for your apple production to keep up.
The manufacture who pumps out electonics without an apple and caters to the people that already have Tamiya apples in their tool kit has a big supply and price advantage over the other guys.