As a follow-up to my last post:
Maybe some good news & a silver lining to a dark cloud already ... though I haven't been to Clark's website for only a couple days now, I just revisited a bit ago, & it seems this underpowered IR issue may already be addressed with the release of the TK20E line of boards!?!?
Clark has a TK20E board with updated specs listed on the newly updated TK20 series page:
<div style="margin-left: 40px;">- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TK20,TK20T - - - - - - - - - - - -
TK20E
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Extended IR battle range - - - - - NO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
YES
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(High Power Driver Installed)</div>
Guess the TK20 board's driver was underpowered.
What exactly is meant by "Extended IR battle range", is the real question now. I'm going to be wary until Clark will confirm some actual (or closely approximate) distances this newer TK20E board is expected to perform. Maybe Clark could update the site with actual numbers in expected indoor & outdoor distances for better clarity.
So what is typical for a correctly working IR, that is, what are the expected distance ranges a Tamiya IR will travel indoor & outdoor, under given circumstances (shady, sunny, incandescent / florescent lighting, etc.), & which we should expect out of a compatible battle system?
~ Craig ~