I know there's some jeti users on here, have a question. Wanting to run the jeti mezon telemetry with my 14MZ. Not yet sure if I want to use a Jeti tx, so I'm thinking I need the mezon, jeti profi box, and an r7 rx to do this.
I'm looking at the manuals for the mezon esc with bec and the r7 rx.
The mezon manual says to run power to rx via both leads and to use a free channel for the red ended wire. To use the mezon telemetry this red wire is to go to the ext port on the rx.
The r7 manual states that the ext port cannot be used for power to rx.
So is the ext port on the rx isolated from the power bus then, because you've still got voltage coming through the red wire. Thus when running telemetry with the bec you'll only have 1 power wire to rx, the throttle wire?
Am I understanding this correctly? Can you run a buffer pack along with the bec?
As far as the setup I'm thinking of doing, that means the throttle connector with the power would be going to the futaba rx, along with a buffer pack which would have to be on a regulator and switch, and I'd have to have a separate power supply and switch for the r7? or am I lost here?
I'm not sure I understand your set up. It would seem you'd connect the Mezon BEC to the throttle channel of the Futaba receiver and the red connector to the ext port on the Jeti receiver. If that doesn't power the r7 then run a power cable from the Futaba bus to the r7 bus.
I switched from the 14MZ to the Jeti DS16 and I would recommend you do the same. I run the Mezon with the BEC to power the electronics but I also have a back up 500 mAh 2s LiPo regulated by a Jaccio Perfect Switch connected to the receiver bus. The regulator is set to a lower voltage than the BEC so the small battery seldom needs to be charged.
I never took a close look at the profi-box but it sure is nice to have all that stuff integrated into the transmitter. Perhaps the profi-box can perform the same functions but it seems like it could be difficult to use all the time. I love the fact I can glance at my transmitter and read the motor battery voltage before I take off and read the capacity consumed at the end of the flight. I also have an alarm set to tell me when I have used 4000 mAh.
Bottom line is you will use something if it is user friendly and it will gather dust if it isn't.
Jim O