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Old 10-19-2005 | 03:24 PM
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Default RE: Elevator problems on my edge 540

In response to "what do I do about it?", I've been using Matchboxes for years and have always ended up very happy. I used to run Hitec products but switched to JR a couple of years ago, making the use of a Matchbox "a natural".

Any of the transmitters that I use have an elevator mixing capability but for several reasons I don't use them to mix and match elevator servos. One reason is because it uses up a mix I may well need for something else later. Another is that the Matchboxes have always gotten the servos matched up at all positions better than anything else I've tried to date. One more reason is beause I never have to worry about accidentally screwing up a set mix inside the radio by mistake. Each plane is set up individually at the plane, not the transmitter, and I have to physically make a change at a Matchbox to alter anything. The last reason is because I'm a little on the lazy side and the Matchboxes are easy to use while maintaining extreme reliability. Depending on the plane, I've run up to 4 Matchboxes at a time. The Ultimate I'm currently setting up will use three Matchboxes. One for each pair of aileron servos and one for a pair of elevator servos. That would be a lot of transmitter mixing!!

I tried reversing Wyes some time back and was never satisfied with them.

Once you step up to larger planes the cost of setting them up does increase. I've had both the experience, and seen the results of others experience, of trying to do things cheaply. It always ended up a lot more expensive to replace the plane and it's associated parts than it would have been to do it correctly the first time. I know that in a lot of cases purchasing some of the parts may be delayed due to financial constraints, thereby delaying the use of the plane, but doing it right is worth the wait!!

Pat