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Old 12-13-2005 | 12:09 AM
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Default RE: Edge 540 2nd flight almost last

After reading this thread I was beginning to wonder a bit how my set up would react. I've recently begun building a WH 28% Edge540T with the following radio gear.

TX - JR 9303
RX - JR 649S (9 ch PCM)
Servos:
Aileron (1 per wing) - HS-5945MG
Elevator (1 per half) - HS-5945MG
Rudder (1) HS-5955TG
Throttle (1) HS-425BB
Choke (1) HS-425BB
I have not bought batteries yet but I was thinking of going with dual 6.0v 5cell 1950mah NiMh (do you guys think this battery choice is good)?

I have not installed any of the gear in the plane yet but I hooked it all up on the bench tonight with all the extensions. I had to use a single 4.8v 800mah NiCd to power the RX & servos. The only thing I noticed was the two aileron servos were making a very slight ringing sound but there was no noticeable movement. If I just barely moved the aileron stick the ringing goes away but it would start again when I let go of the stick. I forgot to change the fail-safes from the default setting. I was told when doing range checks to have the fail-safes go to full travel on all channels so a fail-safe condition can be easily detected. I will do the test again tomorrow.

Have any of you had any problems with this combination of gear or is the problem Bill is having just with Futaba RX and JR servos?
Is the ringing of my aileron servos anything to worry about? I have herd that digital servos often have a slight jitter when a RX battery is freshly charged. The battery I used tonight was charged about a month ago but has not been used. I would think by now the charge has dropped some. I will also try hooking up two 4.8v batteries tomorrow. Is there any problem with running this set up with 6.0v 5 cell packs? Would regulators be needed to protect the RX?
Thanks WW2 Ace