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RE: Buddy box question
ORIGINAL: newbtoRC We used a Futaba 6exa and 4yf He used the 6EXA So we went micro to round plug |
RE: Buddy box question
ORIGINAL: 2slow2matter Hossfly, I believe that is what I said about JR. I don't believe that ANYTING I said was wrong. Why in the world would you remove the regular battery and put in a 9volt. You'd have to solder connectors to it to connect to the radio, and eventually it's going to go dead, and then what, replace the 9volt battery? You do have to worry about charge with the JR slave. The slave pulls power from it's OWN battery. Therefore, it it's dead, then it won't work. Also, I mentioned that when you plug in the trainer cord, it will power up on it's own. And, that it would consume only a fraction of the regular amperage, but it will comsume current from the battery. You are the MOST correct about JR. However, I CAN solder. I have an OLD JR that I use for a Buddy Box. Using the 9V alkaline serves it well as adequate for the job of buddy box. I DO NOT have to consider the charge. If the meter shows OK when the cord is plugged in, it works, If the batt. starts going down, I can slip in a fresh one very quickly. It's simply the convenience for me. I carry all buddy boxes, Airtronics, Futaba, Hitec, and JR. Futaba is the main one as most of the newbies do get Futaba or Tower. JR is next, and I seldom see a newbie with either Airtronics or Hitec. There are many ways to do things a bit differently than the Manufacture's /Importer's suggestions. They go by the straightest way, as they should. I mostly go by whatever works for the least effort. [:-] Actually while I much prefer JR transmitters coupled wit Hitec/RCD receivers, I may make a big change in the not-too-distant future. I have questioned JR concerning the fact that they do not offer "Shift-Select" in any of their upper-grade transmitters. Their answer definitely indicates a total "Full Blinders On Concept." Too bad, as Hitec offers such, and so does my OLD Airtronics Stylus. Makes life easier for little effort. That is why I offered my little tips. |
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i dont know what kid ong cord it was, But it worked fine with no problemwith it on, so i guess we will continue using it like this
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Hossfly,
cool. Sorry I misunderstood your post. I see what you are saying now--I thought you were suggesting that if the battery were to run down, then it was no big deal--you're saying to change batteries when it runs down. Am I to assume that you've gotten a 9 V battery holder (a plastic one like from Radio Shack), and soldered some battery connectors to that. That way, when the battery runs down, you just pop in another one--with no additional soldering involved? Now, that's a pretty good idea. I didn't fully understand your idea at first. That way you don't have to worry about charging the buddy box, just carry around 9 V batteries and it's always ready if someone wants to fly? I like that idea....... |
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With reference to post #26, I was reading on another thread about a guy who had several cords strung together to get things adapted. He also ended up having to turn on his "buddy". Turned out his hodge podge of adapters was at fault. He went to LHS and got correct "one piece" adapter and ALL problems went away. IF you continue to fly this way, consider pulling crystal.
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absolutely pull the crystal if you are having to turn on the box, before you destroy someone elses property, or even worse, injur someone!
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ok, thanks for the advice guys. I will be sure to do that
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