I'm in the process of setting up a 40% extra and would like some input.A friend of mine also was setting up the same plane and burned up 6 5925's using the programmer.I'm convinced he did something wrong.I would rather spend the money on the programmer then on 2 matchboxes and be able to use it over and over again and not have to keep buying matchboxes.My question is,on a 2 rx setup ,running 3 servos in each wing,2 on each elevator and 2 on the rudder,how does one go about using the programmer on these.What is the proper setup as far as Y-ing them together,or seperate ports and slaved together.I think my friend tryed the latter of the setups and burned them up.He now swears by matchboxes,but I hold out hope the programmer is the best way to go.

The matchbox is a bandaid and you should not need to use them if you properly program the servos. However, there are several ways to do this. The first way it to make a jig with a long arm on the servo and match each servo to have exactly the same center and end points. Don't just match the numbers on the programmer, you must match the physical travel. This may have been where your freind made his mistake. The othe way is to match each servo to the other as you hook them up. This is probably the best way as you can fine tune them perfectly. The disadvantage is that this way takes much more time, but all good things do.

Just recently our Factory Pilot Joe Hunt set up two 40% aircraft with 15 5945's in them each. He has developed a technique that works well and he should be posting the info on his website (down on the deck.com) You could also contact him and he would be happy to help you.

Good luck!

Mike.

ok,one last quick question.I've hooked up 2 5645's per aileron in the past by y-ing them together into the rx,whats the best way to do 3?

You can just run another y-harness in line. You can also run another battery into the other end to power the servos directly. Make sure to use the heavy duty version.

Mike.