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Old 05-03-2008 | 03:27 PM
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HI all, I think I have come across with a problem with my new setup for my Kingcat
I have flown the Kingcat for several years with 2 JR 940 receivers with no problems.
I have the IC4 isolator and 72meg. on other planes and works OK.
This year, I am setting up the Kingcat with Spektrum.
Since I do not have the AR9100 yet, I installed a new IC4 isolator with a Spectrum 9100 and 2 JR matchboxs.
The problem I am having with this setup is the matchbox red light will start to flash repeatedly after every thing is setup but every thing works .When I take the Isolator out of the setup, all is OK, the matchbox has a steady red light.
Question, is the IC4 isolator not compatible with 2.4
What does the steady red light flashing mean.
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Old 05-03-2008 | 04:34 PM
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Pete are all of the match box lights flashing?
Old 05-03-2008 | 05:24 PM
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HI,just after setting up the matchboxs, both LEDS where flashing red, so I plugged them directly into the 9000 and they where a content red, like they should be. After reading your post, I went back to the kingcat and plugged them back into the IC4 isolator and they are a constent red and all the controls work great, very low draw on the servos , I might add also.
Maybe setting the match boxs up, made them flash ?
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Old 05-03-2008 | 07:29 PM
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Pete, do a rebind when you are done with your setup just to make sure it does not do it again. I had a similar issue and a rebind solved the problem. It has not done it since then.
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HI, seems you can run into problems if you disconnect the receiver from the battery and then hook it back up, with out turning the transmitter off, the receiver goes into a slow blinking mode.
So when you turn off the receiver, you must turn off the transmitter.
Does that sound right.
Rcpete
PS, Thanks for the info Rob.
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HI, seems you can run into problems if you disconnect the receiver from the battery and then hook it back up, with out turning the transmitter off, the receiver goes into a slow blinking mode.
So when you turn off the receiver, you must turn off the transmitter.
Does that sound right.
Rcpete
Yes it does. The new "Quick Connect" feature.

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HI, what stumped me was that the matchboxs also started to slow blink.
Thanks Rcpete

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