Pin and flag or EQ6
02-28-2009, 09:10 PM
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Pin and flag or EQ6
Flew my plane today for the first time. It is equipped with a EQ6 and the smartfly pin and flag. It has been working great till the end of the day today when I put the pin back in and it would not shut off the power... It does kill the link between my rx and tx though. If I unplug the batteries and put the pin in, then plug the batteries back it it will stay powered down till i pull the pin. When I put the pin back in it will stay on..... Both are brand new I just bought the EQ6 from TBM last month and the pin and flag from chief last week. What could have happened?
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03-01-2009, 10:11 AM
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RE: Pin and flag or EQ6
Hi Al,
I guess I am a little confused about one statement. You say it does not turn off but it does kill the Tx to Rx link. If the receiver is still powered up it should not kill the link. What are the symptoms exactly, why do you think its still on when the transmitter will not work the flight system?
I guess I am a little confused about one statement. You say it does not turn off but it does kill the Tx to Rx link. If the receiver is still powered up it should not kill the link. What are the symptoms exactly, why do you think its still on when the transmitter will not work the flight system?
03-01-2009, 10:37 AM
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Hi Al,
I guess I am a little confused about one statement. You say it does not turn off but it does kill the Tx to Rx link. If the receiver is still powered up it should not kill the link. What are the symptoms exactly, why do you think its still on when the transmitter will not work the flight system?
Hi Al,
I guess I am a little confused about one statement. You say it does not turn off but it does kill the Tx to Rx link. If the receiver is still powered up it should not kill the link. What are the symptoms exactly, why do you think its still on when the transmitter will not work the flight system?
03-01-2009, 10:51 AM
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ORIGINAL: rrritchey
Hi Al,
I guess I am a little confused about one statement. You say it does not turn off but it does kill the Tx to Rx link. If the receiver is still powered up it should not kill the link. What are the symptoms exactly, why do you think its still on when the transmitter will not work the flight system?
Hi Al,
I guess I am a little confused about one statement. You say it does not turn off but it does kill the Tx to Rx link. If the receiver is still powered up it should not kill the link. What are the symptoms exactly, why do you think its still on when the transmitter will not work the flight system?
OK I landed the plane on my last flight yesterday. Stuck the pin in the switch and it did not power off the servos or the RX....It did however kill the link between my RX and TX which is a spektrum DX7....In other words as soon as the pin went in the power stayed on but my link lights on the rx and remote rx went out.
03-01-2009, 12:42 PM
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RE: Pin and flag or EQ6
Hi Al,
Thank you for the pictures. Something is definitely wrong, ALL LEDs should go out when you insert the pin. For some reason the servo regulator is staying on, even in your first picture. I will send you a new unit today. Can you e-mail me your address (I may have it on file but I don't know your last name), e-mail and phone and I will send it today. Please return your unit when you get the new one. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Thank you for the pictures. Something is definitely wrong, ALL LEDs should go out when you insert the pin. For some reason the servo regulator is staying on, even in your first picture. I will send you a new unit today. Can you e-mail me your address (I may have it on file but I don't know your last name), e-mail and phone and I will send it today. Please return your unit when you get the new one. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Hi Bill,
You do not need any other switches. There is something wrong with Al's unit where the servo regulator is always on but the receiver regulator turns off. On your unit, with the pin in the switch all LEDs should go out, this indicates power is off to the unit.
You do not need any other switches. There is something wrong with Al's unit where the servo regulator is always on but the receiver regulator turns off. On your unit, with the pin in the switch all LEDs should go out, this indicates power is off to the unit.
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RE: Pin and flag or EQ6
I am using the eq6 and have found it to be the very best. My question is I am using one receiver and two 7.4 5200mah battery packs. Both battery packs were fully charged and today I flew 5 flights. When I got home to charge batteries I found that only one battery was down in power. The other pack was still at full charge, this has never happened before and should I be concerned? Was one battery pack not plugged-in all the way or what? The eq6 has a pin for on off switch and feels loose to me. Is there a way to use a regular switch instead of the pin? Thank you in advance for your help. Kenny Musick
