What Spektrum should do is since the DEFAULT throttle trim is neutral, throttle cut feature should default to 30% in the first place. 30% TC setting is the setting that will prevent some systems from learning a LOWER throttle value when TC is enable on power up and then spin the motor when you toggle off TC and still have the throttle stick in the lowest position.

My brother found this out couple years ago using CC control and his another brand radio. Took us couple minutes to figure what was going on.

As for being in the way of a powered prop on the bench. Manufacturers have ALWAYS recommended removing the prop or disconnecting on motor/esc wire when working on a POWERED model.

Unfortunately it's Catch22 since that would then not work for gas models where you need the throttle cut to go below wherever the trim has been set to give idle.

Sigh. You can't win.

Originally Posted by freechip

What Spektrum should do is since the DEFAULT throttle trim is neutral, throttle cut feature should default to 30% in the first place. 30% TC setting is the setting that will prevent some systems from learning a LOWER throttle value when TC is enable on power up and then spin the motor when you toggle off TC and still have the throttle stick in the lowest position.

My brother found this out couple years ago using CC control and his another brand radio. Took us couple minutes to figure what was going on.

As for being in the way of a powered prop on the bench. Manufacturers have ALWAYS recommended removing the prop or disconnecting on motor/esc wire when working on a POWERED model.

Originally Posted by jj604

Unfortunately it's Catch22 since that would then not work for gas models where you need the throttle cut to go below wherever the trim has been set to give idle. Sigh. You can't win.

My comment is based on having DEFAULT values.
Sure gasser would need to make the change from 100% to 130%.
Us E-flyers already need to make this change from 130% to 100%.

But lets consider the following, the gasser TC set to 100% instead of 130% means what? It means his motor won't stop. But what does it mean to E-flyers? It means you could potentialy have a motor/prop spin when you toggle TC off.

It would appear from a safety point of view that having the default value for TC be 100% makes safety sense for many flyers and means gasser need to make a small adjustment.

But already knowing how TC works and knowing all my E-models, I have a couple that could potentialy be affected with TC default to 130% but I have change this feature on the esc from auto learn throttle curve on startup to preset throttle curve. In other words the esc throttle curve was programmed once and does not learn the throttle position on start up..

I have a throttle cut setup on most of my planes but on the Zero if I throttle up a bit and come back down during a taxi or if she noses over for example, when I go to throttle back up again it wont spin up. I have to hit the throttle cut switch to off and then back on. Kinda like a reset.

I have rebound, reset the esc timing and brake and ....

Any ideas on this one. Been happening for awhile.

Was there a calibration fix that wasn't disclosed on the battery fuel gauge display vs the voltage number currently being read ?

Mine never seemed to be accurate in relation to each other but I did a quick charge last night before flying this am and after an hour or two I unplugged it. Turned it on and got a reading of 5.5 which I have never got before and the battery fuel gauge icon was full up to the right which I have never seen before on my radio.

Originally Posted by FlyHighSelllow

Was there a calibration fix that wasn't disclosed on the battery fuel gauge display vs the voltage number currently being read ?

The only changes are those listed in the PDF.

Andy

Today my friend to see me and he said got problem with sat wire when he shake the wire light on sat go off to solve this problem he put some silicone on sat connector.....

That's kind of excessive, but it works.

On mine I just put a little tool dip. "Just a dab'll do." (Without using Google, who remembers where that comes from?)

Andy

I vote for an adjustable vibrator if there is an RFE list somewhere..

Originally Posted by AndyKunz

That's kind of excessive, but it works.

On mine I just put a little tool dip. "Just a dab'll do." (Without using Google, who remembers where that comes from?)

Andy

Something regarding hair product - I am getting old.

Harry

Me too

"a little dab will do ya"

Brylcreem TV Commercial 1950's (1 min 0 sec)

Couldn't resist attaching the commercial.

Brian T.

Originally Posted by freechip

SD Card inserted = Flash, Flash, Pause, Flash, Pause, ON
No SD Card = Flash, Pause, Flash, Pause, ON

Anybody know morse code?

I'm no expert on the DX8 but I would say if its making normal noises and wiggling the sticks gives you the desired results then your ok. But at any time you hear the Tx say "HUH?!?!" Its time to set the Tx down and go watch football on TV...

My friend just got a DX8, and he's been unable to update from 2.02 to 2.06. We've tried multiple SD cards, and multiple downloads from Spektrum. We've also taken care to eject the disk from the computer after copying it. When we power up the radio with the card installed, we see the update screen with the progress bar, but it just flashes on and off, and nothing actually updates.

I should note that I was using the update file that I had downloaded for my DX8 to try and update my friend's radio (he hasn't registered yet). Is it possible that the update files are actually keyed to each individual radio?

UPDATE: We realized that the update is indeed encoded to each individual radio. Once my friend registered his radio and downloaded the file, it worked!

Originally Posted by AndyKunz

"Just a dab'll do." (Without using Google, who remembers where that comes from?)
Andy

I do, I do!!

Or "You'll Wonder Where the yellow Went When you"..........

Or "Helps Build Strong Bodies Eight Ways".........

Or "Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz".........

Since getting back my DX-8 from HH for the notorious gimbal bulletin, I've lost two airplanes to unexplained causes. I've been flying for 2 years now and I have never crashed a plane before. I own(ed) 7 planes, ranging from 33-inch foamies to my (late) 1.4m B-25 bomber.

Yesterday, I was flying my 48" 3DHS Extra 300 about 12 feet above the field, around 1/2 half throttle. Suddenly the plane decided down elevator would be a good idea, and it nosed straight into the ground! I looked at telemetry, and it showed F:3, H:0, which seems normal.

The elevator servo was working fine, even *after* the crash. Unlike the crash with my B-25 bomber, this plane has quality Hyperion digital servos ($30 each) and a name brand ESC. Also, I enabled low-voltage Rx voltage telemetry warning, so that wasn't the issue.

This was about my 5th or 7th flight with this plane since my Tx was serviced. The bomber crashed on the first flight. Both planes were using AR8000 receivers with satellites and telemetry modules.

It seems like whatever was done to my Tx has cost me $400 in airframes. Either the gimbal repair/replacement has even worse issues than before, or HH decided to update some firmware somewhere in the radio that is causing confusion for the AR8000. In the same time period, the only other plane I've flown is a 39" foamy with an Orange RX, for around 12 flights with no apparent problems yet.

It doesn't sound like lost signals were the cause, and it seems unlikely that both planes had servos go bad at the same time.

I'm really frustrated and don't know what to do. I finally have complete confidence in my flying skills to start buying expensive/quality balsa planes, and now I'm finding out that my $400 transmitter is the weakest link.