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TeamFlatout
10-22-2009, 05:22 PM
On my new 260 I am going to be using the matchbox option on my 12x. The question is which channels do I plug my ailerons to so I can match them? 2 servos per wing is how it is setup. And the next question is, when I unplug the leads from the extensions to the reciever will I have to plug the leads back into the same lead the next time I fly?
pepatrick
10-22-2009, 05:30 PM
I dont have the diagram with me so I cant tell you which ones. I think it is ail and gear and aux2 and aux3. Technically if you the servos matched up perfectly it should not matter which lead you plug into. I used the Multiplex connectors so I dont have to 2nd guess.
Wayne
10-22-2009, 05:49 PM
Activate 4 ail servo for wing type and then go into the servo monitor and see where the 4 blips are moving when youy move the aileron stick.
bodywerks
10-22-2009, 06:15 PM
It's in the 12x instruction manual, but I think it is 2 and 7 for the right wing and 5 and 8 for the left. And yes you will have to plug all servos into the same channel every time.
DKnippen
10-22-2009, 06:25 PM
Wayne,
Are you still using match Boxes for the Ailerons with you 12X?
Wayne
10-22-2009, 06:36 PM
I did on the last Godfrey because I had started flying it with 3 ail servos.
The new Carden is going to use the Balance function.
DKnippen
10-22-2009, 06:48 PM
Good ! I don't need to buy Matchboxes now. Just the 12X instead.
AWorrest
10-23-2009, 12:37 PM
The balance function on the early 12X’s didn’t work properly. If you go to the monitor screen, the channel functions will be named. In the upper left corner is channel 1, below that is channel 2, etc.. The upper right corner is channel 7, below that channel 8, etc.. The first 12X’s would balance RAL1 and RAIL2. It did nothing for the left ailerons. The workaround was to swap RAL2 and LAL1. This will work if you do NOT use FLAPERONS. If you do, the servos in each wing will work against each other.

Allan
Wayne
10-23-2009, 04:09 PM
The fix for that has been out almost a year.
You do need to send your radio to Horizon to get the software update if you bought an early 12X
The Dirt Doctor
10-23-2009, 04:17 PM
The fix for that has been out almost a year.
You do need to send your radio to Horizon to get the software update if you bought an early 12X

Wayne, how can I easily tell if my 12X has the correct balance/software in it?

Bobby
Wayne
10-23-2009, 04:24 PM
When did you buy it Bobby?
Wayne
10-23-2009, 04:28 PM
I have an older 12X that needed to be sent in to get the update.
This is how the 4 ailerons servos are labelled.

R Ail 1 - Ch2
R Ail 2 - Ch7
L Ail 1 - Ch5
L Ail 2 - Ch8
The Dirt Doctor
10-23-2009, 06:42 PM
When did you buy it Bobby?

I bought it about the Feb/Mar timeframe.

Bobby
Wayne
10-23-2009, 06:57 PM
Bobby

check those channel assignments I put down and see if they are the same for you after you activate 4 aileron wing.
magicswanson
10-23-2009, 07:47 PM
From the thread "12X": http://www.flyinggiants.com/forums/679800-post693.html

In system mode code 83, top right if, "moment" is displayed next to the trimmer boxes, you have the newest update.

Doug
The Dirt Doctor
10-23-2009, 08:27 PM
From the thread "12X": http://www.flyinggiants.com/forums/679800-post693.html

In system mode code 83, top right if, "moment" is displayed next to the trimmer boxes, you have the newest update.

Doug

I must have the "old" version because the word "moment" is not displayed!! Maybe I'll send it in when I have some downtime this winter.

Bobby
magicswanson
10-23-2009, 11:00 PM
I bought mine at the end of Feb '09 and mine has the "update". Yours must have been some older stock. My channel assignments are the same as what Wayne posted. The Balance function on mine affects RAIL1 and LAIL1.

Doug
newshoundaussie
10-23-2009, 11:12 PM
To bad Horizon should cover the shipping both ways, seeing as how they messed it up in the first place! :208:
BreadBowl
10-24-2009, 02:08 AM
To bad Horizon should cover the shipping both ways, seeing as how they messed it up in the first place! :208:

Rough crowd around here lately.
newshoundaussie
10-24-2009, 03:50 AM
No Ryan a not rough crowd, just upset that it will cost me over $100 in shipping costs. For something that should have been right in the first place! Why should I have to cover this cost? I would not call this warranty work, it's a defect in programming. Just because I purchased my radio early I am expected to cover the cost of getting it to and from them, I do not think so!!!
Vic3D
10-24-2009, 04:15 AM
I'm about to put together a 40% for a friend and he owns a 12X. I know how to get the ailerons working, but can I also match the rudder servos using the transmitter? (push-pull) I will be using an R1222 receiver.
Vic3D
10-24-2009, 01:44 PM
Bueller? Bueller?
BreadBowl
10-24-2009, 01:53 PM
I'm about to put together a 40% for a friend and he owns a 12X. I know how to get the ailerons working, but can I also match the rudder servos using the transmitter? (push-pull) I will be using an R1222 receiver.

Yes you can.
Vic3D
10-24-2009, 03:35 PM
Sweet! No matchboxes. :198:
jamesrxx951
10-24-2009, 04:19 PM
No Ryan a not rough crowd, just upset that it will cost me over $100 in shipping costs. For something that should have been right in the first place! Why should I have to cover this cost? I would not call this warranty work, it's a defect in programming. Just because I purchased my radio early I am expected to cover the cost of getting it to and from them, I do not think so!!!


i understand what you are saying but have you tried the postal service. i sent something to canada and it only cost me $15 to ship it. usually horizon sends the product back without charge for shipping. it would be nice if you could download the program on your computer and load it into your radio though.
jon595
10-24-2009, 08:27 PM
Yep! It will match ailerons, elevators, and 2 rudder servos.

I'm about to put together a 40% for a friend and he owns a 12X. I know how to get the ailerons working, but can I also match the rudder servos using the transmitter? (push-pull) I will be using an R1222 receiver.