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| Bad-ass Super Contributer! ![]() Join Date: May 2006 Location: Campo Largo - PR - Brazil
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I'm loooking at buying one of these for my 50cc gasser, however I got one doubt.... In the specs it says up to 8 channels, but on the pictures available in the smart-fly website I only see 8 leads to be plugged into the receiver. Being that one of the leads has to be the power supply for the Rx, that'd leave only 7 channels available. Is that correct or am I misunderstanding something? I ask this because with the ignition cut-off requiring an additional channel, I will really need all 8 channels as I plan to run each elevator servo on a separate channel (for making individual adjustments easier as well as open up the possibility to some interesting mixes... ).
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| Tony Quist ![]() Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Glendale, AZ Age: 44
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Channel 1 and 8 are powered leads. To activate the ignition kill you will plug in a jumper from the IG port to the channel you want to operate it from. It is a very easy setup.
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| Bad-ass Super Contributer! ![]() Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Shelby Twp., MI, USA
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I just set one of these up in a Aeroworks 75cc Exrta-260. Used a Futaba 9 channel PCM Receiver and channel 1 is RH Elev. & Power, Channel 8 is Choke & Power, then the jumper went from IGN to channel 7. Redundancy, Regs, IGN. cut-off all built in, Bad Ass! | ||||||||||||||||||
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Why? Seriously...no bashing.... but why? What is your reasoning for using these
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| Justice ![]() Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Whidbey Island, WA Age: 33
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On my gas planes I like to use -engine cutoff device -lion batts need a reg -5V to the RX (which will be spektrum) This unit accomplishes all of those in one. |
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| Bad-ass Super Contributer! ![]() Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: La Jolla, CA USA
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Exter Aces, I have just used a power expander sport in my new 35% Extra 260. It provides clean full power to the servos and RX. It buffers the power, provides redundancy, and helps organize the wires for a nice neat installation. The SmartFly website does a much better job at explaining the benefits than I can. This is the first time I have used one, my other installations even in my 42% Extra don't use any of this fancy stuff, so I know how to do it other ways. I like the Power Expander and will probably use it in other planes in the future. By the way, I speak Kiswahili and your signature actually reads, "Hakuna" ("there is no") Futaba. I'm not sure that is what you meant to say. In the phrase made famous by Lion King the word "matata" is the word for problems or worries. Of course being a JR guy my self I can understand why you might want to say "with out Futaba, no worries", "Hapana Futaba, Hakuna Matata". LOL! Kwaheri..... BWANA STEVE |
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but why would the original poster feel it is needed... especially on a 50cc class plane... really simply curious.... and thanks! but wouldn't I want to say With Futaba... No worries
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![]() Now as to why I'm thinking about having one of these in my 50cc gasser, I like the added safety and redundancy it provides. But I'm not fully decided if I'll buy one yet....
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