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reyn3545 · 01-27-2009, 12:29 AM

If you're running a 6014 receiver with older 5955 servos (more than a year or so old)... you'll definately want to either send the servos back to Hitec for an update or include a power box with your setup. I think the update is actually a resistor change or some other hardware update... not firmware. I would also recommend, since you have plenty of available channels on the receiver, to go to separate signal lines for each servo (assuming you have enough radio channels). Y-cables are fine for smaller planes, but when you take static voltage from the receiver and start splitting it out to multiple servos, you're asking for problems... especially with the current receiver/servo combos. It also simplifies setting the max throws on each servo properly. With only 2.9 volts on the signal channel on a 6014, I don't know how they would work with a matchbox... haven't tried it.

I had the same problem when I set up one of my first 6014 planes last year... went to a Smart-Fly power box and all problems were resolved instantly. It's really not a bad investment to make absolutely certain that you are getting a good clean 3 volt signal and 6 volts power to every servo in the plane.

01-27-2009, 12:29 AM	#182
reyn3545 Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alpharetta, GA Age: 52 Posts: 5,507	Re: 37% Ultimates If you're running a 6014 receiver with older 5955 servos (more than a year or so old)... you'll definately want to either send the servos back to Hitec for an update or include a power box with your setup. I think the update is actually a resistor change or some other hardware update... not firmware. I would also recommend, since you have plenty of available channels on the receiver, to go to separate signal lines for each servo (assuming you have enough radio channels). Y-cables are fine for smaller planes, but when you take static voltage from the receiver and start splitting it out to multiple servos, you're asking for problems... especially with the current receiver/servo combos. It also simplifies setting the max throws on each servo properly. With only 2.9 volts on the signal channel on a 6014, I don't know how they would work with a matchbox... haven't tried it. I had the same problem when I set up one of my first 6014 planes last year... went to a Smart-Fly power box and all problems were resolved instantly. It's really not a bad investment to make absolutely certain that you are getting a good clean 3 volt signal and 6 volts power to every servo in the plane.