foxy
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when fitted battle switch on my fg bug with dx3 radio gear do i have to rebinde the tx-rx to make it work
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BiggaJ
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when fitted battle switch on my fg bug with dx3 radio gear do i have to rebinde the tx-rx to make it work
Aiy up Foxy, what's a battle switch? Is this a kill switch brand or something?
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when fitted battle switch on my fg bug with dx3 radio gear do i have to rebinde the tx-rx to make it work
ive heard a few speky guys havin probs with battle switches
i run one but with a sanwa tranny so not sure fella sorry
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yep mate its a larger version of the pico switch that they use as a kill switch mate
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Get the appropriate Killer Bee and you're sorted.
I've that in both of my Spekky operated large scale vehicles.
Al.
I've that in both of my Spekky operated large scale vehicles.
Al.
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why try to save $20 on something meant to protect a $1000 investment?
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battle switches, pico switches and killer bee V1 will all work with a spekky, but must be the only thing on the channel they are attached to, i.e. you can not piggy-back them on to the steering or throttle channels. So, if for whatever reason you can't install it like this (e.g. channel mixing, dual steering/brake servos etc), then I highly recommend that you look at the special Killer Bee for the spekky (V2-s).
I suggest that when you have installed it you do the following
1) plug the kill switch into the AUX (ch3) port on the reviever (it's possible to use the bind/RS port if you know what you are doing). The switch must be the ONLY thing connected to this port and you must have mixing turned OFF on your transmitter
2) With your rig on a bench, start the engine and ensure that the switch works when you do the following:
2a) By pressing the manual switch on the crankcase
2b) By pressing/flicking the aux switch on your transmitter
2c) by turning your transmitter off (i.e. signal loss)
2d) by unplugging your Rx battey (i.e. power loss)
3) if the above fails, fix as follws and try again:
3a) re-wire the kill switch, you probably ballsed it up when you installed it
3b) ensure your Transmitter is set up to map the aux switch to the Aux port (Aux port setting to "AUX"). Reversing the channel will make the switch work the oposite way, but you don't have to re-bind after this. If this does not fix it, check you have installed it correctly
3c/d) re-bind the reciever to set the built-in failsafe with the AUX switch in the 'kill' position
Additionaly, I allways kill my engine using the transmitter switch, this way I allways know it is still working properly.
Bottom line, if an any doubt, spend another £5, get the spekky specific Killer Bee (V2-s), and install it exactly as the instructions state because that will definately work with a spekky
I suggest that when you have installed it you do the following
1) plug the kill switch into the AUX (ch3) port on the reviever (it's possible to use the bind/RS port if you know what you are doing). The switch must be the ONLY thing connected to this port and you must have mixing turned OFF on your transmitter
2) With your rig on a bench, start the engine and ensure that the switch works when you do the following:
2a) By pressing the manual switch on the crankcase
2b) By pressing/flicking the aux switch on your transmitter
2c) by turning your transmitter off (i.e. signal loss)
2d) by unplugging your Rx battey (i.e. power loss)
3) if the above fails, fix as follws and try again:
3a) re-wire the kill switch, you probably ballsed it up when you installed it
3b) ensure your Transmitter is set up to map the aux switch to the Aux port (Aux port setting to "AUX"). Reversing the channel will make the switch work the oposite way, but you don't have to re-bind after this. If this does not fix it, check you have installed it correctly
3c/d) re-bind the reciever to set the built-in failsafe with the AUX switch in the 'kill' position
Additionaly, I allways kill my engine using the transmitter switch, this way I allways know it is still working properly.
Bottom line, if an any doubt, spend another £5, get the spekky specific Killer Bee (V2-s), and install it exactly as the instructions state because that will definately work with a spekky