[NSRCA-discussion] Made the swtich to 2.4G SS

[Bob Kane]

Make sure you RTFM . . . . . .  I spent maybe an hour browsing it before actually getting in there and programming.  Had a couple of do-overs as a result of not fully understanding the relationships between models. flight modes, etc.

And, as Mark has already said, pull the battery and charge it with a peak charger outside the case.  The manual warns that you cannot use a peak charger while the battery is installed, there must be some circuits between the jack and the battery.  The battery has a standard "Z" connector so finding a cord should be easy.  It is also a 6 cell NiMH pack. I thought that was different but they are ready to accept a 2 cell LiPo pack if you choose.

 Bob Kane
getterflash at yahoo.com



----- Original Message ----
From: mike mueller <mups1953 at yahoo.com>
To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 2:18:21 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Made the swtich to 2.4G SS

Thanks for the update Bob. Mine will be here on Tuesday. It'll be fun getting used to it. I've wanted one since my buddies saw Mark with it in Toledo. I suspect it will have a lot of users soon. Mike

--- On Sun, 8/23/09, Bob Kane <getterflash at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Bob Kane <getterflash at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Made the swtich to 2.4G SS
> To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
> Date: Sunday, August 23, 2009, 1:08 PM
> At the NATS this year I decided it
> was time to make the move to 2.4G SS. Upon my return I
> ordered the new Airtronics SD-10G. My original plan was to
> use it in my as yet to be assembled Integral, but I bought
> an additional 7 channel receiver to convert my Temptation. I
> was flying the Temptation with a Stylus TX, and it was
> equipped with Airtronics servos with old-style
> connectors.  I ordered some JR plug ends from Servos
> and Stuff, and replaced the Airtronics end with the JR
> plugs.  You can remove the internal pins by gently
> pressing the small metal locking tab and removing the pin,
> then push it in the new connector, careful to put the +, -,
> and signal wires in the correct orientation. The whole
> operation took about an hour to change the six ends, install
> the new receiver , and orient the antenna wires per the
> intructions. I configured the servo travel, dual rates, and
> expo to the same values as my Stylus as a starting
> point.  I had to mechanicaly
>  re-center the elevator, it had a visible amount of "down"
> with the new radio set at 0 center.  Although the
> Stylus showed the elevator was centered, there was some
> signiciant down trim on that surface.  It probably was
> that way from the begining, I had copied another plane as
> the starting point way back when and did not realize the
> down trim was there.
> 
> I did a range check using the SD-10G's low power mode, then
> was ready for the moment of truth. The plane required the
> slightest elevator trim to fly level.  I had the
> initial rates set a little too aggresive for me, so I did
> some more tuning and now it "feels" just like it did with
> the Stylus.
> 
> Those of you contemplating the switch should look at the
> new SD-10G, probably the best value radio out there right
> now. A ton of programming features and enough 3 position
> switches to keep anybody happy. I really like the throttle
> cut momentary button.   There new style
> Airtronics "Z" connectors are compatable with JR and Hitec
> (not sure about Futaba).
> 
>  Bob Kane
> getterflash at yahoo.com
> 
> 
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