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I get the impression from re-reading a few things that you can 'group' just about any number of channel positions which would lead me to believe the 'master' takes over. But I need more input.<BR>
RS<BR> <BR>
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Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:24:18 -0700<BR>From: wemodels@cox.net<BR>To: nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] curious<BR><BR>Richard Strickland wrote:
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Futaba calls it 'Grouping'--but I'm not sure how the 1-4 signal works into that. </BLOCKQUOTE> <BR><BR>Channel grouping on Futaba works by "grouping" channels 1 to 4, 5 to 8, and 10 to 12 into discrete groups which update essentially simultaneously. Channels 13 and 14 are simple digital ON/OFF channels. So anything connected within one of those 3 4-channel groups get the signal at the same time.<BR><BR>So say you had an IMAC/3D planes with 2 aileron servos per surface, 2 elevator servos (1 per half), and 2 rudder servos plus throttle smoke and engine kill (optical kill switch). Your set up might look like this:<BR><BR>CH 1 - Left AIL<BR>CH 2 - Left AIL<BR>CH 3 - Right AIL<BR>CH 4 - Right AIL<BR><BR>CH 5 - Left ELEV 1/2<BR>CH 6 - Right ELEV 1/2<BR>CH 7 - Rudder #1<BR>CH 8 - Rudder #2<BR><BR>CH 9 - Throttle<BR>CH 10 -<BR>CH 11 -<BR>CH 12 - <BR><BR>CH 13 - Kill<BR>CH 14 - Smoke<BR><BR>Or any other combination you might want to get similar servos/surfaces grouped together. This is mostly a great benefit when using multiple servos on a single surface to stop them from fighting each other and causing power issues.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <br /><hr />Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/210850553/direct/01/' target='_new'>Sign up now.</a></body>
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