jakestg
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Post by jakestg on Jan 4, 2009 7:42:07 GMT 1
Just got it today at the hobby shop for me new gas plane. Not bad for $100 Hooked up servos and everything and it works perfectly not much of a hassle working it. The thing that suprised me were that I didnt haft to worry about frequencies anymore  . |
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Post by mrmugen on Jan 4, 2009 20:45:41 GMT 1
Good Luck! Hope it goes well...
Kevin
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Post by admiralev on Jan 4, 2009 22:25:04 GMT 1
did you read anything before you purchased? we usually know when a new radio comes to one of the members of the forum as there are many questions asked. its a nice radio but the thing that gets me is that it isnt a computer. i hate specktrum now anyways, but you couldve gotten a 72 mhz (its not bad technology, its just been replaced by something more secure) 6 channel computer for less than $100. be sure to shop around before making big purchases like that in the future
admiral
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jakestg
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Post by jakestg on Jan 6, 2009 0:35:01 GMT 1
I usually do ALOT of research before I buy something but, I went to the hobby shop thinking they would of had the radio I was looking for but I saw this one and they didnt have the one i was looking for, So Im like this should work and I picked it up lol
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Post by retiredbri on Jan 11, 2009 14:58:23 GMT 1
Hi
I was going to get the Dx5e Radio but having asked the members of this forum for advice, they suggested to go to the Dx6i route.
Over here in the UK, I could get the Dx6i, 6 channel with computer and dual receiver for $35 more I so went for it rather than the Dx5e.
Great TX that is set up on the computer for the stock Cub and then a second Cub with ailerons. Got 8 more models to add without worrying about flying a model with the wrong trim and mixes.
Fantastic buy, worth the few extra $. Just need less wind to get out again.
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wjcjr1
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Post by wjcjr1 on Feb 23, 2009 1:24:51 GMT 1
Does anyone know if the resistance is adjustable on the sticks on this DX5E radio? My 72 has adjustable resistance although I have never had to adjust it. The reasoning to want to adjust is that this DX5E's controls are super loose. They aren't flopping around or anything it's just I feel like I have no or minimal 'feel' to the radio.
On my Hi-Tec Laser 4, the Resistance increased as you progressed through the range of motion and gave me a sense of where I was on the throw of the stick. This Spektrum is very smooth which is nice but there is no real resistance to the sticks, other than the throttle which has the graduated knurls or whatever you call them. So I feel like I am flying with my pants down or like I'm driving a car that has no spring to the gas pedal.
Radio is fully functional and so far following the Spektrum start-up guidelines all is great. I would just like some more feedback from the TX's controls of the action I am demanding from the plane. One more analogy, when you are driving your car and steering it there is resistance to the steering wheel, this resistance gives you some feedback as to the road surface and the car's chosen path.
Thanks,
Wayne
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Post by Ellis on Feb 24, 2009 0:55:31 GMT 1
I took the back of my DX6i and tightened up the throttle lever with the adjustment screw. It tightens a metal strap on the cog for more resistance. That wasn't enough for me, so it took it off and bent the metal in the opposite direction then put it back together. It's a lot firmer.
Clear as mud?
Ellis
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wjcjr1
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Post by wjcjr1 on Feb 24, 2009 2:26:49 GMT 1
My issue is not with the throttle lever it is with the tension of Rudder side/side of the throttle stick and then the Aileron and Elevator stick.
Those three input controls just feel mushy soft, do they have this same adjustment screw or is that adjuster only for downward pressure on the cog you mention for throttle?
Thanks,
Wayne
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Post by Ellis on Feb 24, 2009 3:20:27 GMT 1
Don't remember - pop the back off and see.
Ellis
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Post by patmatgal on Jul 20, 2009 2:13:44 GMT 1
Got a question about the DX5e that I hope someone can shed some light on. Was at the LHS a while back and asked them if several AR500 recievers can be bound to the DX5e radio. They said it was possible but that all the recievers would have to be powered up during the binding process. I'm thinking that it would be nice to have several planes on the same 2.4 Ghz radio, but that this way they would all be set up the same, dual rates would give a second option but that's about it. I can live with that for now and just wonder what people have to say. Can 4 AR500 recievers be bound to one DX5e radio, but the only plane that will fly will be the one with a battery plugged in?
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Post by flydiver on Jul 20, 2009 3:57:36 GMT 1
Think of it this way-when you bind you are talking to a SPECIFIC electronic address. The binding is reciprocal, BOTH the TX and the RX need to be talking to one another.
So you bind a plane.
NOW-you have to set the controls and trim for THAT airplane so it flies properly. Right?
So far so good?
NOW, you want to change airplanes. Sorry, the TX is bound to the OTHER plane.
Yes, you CAN bind it to the new plane. Trim and controls are ALL WRONG-they are set for the OTHER plane.
You MUST adjust EVERYTHING as though the TX has never seen the new plane before.
Moral of the story-you can rebind as often as you want BUT each binding is absolutely new and individual. ALL trims and setting have to be re-done for the new plane as they are set for the previous plane.
THAT'S WHY YOU GET A TX WITH MULTIPLE MODEL MEMORY, NOT THE DX5. The DX5 is best used for ONE plane or as a buddy box.
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Post by patmatgal on Jul 20, 2009 14:30:08 GMT 1
fly
When you say
"NOW, you want to change airplanes. Sorry, the TX is bound to the OTHER plane.
Yes, you CAN bind it to the new plane. Trim and controls are ALL WRONG-they are set for the OTHER plane. "
Wouldn't the TX and 2nd RX still be bound (assuming both RXs were bound to the same TX) but the trim settings from the first plane would still be stored in the radio (and transmitted to the 2nd plane)? This kind of set up would mean having to re trim whenever switching planes but not having to re bind whenever switching planes. At least that's what I hope.
Thanks much for your patience
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Post by flydiver on Jul 20, 2009 16:19:23 GMT 1
I may be wrong on that. Let me check with my buddy who's doing it.
I DO know you have to re-trim and set all the control switches every time you change planes, but you may not have to re=bind. My buddy is currently having to do this since his DX6i is off to Horizon. I got a call in to him.
He kinda likes the DX5e because the programming on the DX6i frankly confuses him. He likes the simplicity of the switches. It was 2 month and a couple calls to Horizon support before he could manage the model switch. He's terrible on computers. OTOH, he's terrible at trimming his planes and can barely fly them when he switches since they are way out of trim, still being set for the previous plane.
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Post by ginginho on Jul 20, 2009 16:27:51 GMT 1
He kinda likes the DX5e because the programming on the DX6i frankly confuses him. He likes the simplicity of the switches. It was 2 month and a couple calls to Horizon support before he could manage the model switch. He's terrible on computers. OTOH, he's terrible at trimming his planes and can barely fly them when he switches since they are way out of trim, still being set for the previous plane. He sounds like a good source for cheap computers, radios and planes that have flown once and crashed!  |
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Post by flydiver on Jul 20, 2009 17:19:24 GMT 1
You don't want anything he's had for long. The 3 main planes people recommend for learning are SC, Easy Star, and Slow Stick. He's on his 2nd round of each and the only one that doesn't look terrible is the SS since he keeps replacing parts. Some folks find this sport a challenge. Being 70 doesn't help. He got new glasses and it's amazing how much that helped.
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