Receiver/transmitter hunting

[ithrowstones]

It seems to be that the flysky's are a very popular, very good choice. I'll do some looking into them.
As for voltage to receiver goes.. it was to my understanding that the esc is the "sending unit" to receiver then to the steering servo. As we all all know, you can tune castle Esc's, one of the options is to bump up your voltage up to 8v. Thats why I was saying id want a receiver that could handle more than 6v. I know the receiver doesn't necessarily "make" the power for servo if that makes sense.
Cheers

 

[WickedFog]

It seems to be that the flysky's are a very popular, very good choice. I'll do some looking into them.
As for voltage to receiver goes.. it was to my understanding that the esc is the "sending unit" to receiver then to the steering servo. As we all all know, you can tune castle Esc's, one of the options is to bump up your voltage up to 8v. Thats why I was saying id want a receiver that could handle more than 6v. I know the receiver doesn't necessarily "make" the power for servo if that makes sense.
Cheers

Yeah, that is how it works. A lot of Rx's state they only handle 6v or 6.5v. But I have yet to fry one sending more than they supposedly handle. I've run 7.4v through nearly every Rx I've ever owned without ever burning one up. I went and counted, and we currently have 5 RC's setup on 8.4v with FlySky G3RE's in them. And one of those is our Ryft with a Teking servo cranking those great big tires around like a beast. If any of our RC's was going to pull enough amps through the Rx to burn it up, I would think that would be the one to do it from our herd. You gotta figure, you're only pulling a heavy load through your Rx for short instances. And nearly every electronic device out there have burst load capabilities far higher than their constant draw ratings. The stuff has to have time to heat up before circuits start to melt. So I wouldn't sweat it. And besides, if you did buy the GT3B, the Ex's are only $7 each if you huy 5 at a time

Just make sure you have your servo endpoints set correctly in the radio, which will keep the amp draw to a minimum.

 

[ithrowstones]

Yeah, that is how it works. A lot of Rx's state they only handle 6v or 6.5v. But I have yet to fry one sending more than they supposedly handle. I've run 7.4v through nearly every Rx I've ever owned without ever burning one up. I went and counted, and we currently have 5 RC's setup on 8.4v with FlySky G3RE's in them. And one of those is our Ryft with a Teking servo cranking those great big tires around like a beast. If any of our RC's was going to pull enough amps through the Rx to burn it up, I would think that would be the one to do it from our herd. You gotta figure, you're only pulling a heavy load through your Rx for short instances. And nearly every electronic device out there have burst load capabilities far higher than their constant draw ratings. The stuff has to have time to heat up before circuits start to melt. So I wouldn't sweat it. And besides, if you did buy the GT3B, the Ex's are only $7 each if you huy 5 at a time

Just make sure you have your servo endpoints set correctly in the radio, which will keep the amp draw to a minimum.

Well thats good to know. Maybe I'll be a lil trickster and send it and see what happens. I don't race, just throw stones and dirt everywhere usually, jumps and rip it up and down the road. If it goes poof, I'll know it was too much
I do agree that constant draw and burst draws are definitely 2 seperate things.
I don't need anything fancy, but I wouldn't mind a couple features in a ~ $100 package.
Lots of good info here

 

[WickedFog]

Well thats good to know. Maybe I'll be a lil trickster and send it and see what happens. I don't race, just throw stones and dirt everywhere usually, jumps and rip it up and down the road. If it goes poof, I'll know it was too much
I do agree that constant draw and burst draws are definitely 2 seperate things.
I don't need anything fancy, but I wouldn't mind a couple features in a ~ $100 package.
Lots of good info here

If you have any logical programming experience, check out that MT12. There are a number of videos on YT with tutorials on programming some pretty cool features into the radio.

 

[ithrowstones]

If you have any logical programming experience, check out that MT12. There are a number of videos on YT with tutorials on programming some pretty cool features into the radio.

I once took a college digital circuits class back in high-school. Don't ask me how, but somehow I ended up passing, skin of my teeth and sheer luck.
I can follow directions and use common sense tho . I'll look at that mt12 as well. I'm in no hurry as we're coming into the cold season, so I got lots of time to do research!

 

[WickedFog]

I once took a college digital circuits class back in high-school. Don't ask me how, but somehow I ended up passing, skin of my teeth and sheer luck.
I can follow directions and use common sense tho . I'll look at that mt12 as well. I'm in no hurry as we're coming into the cold season, so I got lots of time to do research!

If you scroll down on the first page of this thread, you will see a bunch of video links I shared. Some of the things this radio can do are pretty awesome.

Thread 'Anybody have the Radiomaster MT12?'

Jul 19, 2024

I am curious to hear any thoughts on the Radiomaster MT12. It looks like a really good radio, even at the $130 pricetag. I have used an air transmitter with open source firmware that uses OpenTX, but I've never used EdgeTX, ExpressLRS, or the Multi-module project software. I am curious how complex the software is as well.

If you have one, please share your thoughts on the radio features and software.

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[ithrowstones]

If you scroll down on the first page of this thread, you will see a bunch of video links I shared. Some of the things this radio can do are pretty awesome.

Thread 'Anybody have the Radiomaster MT12?'

Jul 19, 2024

I am curious to hear any thoughts on the Radiomaster MT12. It looks like a really good radio, even at the $130 pricetag. I have used an air transmitter with open source firmware that uses OpenTX, but I've never used EdgeTX, ExpressLRS, or the Multi-module project software. I am curious how complex the software is as well.

If you have one, please share your thoughts on the radio features and software.

• WickedFog
• Replies: 44
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Right on, I'll definitely add it to the list and give it a look over and watch some videos on it as well

 

[22SSragtop]

Flysky GT3B radios are cheap, and a great budget radio. They come with the FS-GR3E Rx, which is only rated for 6.5v, but I have run them at 8.4v without any issues so far. But I haven't ran them a lot at that voltage.

The Radiomaster MT12 4-in-1 version comes with an 8.4v capable Rx (R85C), and is an awesome budget friendly radio, that will bind to all kinds of different Rx's. But it has a steep learning curve if you want to get deep into its advanced features.
https://www.racedayquads.com/produc...wN_t-rqVDkRW9BLx7TELzcoD4hXKXXSxoCSXIQAvD_BwE

Another option is direct power servos, that get their power directly from the LiPo battery you power your RC with. So any Rx is fine.

Another vote for the radiomaster mt12 4 in 1, it works great with the rx for the flysky gt5, dumborc , radiolink, and can have an optional elrs module added for really long range and low latency. Yes there is a learning curve... but it will grow with while supporting 90+ protocols and storing profiles for 60 rigs.