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Knightrous
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The DX6 Spektrum is USD$200 which is $265 aussie. Add shipping and stuff to that and your looking at $280-300.
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Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:10 pm

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I was readying some information about the DX6, one possible issue I noticed was that it may effectively disable the Failsafe in your speed controller.

The failsafe in the manual I was reading (I know Reading a manual what was I thinking) stated that upon failsafe condition it sent the throttle channel to a preset position and MAINTAINED the position of every other channel.

This would mean that if you had the radio in full forward position it would failsafe in a way that the robot would continue to move.

interesting, cause when we put it in cobra and shut off the trasnmitter (or jeff used the bind button or something) it just stayed moving. but then again getting the thing to failsafe for any real amount of time would probably never happen given its track record so far.

http://www.espritmodel.com/

jeff was saying it was about $250 or so each and he got two of em.
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Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:46 pm

Valen
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you probbly just need to set the "failsafe" position to the centre position of the speed controller
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Wed Jan 18, 2006 7:26 pm

NMO
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from what I read the only channel you could set was the throttle

Wed Jan 18, 2006 7:59 pm

Valen
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set it to out of bounds for the esc
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Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:24 pm

NMO
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yeah that could work

Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:27 pm

original_carnage
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DX6 is only $10 more than the 3 channel version at work.... still approx $400 Aussie.

The charger is ok for 240V though.....

....still waiting for them to get cleared by customs... Sad
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Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:28 pm

timmeh
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LOL the robot market place now has spectrums http://www.robotcombat.com/marketplace_rc_radioDX6.html

Radio and postage $215.19us didnt ask for country or eria code so postage might be more once order is completed.
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Sun Jan 22, 2006 3:59 pm

Knightrous
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Good spotting there Tim Razz Might be easier to do a RMP order instead of through Espirt Models...
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Sun Jan 22, 2006 4:23 pm

timmeh
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Yer exactly what i was thinking.
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Sun Jan 22, 2006 4:24 pm

Nexus
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Big woohoo to that, The other site doesnt seem to have good security on the order so was a bit of a concern.
Just emailed RMP to ask if they also would sell seperate recievers for them.
Will let u know when I hear back from them.
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Sun Jan 22, 2006 4:37 pm

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Just emailed them to ask what price we can get on a bulk order around 6 or more.
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Sun Jan 22, 2006 4:43 pm

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ill take one plus an extra reciever
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Sun Jan 22, 2006 4:55 pm

Knightrous
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Woohoo! Razz
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Sun Jan 22, 2006 5:28 pm

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http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Spektrum-DX6-2-4-GHz-Radio-System-NIB-inc-Rx-Servos_W0QQitemZ6030888511QQcategoryZ110026QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SPEKTRUM-DX3-2-4Ghz-DSM-wheel-R-C-accepts-futaba-servos_W0QQitemZ6029983349QQcategoryZ34063QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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