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12-29-2012 05:38 PM

fsone

Re: New Spectrum TX ?

Enjoy Kevin congrats on your selection! Keep us posted.

12-29-2012 03:22 PM

Fly North

Re: New Spectrum TX ?

I found them when I registered the TX

12-29-2012 02:38 PM

Fly North

Re: New Spectrum TX ?

Thanks are those files on the Spektrum site ?

12-29-2012 12:57 PM

cman

Re: New Spectrum TX ?

Good Choice

I purchased the 7 because it came with the 3 receivers, I have already installed 2 of them and used up 7 memory slots.

After using mine for a few months I do not know why I did not make the purchase sooner, great radios and lots of Bind and Fly options out there.

When I bought mine a few months ago it needed a software update. you might want to look into that and there is also a few pre set setup files for certain planes and helicopter's you can download and install.

12-29-2012 12:35 PM

Fly North

Re: New Spectrum TX ?

Went in today to Leading Edge Hobbies and picked up a DX8 with the gift cards I got for Christmas

. I am going to sit down tonight and start the learning curve of what this TX can do . Just wanted to thank everyone for all the advice and tips .
Have a Happy New Year !
kEVIN

11-29-2012 06:22 AM

philipa_240sx

Re: New Spectrum TX ?

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Originally Posted by Midnight Heli

But the initial LiPo can take 30 hours using the radio charger.

The stock AC adapter/charger doesn't have much capacity, hence why the charge is so slow.

You can charge the pack (outside the transmitter) in about an hour at 1C (4A) with a good LiPo charger using an adapter. I use a similar harness and it works great, no issues.

http://rcflightstore.com/product_inf...33c769cc222815

http://www.rotorquest.com/product_in...ducts_id=97633

11-27-2012 04:53 PM

Old School Flyer

Re: New Spectrum TX ?

Sometimes good used ones come on the market as well

Don't for get the JR line the 9000!series and 11x 12x were a good radio

11-27-2012 03:56 PM

Midnight Heli

Re: New Spectrum TX ?

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Originally Posted by philipa_240sx

The 7s uses the same battery as the 8, so you can easily upgrade to the 4000mAh Lipo.

I use the Lipo pack in my 8. Sometimes I go 2-3 months between charges. And you don't have the self discharge issues of NiMH. The TX is always ready to go even if it's been sitting for a few weeks.

I highly recommend upgrading if you can afford it. The stock NiMH pack is useful as an RX pack for bench testing RX's and servos afterwards.

My mistake Philip, just edited the corrections for the LiPo.
The DX7s and DX8 use the same optional LiPo and the LiPo are chargable using the radio charger. But for safety you must not forget to change the program to LiPo mode and vice versa if you use 2 different type of batteries. But the initial LiPo can take 30 hours using the radio charger.

11-27-2012 11:42 AM

Fly North

Re: New Spectrum TX ?

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Originally Posted by Midnight Heli

Have no idea about the deals, the one for the DX8 was around March 2012

My personal oppinion, you should reconsider
The biggest one is 3 flight modes, so you have Normal, Idle 1 and Idle 2. Allows for 3 different throttle and pitch curves that you can configure and switch during flight.
The rate switches all have 3 positions instead of 2.
There's one more 3 position switch on the right of the radio.
2 more 'trim' up/down buttons.
The backlit screen
There is an availble LiPo
The SPM7800 DX7s with AR8000 vs SPM8800 DX8 8CH Transmitter with AR8000 & TM1000 is 130$ more or only 50$ more if you get the DX8 with no receiver. The TM1000 by itself is worth 57$
All the switches are configurable, so just that extra flexibility is worth the 130$. 3 position rate, gyro, gov and flight mode is the seller for me, and you get the extra channel for free!

Hope that helps.

Thanks Andre that helps explain the differences better for me . I thought they were all the same TX with extra RX`s added to a pkg and explained that way I can see where the value is in moving up .
And thanks guys for the tip on the Lipo . That would be a nice upgrade down the road but Gord I don`t know if it will last until my retirement . My wife said If I have all these hobbies I have to keep working

11-27-2012 07:54 AM

uzig718

Re: New Spectrum TX ?

My 2 cents:
I was deciding between the DX7s and the DX8, and I ended up going with the DX8 simply because of the price between getting the telemetry module, the receivers weren't a big deal for me because I use orange rx's on cheaper planes, so saving money on buying the telemetry module separately enticed me to get it with the DX8, plus it will save me from wanting to upgrade again down the road since the DX8 is probably the best radio you can get when flying airplanes in my opinion. The DX10 or 18 are usually for hardcore pilots with hardcore airplanes, something I won't need for years to come so the DX8 seemed like the better choice to give me all the features I would need for the time being. The backlight is a great plus, along with the 3 position switches, comes in handy for me since I wanted to move up to FPV and the knob and switches work great for that.

EDIT: The transmitter battery pack is also amazing, I got mine off eBay for cheap, not the Spektrum or Turnigy but a cheaper brand but it's been months since I've had to charge it. Also, you may not use all the features right away but once you slowly learn everything it can do, you'll probably use all the features you can since it makes flying a much more smoother experience, however since I jumped from the DX6 to DX8, I can't comment on the DX7s, all I can say is I'm glad I went for the DX8 since I won't regret not upgrading to the best radio offered to us park fliers, and can easily be used for larger planes!

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