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| 09-03-2010 11:18 AM | ||
| Riddick |
Re: buddy box and dual rates Thanks, I will try the 9v idea. I have one of those 8 AA holders that fits but I had to change the plug. thanks again. |
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| 09-03-2010 11:07 AM | ||
| Max |
Re: buddy box and dual rates Glad to hear you got it sorted. Someone gave you some mis-information ; Futaba radios do not need a battery, JR's Do. Now that you figured out that your Slave needs a battery, If you don't have a spare TX battery for the slave, try what we do at for our club's JR buddy Boxes: Put a 9V connector on the buddy box radio (some already come in that style, others do not) and just plug in a 9V battery. The Slave TX does not output an RF signal when used in the buddy box mode so power consumption is next to nothing. A 9V battery would last us all summer. When you use a 9V battery, disregard the low battery lights on the Slave RX, you can operate it as a slave right until it goes dead. |
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| 09-03-2010 10:50 AM | ||
| Riddick |
Re: buddy box and dual rates reply to above. Ok I figured it out. On the master TX, you set the trainer setting to Program T (slave). I had them set in master (normal). Also I was told that the buddy box did NOT need a battery to work, but it does. Thanks for your help. |
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| 09-03-2010 08:45 AM | ||
| Max |
Re: buddy box and dual rates Ok, Now that you posted a photo of your pparticular model, I was able to search for the proper manual (al the ones I originally got for a 9303 shearch on the JR site only had manuals for the older 72mhz version. The new manual states: Quote:
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| 09-02-2010 02:22 PM | ||
| Riddick |
Re: buddy box and dual rates It's not that big of deal for me. It just means more set up time adjusting the servo/control surface linkages for a mild throw when activated by the buddy box and set up the master TX accordingly. |
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| 09-02-2010 01:14 PM | ||
| Max |
Re: buddy box and dual rates Hey Karl- what you are describing is what in JR terms is called "P-Link" aka "Pilot Link" That feature is relatively new, where the rates, travel adjustment, expo (and even digital trims) are controlled by the master TX and all the slave TX does is control the basic flight functions. This feature is enabled in the setup menu by selecting the type of trainer mode desired, "Normal" or "P-link" UNFORTUNATELY, this is only available on the newer radios. So if you have an older radio that does not have P-link, the 2 radios each have to be configured separately. If the Buddy box radio does not have dual rates programming, you are SOL. I looked up the manual for the 9303 and I have some bad news for you- the radio does not appear to have a P-link feature, meaning each radio will have to be configured separately. I may be wrong though, because all I could find are the heli version (which describes the trainer set up but does not appear to have any reference to P-link in the manual) and the glider version (Couldn't find it at all there, at least not on the online manual..they show the trainer button and the menu screen, but there was no chapter on programming the trainer mode...go figure...) so it's best you check it yourself. I suggest you take your radio and Enter the configuration screen (the mode that allows you to change your model number and also has a setup screen for enabling trainer mode) and go to the trainer mode feature and see if you have the P-link feature. If so, turn it on... If not..  , you will need a programmable radio for the buddy box radio OR, you might want to mechanically adjust the linkages so that 100% travel on the master (and slave) give you the desired rates.
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| 09-02-2010 12:54 PM | ||
| VA6WGO |
Re: buddy box and dual rates It is normal. It is the same with the trims. Just because the "main" control is trimmed it doesn't mean that the buddy box will be trimmed as well. You have to set them up separately that includes, throws, dual rates, flight conditions switch assignment etc. Cheers, Will |
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| 09-02-2010 11:43 AM | ||
| Kargon |
Re: buddy box and dual rates I can tell you that for Futaba its the functions of the buddy-box that applies when the buddy-box is in use through the master. Its' probable that JR works the same way...whatever the buddy-box has is all that the student has. |
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| 09-02-2010 11:25 AM | ||
| voyager_663rd |
Re: buddy box and dual rates  revised*
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| 09-02-2010 11:14 AM | ||
| Riddick |
buddy box and dual rates I just picked up a JR S400 buddy box to go with my JR X9303 and noticed that the dual rates are not transferred to the buddy box. The S400 is a simple 4 ch radio with no travel adjust, so the buddy box controls move the servos further than the master radio. is this normal and should I adjust the planes throws to mach the buddy box. thanks |
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