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Old 08-27-2011, 08:15 PM   #1421
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First off let me say I'm really like my 4pl. Picked it and another esc up at a lhs yesterday evening, got home soldered like a mad man and removed the punk and installed dual esc and new rx and programmed by midnight for todays comp
Radio does everything I could hope for and more and is pretty user friendly. Now I have a question, can the rear esc proportion percentage be displayed on the main screen? Had a tad bit of confussion with that while running courses and couldn't get the rear back in time as quick as I would have liked... any input would help. Thanks
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Old 08-28-2011, 08:00 AM   #1422
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Now I have a question, can the rear esc proportion percentage be displayed on the main screen? Had a tad bit of confussion with that while running courses and couldn't get the rear back in time as quick as I would have liked... any input would help. Thanks
Harley is the best to answer, but I don't believe you can have the channel displayed as requested. A 4PK will though.

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Old 08-28-2011, 07:49 PM   #1423
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Harley is the best to answer, but I don't believe you can have the channel displayed as requested. A 4PK will though.

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I was afraid of that but was hoping Harley could teach me something that I missed in the instruction manuel
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I was afraid of that but was hoping Harley could teach me something that I missed in the instruction manuel
I think most people just drive from the dual esc setting screen.
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Old 08-28-2011, 10:41 PM   #1425
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First off let me say I'm really like my 4pl. Picked it and another esc up at a lhs yesterday evening, got home soldered like a mad man and removed the punk and installed dual esc and new rx and programmed by midnight for todays comp
Radio does everything I could hope for and more and is pretty user friendly. Now I have a question, can the rear esc proportion percentage be displayed on the main screen? Had a tad bit of confussion with that while running courses and couldn't get the rear back in time as quick as I would have liked... any input would help. Thanks
You can see it and drive from the dual esc menu screen

Menu/advance/dual esc/rate, From there you can also see a graphic depicting front dig/rear dig/ 4wd as an added bonus.
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Old 08-29-2011, 11:27 AM   #1426
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I was gone over the weekend but looks like you guys got everything covered
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I was gone over the weekend but looks like you guys got everything covered
Could I get some help with my receiver issue?
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Could I get some help with my receiver issue?
Did you try binding it with the radio literally almost touching the RX?
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About how many time does the futaba transmitters are on the market cuse I don´t want to buy the 4pl and then in two months theres a new "4pls"
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Old 08-30-2011, 08:10 PM   #1430
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Futaba dosen't have a "Flavor of the month" mentality to releasing new hardware.
Once a radio is out, they tend to support it for quite a few years.

Then again, with care, your radio should last a lot of years. I still use Futaba magnum Juniors from the early 1980's.
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About how many time does the futaba transmitters are on the market cuse I don´t want to buy the 4pl and then in two months theres a new "4pls"
There isn't really a "time frame" they keep a radio before releasing a new model. It could be a year it could 5 years or more.
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well how many was the time frame between the 4pk and the 4pks ?????

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well how many was the time frame between the 4pk and the 4pks ?????
Something like 2008 to 2011.
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Old 08-31-2011, 03:24 AM   #1434
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I would like to know if I can use the 4PL for my RC4WD Bruiser 3 speed.
http://store.rc4wd.com/Bruiser-3-Spe...-Kit_p_48.html

A 4 channel radio is required for this chassis, but I'm not sure how the channels on the 4PL are distributed.

The main question for me is: will I be able to swift gears with this radio?
The gearbox (3 stands) will be operated by an extra servo.

Thanks !
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I would like to know if I can use the 4PL for my RC4WD Bruiser 3 speed.
http://store.rc4wd.com/Bruiser-3-Spe...-Kit_p_48.html

A 4 channel radio is required for this chassis, but I'm not sure how the channels on the 4PL are distributed.

The main question for me is: will I be able to swift gears with this radio?
The gearbox (3 stands) will be operated by an extra servo.

Thanks !
Yes the 4PL can operate that transmission without an issue.
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Thank you for the confirmation, then my choice is made
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Thank you for the confirmation, then my choice is made
Let me know if you need help when you get it.
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Hi Harley

I'm having to run my rear motors @ 110% vs. 90% before. Same ESC's, same motors (recently cut com's) so I'm thinking maybe I hit something on my remote that changed a setting.

I followed your video setup (thanks BTW) and your diagram for wiring. Any thoughts on if there's something in the remote I could change to fix the rear stall.

Thanks!
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Did you recalibrate your ESC? you should have been running at 100% before. The mixing percentage is all the radio does. Anything else is due to your setup.
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hey harley, I was wondering, i asked you awhile back in your wraith thread about running, esc, bec, 4ws, dig, winch, lights on 4 channels and you said the only way was with a reversing y harness for the 4ws and direct wiring the bec.

since then you helped me to discover the R2106GF, w/ 6 channels. Now i should be able to plug my bec into the Rx now, is there anyway to access channels 5 or 6 for say a winch or one of the servos ( dig, 4ws)?
No, the radio is still only a 4 channel. It doesn't matter that the RX can work with up to 6 channels.
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