GT3B Hack Question and Answer Thread

[mjderstine]

Originally Posted by Charlie-III

If the power switch is off, the firmware is NOT active.
Maybe the pack just decided to die now.

agreed, i am in no way blaming losikid. just wanted to tell my story and see if he had any experience in this department.

all is good!

[Avyman92]

Losikid, I read and figured the only real con is the power button in the steering wheel and some were saying turning all the way to the right I believe it may cut in and out of power.

[losikid]

Originally Posted by Avyman92

Losikid, I read and figured the only real con is the power button in the steering wheel and some were saying turning all the way to the right I believe it may cut in and out of power.

Read step 9 of the hack kit install guide i posted afew posts above.

But yes, that is the only con i can think of. However, i think its an easy fix

[Avyman92]

So personally you would go with the GT3C?

[losikid]

Yes, thats what i'm running and i'll never run a gt3b again...the gt3b is proven however, and abit cheaper so i can see why people would prefer it.

[Charlie-III]

Originally Posted by losikid

Yes, thats what I'm running and I'll never run a GT3B again...the gt3b is proven however, and abit cheaper so I can see why people would prefer it.

Is it the weight, ergonomics, speed of data send, what??
Does the newest firmware in the GT3B close the gap a bit between the "B" & "C"?

I can't really fault the GT3B, especially for the price.

Calvin (asw27x) could like the GT3C, it's go well well with his orange XR-10..... 2012 season rig "The Orange"

PS, are you going to support the GT3C in this thread, or start a new one?

[losikid]

weight, ergo, feels like a better radio. Build quality also seems higher

The speed is the same as the gt3b, the firmware is the same as the gt3b, switch layout is very similar to the gt3b, screen has the same layout (different color though).

So far gt3c has just stayed in this thread. It may change, but this thread is mostly firmware questions, so i think they can stay together

[losikid]

The new frsky gear will increase speed by 11ms

[Charlie-III]

Originally Posted by losikid

I had some frsky stuff show up yesterday, and it did indeed work with flysky stuff. Now i got to figure out how to make it easy to install without a $500 desoldering tool. I may have to just offer ti as a service (even though i really dislike working on customer supplied radios)

But, its a nice system. There is a micro 5 ch rx, it is smaller than a quarter, about 1/8" thick, super short antenna, costs $15. Down side is that is requires micro futaba servo connectors, and it doesn't have amazing range (fine for crawlers, but i do't recommend for anything that operates at a distance).

Or get a full size rx, which ranges 4-8 channels, high voltage versions, telemetry versions, fast speed mode (9ms vs 20ms)etc.

I still want to do quite abit of testing, but if your're interested speak up.

I was looking at another 4ch RX, likely stick to the full size.....not sure though. Do these work with both the "B" & "C", or just the "C"?

[spoo76]

Im curious.Any pictures of the micro frysky RX next to a flysky? The only advantage for me might be the micro RX for my micro RC's. Much needed but possibly not worth the cost for just that.

[losikid]

Originally Posted by spoo76

Im curious.Any pictures of the micro frysky RX next to a flysky? The only advantage for me might be the micro RX for my micro RC's. Much needed but possibly not worth the cost for just that.

[spoo76]

wow, might have to retract my previous statement. that thing looks smaller than just the decased GT3 RX board.

[losikid]

Yea its tiny...I'll be running them once i get a new version of the gt3c...my proto type has the built in 2.4 module, so i can't just remove it

[spoo76]

Originally Posted by losikid

Yea its tiny...I'll be running them once i get a new version of the gt3c...my proto type has the built in 2.4 module, so i can't just remove it

they are easily removable in the C? or is it like the B. I believe Ive seen the C tear down pictures but Its been a while

[losikid]

No its just as hard. Not something easy todo.

[LetsGoMuddin]

How can I disable the low voltage alarm with out the hack stuff? Are there any wires I can just cut in the transmitter?

[mudboggin3]

Hey losikid, i got your message about the 6ch rx being out of stock. Can you recommend a good place to get one and perhaps what rx works with the gt3c.

thanks

[cartronicshn]

well i thought i would finally get to hack my radio after i purchased your kit and thought i have gotten a dud the first time i bought the programming board, i hook up the usb cable to the board and the radio and theradio starts beeping like the low voltage alarm, and get the same message as before,

Reading PROGRAM MEMORY area...
Error : Cannot communicate with the board.
Wrong board selection or check board power supply or check that a previous session is closed.
Error : < PROGRAM MEMORY reading failed.
help please

[spoo76]

Originally Posted by LetsGoMuddin

How can I disable the low voltage alarm with out the hack stuff? Are there any wires I can just cut in the transmitter?

you can turn it off in the global settings menu. instructions on the overkillRC site

[spoo76]

Originally Posted by mudboggin3

Hey losikid, i got your message about the 6ch rx being out of stock. Can you recommend a good place to get one and perhaps what rx works with the gt3c.

thanks

Turnigy,Flysky,hobbyking, & Eurgle will work as well as the newer 2,4ghz 3ch from axial. there is another big name manufacturer that started using the cheaper hobby king TX & RX but i cant recall who.. RX's can be found on hobbyking,hobbypartz,ebay or just Google it