12-14-2018, 02:22 PM | #81 |
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Spektrum had a live feed to answer some questions on the radio. Some of the key points: - No backlight on the display - The wheel with the thumb lever will fit on their other radios and will be available separately - Spektrum will have files available for 3D printing accessories to go on the front rail - Power is AAs only. I, for one, will throw the warranty in the trash immediately in order to cram as big of a LiFe battery as possible in my radio. All my radios have been switched to lithium batteries and I am not going back to AAs. |
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12-14-2018, 03:40 PM | #82 |
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12-14-2018, 07:31 PM | #83 |
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If the other channels on the transmitter are three way toggle switches,I might have to consider this a possibility of buying this for my next radio.
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12-14-2018, 09:44 PM | #84 | |
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It's a neat radio, maybe a few years late really, and I agree on the battery choice. How is it that flysky is leading (I could be wrong) the way on single cell lipo radio power systems at a fraction of the cost of the competition? | |
12-14-2018, 10:18 PM | #85 |
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To say it isn't lipo ready is odd. All other radios have is an adjustable voltage alarm (sanwa/airtronics also has an adjustable cutoff) to let you know when to charge or change the batteries. I don't see what the deal is. |
12-14-2018, 11:00 PM | #86 |
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My dx4c has adjustable voltage cutoff.... I would say its a up armored dx5c.... The dx4c had programable three position switches, or 2 position depending on how you programed them.... I told my Lhs to order one.... |
12-15-2018, 04:42 AM | #87 |
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Dc5c has an AA battery sled hardwired. But you can cut the cable and replace it with a life battery. The dx5r has a plug in AA sled but voltage over 7v is problematic. The dx5 pro has a plug in AA sled but can run 2s lipo no problem. All of these have variable voltage cutoff.
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12-15-2018, 07:01 AM | #88 | |
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| Re: Spektrum DX5 Rugged Quote:
My FlySky GT-5 didn't come with a rechargeable battery. I'm fine with it though. AA's are cheap and easily replaceable. It's one less battery for me to forget to charge before a trail run. | |
12-15-2018, 10:40 AM | #89 |
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I found these recharble 2600mAh AA batteries that I had to recharge less often then standard Duracell AA batteries. Powerex Low Self-Discharge Precharged AA Rechargeable Nimh Batteries, (MH-8AAP-BH) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GSG0C4S..._jWtfCbDC8Y9PF To me the major annoyance of the dx5r and dx5 pro is that the battery lid is screwed in. |
12-15-2018, 10:03 PM | #90 | |
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| Re: Spektrum DX5 Rugged Quote:
The thing I don't like about Alkaline battery radios such as this is they are heavy, and now I have to carry extra batteries that can easily fall out of storage and get lost, did I mention they are heavy. I went on a 5 day camp and crawl trip this year (Pro Line By the Fire) I would have used a brick of batteries in that week long trip as we crawled probably 8-10 hours a day. I only had to top off my gt3c once. Even my dx4s allowed me to convert to lipo and go into settings to tell the radio it is running on lipo and set the cutoff. I'm all for this type of radio, and I do like this one, but come on spectrum... fully commit to it, give us something new and ground breaking, not just rubber baby bumpers and steering flipper. Make it badass!!! . Last edited by rockhugger; 12-15-2018 at 10:18 PM. | |
12-15-2018, 10:27 PM | #91 | |
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12-21-2018, 01:55 AM | #92 |
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Big Squid has a unboxing of the rugged Unboxing The All New Spektrum DX5 Rugged!!! « Big Squid RC – RC Car and Truck News, Reviews, Videos, and More! |
12-21-2018, 08:19 AM | #93 |
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Just got notification that my radio has shipped but with FedEx, I don't expect it anytime soon. Considering my current Spektrum radios are a old DX3C and a really old DX2.0, this seems like a good time for an upgrade. Tower and Horizon have them in stock right now for any other impatient people. |
12-21-2018, 10:23 AM | #94 |
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The up close unboxing looks pretty nice. I really hope this is lipo adaptable.
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12-21-2018, 02:43 PM | #95 |
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Also there are spektrum dsm2 recievers for air that are slightly cheaper than dsmr recievers I ordered one for my dx5 pro to see I'd they work. Also for less than $10 there are dsm2 5 and 6ch recievers from china, I ordered one from the slow boat if it works on the dx5c and dx5 pro it will probably work on this. |
12-21-2018, 05:21 PM | #96 | |
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12-21-2018, 08:14 PM | #97 |
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And receiver costs are what is keeping me from using my Spektrum DX4C. For most cars I end up using my TS4G, because the receivers are 1/5th the costs. As much as I like the idea, and even though I would pay the 180 EUR for the radio... I still would use a different one for most of the cars, bacause of the receivers. For 20 EUR I can get a FrSky receiver with 10km range, telemetry,16 channels etc, but on surface I don't even get half of a 3ch receiver for the same money? It's too much of a ripoff in my eyes, when compared to air radios. Last edited by Don Promillo; 12-21-2018 at 08:17 PM. |
12-22-2018, 12:13 AM | #98 | ||
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| Re: Spektrum DX5 Rugged Quote:
One post said it was difficult to get them to bind but once they did they worked well. One post said they were only compatible with air transmitters and the newer ground transmitters. One post said the base protocol language (er something like that) was different and they wouldn't work. Hind sight I should have emailed them first. or found some one in town who flies planes to test it out. From the Spektrum manual Quote:
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12-22-2018, 03:06 AM | #99 |
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12-22-2018, 09:12 AM | #100 |
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Laughing at how a lanyard loop is such a big deal. I used a lanyard from the trade-shows I have to do for work, a grommet washer and existing screw hole on the DX4C. Problem solved in about 1 minute.
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