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10-31-2006, 10:11 PM
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| 06 Super National Champ   Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill
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|  Dx-7 http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...ProdID=SPM2710 More radio than we need for crawlers, but still cool. Sad thing is that I just picked up a JR 7202 two weeks ago.  |
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10-31-2006, 11:21 PM
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| Release your anger..   Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North American Union
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thats nice i just wondering what to do with 7 channels |
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10-31-2006, 11:32 PM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In a rock crawler down by the river
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| Spektrum Rulz. I also like the Nomadio 4 Chnl. systems http://www.nomadio.net/?pg=hobby.html⊂=sensor.html http://www.nomadio.net/?pg=hobby.html⊂=react.html |
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11-01-2006, 09:43 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SoCal
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I saw the DX7 at I-hobby. I'vs been toying with the idea of going to a stick radio for obvious reasons, But I'm just not sure I have the manual dexterity to handle it. My partner has a stick TX on his clod. While I was showing people how his rig would do wheelies with the A-123 cells and the turbo module, I came real close to crashing through other peoples booths with it. |
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11-01-2006, 12:27 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: on a Big Rock
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| Other than $ is there any reason not to get the DX7 instead of a DX6  Last edited by Fishmaxx; 11-01-2006 at 01:01 PM. |
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11-01-2006, 12:31 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: rochester (detroit area)
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i'm trying to make the same decision right now - dx6 vs. dx7. i only need 4 channels and don't need all the extra bells and whistles that a helicopter/advanced plane needs, so i'm probably just saving some $$ and getting the dx6. the difference is about $150 - which is pretty significant. if it were only 20 or 30 bucks, i'd probably go with the dx7.
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11-01-2006, 03:04 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: belgium, roeselare
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its a nice radio, but why would you buy it for crawling? just a dx6 is probly the best you need. plus you got 4 antennas on the receiver. |
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11-01-2006, 06:55 PM
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| 06 Super National Champ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill
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For all intents and purposes, the DX7 is a 2.4GHz version of the 7202PCM that I just bought. The DX6 was intended to be use as a parkflyer radio only...it wasn't until I modded one that we started using them in ground based rigs. I see no reason to choose the DX7 over the DX6 if your intended use is in crawling only. If you plan on moving into airplanes (larger than parkflyers) then you might want the DX7. The DX7 will also work with the AR6000 and BR6000 RXs that are sold for the DX6. Another thing to consider...the DX6 is $200. For that price you get the radio and four 17oz micro servos. The DX7 is $350 and comes with four 88oz standard size digital servos. So you're looking at a price difference of $150 to get larger servos and a TX that will work with any dual-link Spektrum RX and will operate in/around any type of powerplant. Like I said in the first post, it's more radio than we need for crawlers, but it's still cool. If I hadn't pulled the trigger on the 7202 two weeks ago I'd have pre-ordered the Spektrum version of the 7202 (which is what the DX7 is) for $20 more. Quote:
The DX7 work with the AR6000 and BR6000 RXs that the DX6 uses. It's backwards compatible. BTW, the antennae are only about 6" long. | ||
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11-01-2006, 10:23 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: on a Big Rock
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| Never messed with the programs on DX6, but when I saw all these cool screens in the DX7 article that alone was almost enough      The DX6 is more park flyer than ground based, but its being heavily marketed to the robot/battlebot community as well Robot Magazine had a huge write up earlier this spring http://www.botmag.com/issue2/?id=118  Last edited by Fishmaxx; 11-01-2006 at 10:27 PM. |
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11-01-2006, 11:01 PM
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| 06 Super National Champ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill
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Fish, you need to get out more, that BotMag article is old news The BR6000 is the RX that's designed for bot use. Has failsafes on all channels instead of just the throttle channel like the AR6000. The radio itself is unchanged for bot use. True, the target audience was parkflyers with the DX6, but I'm not sure they thought about multi-channel surface use...we just started adapting them to suit our needs. There's no part designation for a ground-use DX6. Unlike other TXs, the operating freq is the same. So the solution was to just call Horizon and place an order for the DX6 with the throttle channel spring loaded. My JR 7202 has the same screens you're looking at with the DX7, but (as of now) I don't see a need with that much programming on a crawler. The first screen is for flaps. This function might come in handy on a winch equipped rig or a 3 speed Tamiya. A flaps switch is cool 'cause it tells the servo where to go then it stops. You can program each of these stop points in that screen by % of servo travel.The next screen is Dual Rates. Dual rates just give you two limits of servo travel at the flip of a switch. There's also some expo settings on that screen, which "softens" response at center stick. 3rd screen is throttle curve...pretty easy. Last screen is a monitor of servo position, which shows where the servos are in thier limits of travel. I still think I'll pick up the DX7 for my 50cc plane.  I didn't look to see if the DX7 manual was online yet, but if not...check out the 7202 manual. Last edited by JasonInAugusta; 11-01-2006 at 11:06 PM. |
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11-02-2006, 05:40 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: on a Big Rock
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 BR6000 DSM DuaLink 6-Channel Bot Receiver Obviously they intended some ground use, but didn't deliver on selling all the necessary parts to make the conversion:-( Quote:
 I need to read up on the DX6 to see if it has some of those screens. | |||
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11-02-2006, 07:45 PM
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| 06 Super National Champ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill
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The BR6000 is a NEW RX. It wasn't on the market when they released the DX6. Maybe if you order up a DX6 and tell'm it'll be for ground use they'll not only spring load the throttle channel, but also include the BR6000 RX. Can't hurt to ask. The DX6 has none of those screens. The screen on the DX6 is like the XR/XS3. | |
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06-27-2007, 01:25 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: des moines
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i just picked up a dx7 the other day i was just wondering if anyone knows if the mod for the dx6 will work with the dx7?
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06-27-2007, 01:45 PM
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| 06 Super National Champ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill
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Yeah, it'll work. Just need to make a new cam.
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06-27-2007, 04:45 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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06-27-2007, 07:24 PM
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| MODERHATER™  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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One thing I like about the DX-7 is there is a 3 postion switch for my winch! |
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07-12-2007, 06:56 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mid TN
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So, the mod to make the left stick on a DX7 self centering (sprung, whatever) - is there a list of parts somewhere that I can buy to make that easy, or am I going to have to find some radios somewhere that can be scavenged for this?
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09-29-2007, 02:20 AM
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Um, why? Just use the Rudder channel. No sense ruining a perfectly good heli tx. | |
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09-29-2007, 02:24 AM
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Normal = "Manual" (Airleron front steer, Elevator rear steer) ST1 = Crab (Aileron->Elevator +100) ST2 = Tight (Aierlon->Elevator -100) | |
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09-29-2007, 09:11 AM
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I still would like to have the left stick modded on my dx-7..I was talking with a guy at the last comp and I was told you can send the radio in to jr and the will modded for you..Im not sure what the turn around time is but I think I would much rather send it into jr then to modded it my self..I have been running the radio for about 4 months now and I love it..
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