dx3e question

[rc dreemer]

hi,
i bouht a spektrum dx3e a month ago:ror: & have been running about 3 times a week now. the last time i went out the red light came on & i thought well i just need to replace the batteries:shock:. well i did & the red light still comes on. i am wondering if i need to"re-bind" it? i looked in the directions but i have not seen any "faq" or "troubleshoots" related to the red light staying on. it seems to operate fine.... so do you guys think that i just need to "re-bind" the controller???

 

[dmcchaser]

The red LED is supposed to indicate a low battery condition. After changing the batteries there should be no need to re-bind the transmitter, any more than you would need to re-bind it after turning off the power switch.

I did a quick google search, and it look like a few people have had issue with the red LED staying on even with fresh batteries, as well as not staying bound to the receiver.
That may indicate a fault inside the transmitter.

I'd call Horizon Hobby, or wherever you bought it and see if you can have it fixed.

 

[wantAsummit]

Everything is fine. The red LED should be on all the time. It is actually the green LED which indicates the state of the batteries.

Per the DX3E manual:

Solid Green - Battery is good
Dim Green - Battery voltage is low
No Green, only Solid Red - Battery voltage is critically low. Replace batteries

 

[ped453]

Everything is fine. The red LED should be on all the time. It is actually the green LED which indicates the state of the batteries.

Per the DX3E manual:

Solid Green - Battery is good
Dim Green - Battery voltage is low
No Green, only Solid Red - Battery voltage is critically low. Replace batteries

X2 red is always on.
replace or re-charge your battery when it's starting to dim, this can cause your truck to be very glitchy IMO.

 

[rc dreemer]

wantasummit,
i did scan through the directions but i was focused on a "red light" text sequence:ror: soooo i probably skipped right over that. thanks for the info!!"thumbsup" i will re-read & see where it says that.

i feel better now....

thanks!!8)

 

[dmcchaser]

Okay, I've realized my quick google search provided only mis-information.
Now this has me very curious about what the LEDs on my DX3e mean.

As far as I can tell from the somewhat cryptic user's manual, as well as messing with my transmitter, I think I have the LEDs figured out.

The green one is the power indicator. Bright indicates fully charged, dim means change the batteries.

The red one is a bit less useful. It's sole purpose in life is to blink while the transmitter is in bind mode.

This is my latest interpretation of the DX3e lights.

 

[rc dreemer]

Okay, I've realized my quick google search provided only mis-information.
Now this has me very curious about what the LEDs on my DX3e mean.

As far as I can tell from the somewhat cryptic user's manual, as well as messing with my transmitter

yea that is my impression as well:lmao:. i just went ahead "re-bind" the reciever last night. all is good now!

thanks!!"thumbsup"