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Is that similar to what you are looking for? http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=17604732&postcount=5272 http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=19026917&postcount=8911 It runs stand alone with the ground station (PDA) and can log the full flight data to a file (SD card) inc...

I was just wondering why we use alliances and keep our general location a secret? Maybe a first name and a general local would not be a bad thing? I don't think anyone here is in any kind of a negitive mind set to warrent anonymity? Knowing a location at least would be of some help if persons needin...

Not sure where to post a feature wish so did it here. Mike has been great in the past as others in making requests happen. Is it possible to have an alarm function happen when the Frsky gps goes past a certain limit? Like several fields that have 400 ft levels I fly at and now use the altitude alarm...

Hi: You will get some readings with er9x from the frsky hub. You get the temperatures, the GPS (not tested, I only get zeros everywhere, I must get a fix first to test), and altitude information (from vario). You can get an alarm if you go over 122 meters from 0 meters, and you can set the the curr...

That is silly cheap! It would appear that leaders has raised the 9x price to $58 and is not taking orders after 168 backordered at $38? It may also be true that HK china is not taking orders but has stock in the US store that will. I guess the word got out that you don't have to spend $300 and up t...

That is silly cheap! It would appear that leaders has raised the 9x price to $58 and is not taking orders after 168 backordered at $38? It may also be true that HK china is not taking orders but has stock in the US store that will. I guess the word got out that you don't have to spend $300 and up t...

I went from eneloop $40+ packs that work great but are expensive and heavier to using the 1500 Life. I had considered what I think most call the protected trust fire battery but several total TX battery failures at the field changed my mind. One was in the high end JR and a turbine and the other a g...

Guys, I enjoy humor but I think this thread is taking a direction away from its purpose, to help us and others improve or solveing BL issues?
The BL current consumption is a small concern issue for most of us but thanks to this thread we have some hard numbers to work with now.
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Having switched to the HK backlight (much improved) - has anyone looked at disabling the EL driver on the SP board and saving the 20ma? It's very easy to disable the EL light... 1) open the back of your radio 2) carefully remove the SP board, and place on a stable surface 3) Find the third pin from...

Having switched to the HK backlight (much improved) - has anyone looked at disabling the EL driver on the SP board and saving the 20ma? It is should be as easy as cutting a trace going to the EL driver IC or the single trace coming from the VDD pad that goes to the driver IC. Steven of SP would be ...

While on the backlight subject. Some actual measured  Smartieparts current draw values. Sp board no backlight on, idle current 14Ma@5volts from the tx regulated 5 volts. With the EL backlight circuit turned on with or without EL panel connected, 31Ma. Total on current 45Ma. If installed, HK Led back...

My thoughts.. The 1K resistor added into the module does make sense. A few things I've found out thanks to the posts from others over the last few months. The resistor is needed in the ppm line to prevent too much loading from the original stock module when another stock 9x is used as a trainer. It ...

Weird I use my 9x's as trainer/ master boxes, ones a stock system with ppm fix in module and hk bl with transistor mod, the other is a dsm module, no ppm fix, hk bl with sp board, and both work as master and slave box no issues, also with sims. Hmmm The 9x's work well with each other no matter whic...

Now since you mention the 1K mod. that is actually one thing I don't quite know in detail. There is a mod to use trainer function on the back of the RF module board with a 1K resistor. ( this mod only needs to be done if your going to stay with the original Turnigy or FlySky modules and keep them pl...

possible, reverse the LED board installed? One side of the brightly lit. Hm. Or EL driver this problem source. Smartieparts designed EL drivers, not LED. I not found smartieparts schematic, Sorry, just thinking. The HK LED was not attached to smartied board EL port. It is installed per HK installat...

Look, darnit, only I am allowed to be right all the time, and you're being annoying making all these good points... I shall indeed keep the led switched off until I get a chance to figure this out or excise said bomb... Thanks for the good thoughts... Gyro You're a good sport. I really do care. I a...

Ok here's why this is way more important than weather it's bright or not, draws 90Ma or 15Ma... If there is no current limiting resistor, and there is a shorted Led or LEDs that allow 90Ma to be drawn, will it become a total short at some time in operation? A direct short could take down the TX or b...

Hope this helps! No guesswork, just the facts. :idea: :mrgreen: Not really helpful, no. :-) I saw your posting before, and it's great to have "someones" data compared to the HK notoriously bad information. But, sadly, they're right in *MY* case... Just to put this to rest, once and for al...

I tested the 400 ft alarm today r677 I think, and it works great! I'm showing it off every chance I got today. No looking down at the display and no worries about being too high. Thanks again Mike for this feature. I will add it to the many features of going er9x in one small box when showing my rad...

Personally... Don't expect much from the solar cells. Maybe a tricle charge at best! I agree with you Rob. But isn't "the the "green thing to do"? I hear that everwhere these days ha ha. I think they will power my newest solar powered weather station at a new remote flying field my c...

I bought a modified Easystar plane at an auction for $80. It need some tlc  but came with a brushless in runner, a 30a SC, 3s 2200 MA 1500c  thunder power lipo, and 8 solar panels, 4 mounted on the wings in series and parallel. There was also a AR 6100 rx with a missing antenna. I made up 2 ea 31mm ...

Hope this helps! No guesswork, just the facts. :idea: :mrgreen: HK White Backlight current draw vs. voltage applied 5-13V The backlight has 2 leds wired in series. TX battery voltage/current draw. 5V = 5Ma 6V =7Ma 7V = 9Ma 7.4V = 9.8Ma 8V = 11Ma 9V = 13Ma 9.6V = 14.25Ma 10V = 15Ma 11V = 17Ma 12V = 1...

Here it works... please check to save in eepe format. (from the dropdown list) Yes that seems to work. Many may however not understand with out knowing to use the drop down menu and save it as a .eepe file? If eepe FW is selected in the preferences is it possible to have the save as automatically m...

Ok another question. If I download my mixes and choose {save as}, give the file a name or use the default Document#.eepe the file saves but will not reload. If I download the file and select just {save} not giving it a new name it saves as Document#.eepe and will reload OK. If I select save as and ...

Ok another question. If I download my mixes and choose {save as}, give the file a name or use the default Document#.eepe the file saves but will not reload. If I download the file and select just {save} not giving it a new name it saves as Document#.eepe and will reload OK. If I select save as and u...

Version 0.35 is released. Enjoy! Bertrand. Just tried it and it working, thanks for the fast fix. I didn't realize that at first that the programs could be different. I knew something had changed. In the future I'll know to give it a day or two to have the updates done. if i understand what happed,...

http://www.rcsoaringdigest.com/pdfs/RCSD-2011/RCSD-2011-0708.pdf I don't know if you saw this when I posted it a while back.... or it was originally from the rcg thread. I cant take credit, I copied it from there. Great article author written as a first time modifier of the 9x to flash it with er9x...

Any ideas on the LED optical protocol used for the non rf toy x blade copters? I'm on the lookout for a junked one to play with. One more option for er9x.
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Whew, I think that's it! I did roll back the firmware to r666 and was able to down load the mixes but when I tell companion to save the mix it saves as a ,xml file with 0 size? when i open it in companion there's nothing there. eepe works OK and saves the mix as a .eepe file that will open in eepe. ...

I posted this in the programming section but maybe it should be here?
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